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The Panel for Tuesday 19 February 2019

  • Pre-Panel for 19 February 2019

    3:45 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

  • Story of the day for 19 February 2019

    technology

    3:46 PM.Wired are currently publishing a series on how relationships are being impacted, or not, by modern technology. Audio

  • The Panel with Verity Johnson and Michael Moynahan (Part 1)

    4:03 PM.Another poll and yet another bout of bad news for the National Party and it's leader Simon Bridges. National is down to 42% while the Labour Party up to 45 %. The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's… Read more Audio

  • The Panel with Verity Johnson and Michael Moynahan (Part 2)

    4:05 PM.This week is GO Week or Get Outdoors Week. It's all about appreciating nature. One man who's seen a lot more of New Zealand than most of us - and on foot - is Bruce Hopkins. Bruce appeared in the RNZ… Read more Audio

  • National goes down in second poll

    politics

    4:08 PM.Another poll and yet another bout of bad news for the National Party and it's leader Simon Bridges. National is down to 42% while the Labour Party up to 45 %. The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's… Read more Audio

  • Tax for multinational companies

    politics

    4:18 PM.The government is introducing a new tax on multinational companies which includes giants such as Facebook, Youtube and Google. We ask tax barrister Mark Keating how this can be enforced and what… Read more Audio

  • Banning Afro hairstyle branded racist.

    education

    4:28 PM.Eight high schools have banned Afro and braided hairstyles. One view is that this is racist because some students have no control over how their hair grows. Is this racism or should students just… Read more Audio

  • Best walks

    environment

    4:33 PM.This week is GO Week or Get Outdoors Week. It's all about appreciating nature. One man who's seen a lot more of New Zealand than most of us - and on foot - is Bruce Hopkins. Bruce appeared in the RNZ… Read more Audio

  • Question of the Day: feedback

    4:43 PM.Question of the day: where is one place in NZ that you have explored that you would recommend to others? Audio

  • The front lawn

    environment

    4:44 PM.Is your front lawn a symbol of your middle-classness? What actual purpose do they serve? They suck up a lot of water and chemicals, in the form of fertilizer and weedkiller. They offer no food for… Read more Audio

  • Fate of IS fighters and their wives

    law politics

    4:46 PM.The US President Donald Trump says the countries where IS fighters originated should be the ones to take them back from Syria and deal with them. International law expert Alexander Gillespie discusses… Read more Audio

  • Te Papa's identity

    science

    4:51 PM.Te Papa has indicated it's getting rid of two of its scientists. Bruce Marshall is a mollusc expert and Andrew Stewart is a fish expert. They have 80 years combined experience. There's been an outcry… Read more Audio

  • Panelists Wednesday 20 February 2019

    5:00 PM.Author Catherine Robertson and Fete Taito who's a former gang member and Sociology graduate are in the RNZ Auckland studio.

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