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The Panel for Friday 31 May 2019

  • Panellists Friday 31 May

    12:00 PM.Wallace Chapman is joined by Michelle Boag, former National Party president and Public Relations specialist, and David Cormack - Managing Partner at The Draper Cormack Group, columnist for the NZ… Read more

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  • Story of the Day and I've been thinking for 31 May 2019

    3:45 PM.An introduction to our panellist and the topics for the day plus our panelists share their thoughts on something they've been thinking about. Read more Audio

  • The Panel with David Cormack and Michelle Boag (Part 1)

    4:05 PM.Topics - There have been many reaction to yesterday's Wellbeing Budget, columns about the winners and losers. Today we look at some of the announcements that were overlooked and we're joined by… Read more Audio

  • The Panel with David Cormack and Michelle Boag (Part 2)

    4:06 PM.Topics - We've had the mother of all budgets, the black budget...What would you call this one? Tension has ramped up against China under The Trump administration, which has seen tariffs placed on… Read more Audio

  • How much wellbeing in the wellbeing budget?

    4:09 PM.There have been many reaction to yesterday's Wellbeing Budget, columns about the winners and losers. Today we look at some of the announcements that were overlooked. Read more Audio

  • Teacher strikes to continue

    4:15 PM.The PPTA will take part in two waves of industrial action starting June 4, it announced today. It comes just days after around 50,000 primary and secondary teachers marched nationwide, demanding… Read more Audio

  • Meal deliveries and waste

    food environment

    4:28 PM.Many people use meal delivery services like Uber Eats and My Food Bag. But how much waste do they create through packaging? In China the massive growth in the use of delivery apps is creating huge… Read more Audio

  • Question of the Day

    4:35 PM.We've had the mother of all budgets, the black budget...What would you call this one? Read more Audio

  • China vs USA: tensions rise

    4:37 PM.Tension has ramped up against China under The Trump administration, which has seen tariffs placed on Chinese goods - up to 25 percent on 200 billion dollars worth of goods.  Read more Audio

  • Kaukapakapa's smokefree station

    4:40 PM.It is World Smokefree Day today and the advocate groups Hapai Te Hauora and The Cancer Society of New Zealand have been promoting a pledge they call 'Stop the Stock'.  Read more Audio

  • Anti-obesity measures: are they enough?

    health

    4:45 PM.The Government's allocating just over $47 million for heathy eating and exercise programmes in schools. But experts worry it's not enough to halt obesity because it's not tackling the heart of the… Read more Audio

  • Finland takes up small talk

    4:57 PM.We've all heard the saying: talk is cheap. Well in Finland, talk is non-existant it seems. At least small talk that is. Finns apparently don't understand the concept of idle chit-chat. But because of… Read more Audio