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The Panel for Friday 26 April 2019
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The Panel, Friday April 26th
12:00 PM.Today's panellists are the PR specialist and former parliamentary staffer Ben Thomas, and journalist Ruwani Perera
Coming up
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I've been thinking for 23 April 2019
3:45 PM.What the Panelists Ben Thomas and Ruwani Perera have been thinking about. Audio
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The Panel with Ruwani Perera and Ben Thomas (Part 1)
4:05 PM.Should Anzac Day solely concern itself with fallen soldiers, or does it have wider resonance as a reminder of the horrors of war? Alan Jackson of the Archibald Baxter Memorial Trust joins the panel to… Read more Audio
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The Panel with Ruwani Perera and Ben Thomas (Part 2)
4:06 PM.What album did you first hate and ended up loving ? Fertile land around our urban centres is being eaten up by housing developments, and the horticultural sector is worried it'll affect a $3.5 billion… Read more Audio
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Time for Anzac Day to evolve?
4:10 PM.Should Anzac Day solely concern itself with fallen soldiers, or does it have wider resonance as a reminder of the horrors of war? Alan Jackson of the Archibald Baxter Memorial Trust joins the panel to… Read more Audio
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Joe Biden throws his hat into the ring
4:20 PM.Former vice-president Joe Biden has officially launched a bid for the White House - does he stand a chance against the incumbent? Audio
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US hit with $2.3m bill for Otto Warmbier care
4:28 PM.North Korea has issued the USA a $2.3 million bill for the hospital care of Otto Warmbier, a US citizen who was arrested and jailed in North Korea, before suffering extreme, mysterious brain damage… Read more Audio
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WCC paying social media "influencer" to reach young people
4:40 PM.Wellington's city council is paying a social media influencer, Lucy Revill, to try to reach more under-35s. Is this a sensible use of ratepayer money? Audio
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Where will we grow our veges?!
4:45 PM.Fertile land around our urban centres is being eaten up by housing developments, and the horticultural sector is worried it'll affect a $3.5 billion industry. Horticulture NZ's Michelle Sands joins us… Read more Audio
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Can we fix the OIA?
4:55 PM.Stuff has launched a series looking at shortcomings in the official information act. Our panellists - both of whom have worked as journalists - weigh in with their thoughts and experiences. Audio