The Panel for Thursday 17 January 2019

4:05 PM.Research by Dr Clare George at AUT has found truck drivers are working dangerous hours to get the job done, forgoing bathroom and meal breaks.  Read more Audio

4:16 PM.Parents are left with little choice but to buy devices for their kids schooling. Ipads, laptops, and other electronic devices aren't always compulsory but it's expected children bring them to school. 

4:20 PM.The Pope has called on parents to save their arguments for a time when the kids aren't around. He declared at a baptismal mass at the Vatican that parents should never argue in front of their kids.  Read more Audio

4:25 PM.The Government looks set to impose a 10km/h speed limit on Lime electric scooters, following a string of accidents. The scooters can travel up to 27km/h.  Read more Audio

4:30 PM.What song could you listen to forever? Namibian-German artist Max Siedentopf has installed a piece in the southern African coast that plays Toto's "Africa" on a loop through six solar-powered… Read more Audio

4:34 PM.We look back on the gender-based stories that dominated the news last year and discuss what that means now as we begin the new year.  Read more Audio

4:42 PM.Question of the Day: What song could you listen to over and over and over...? Audio