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The Panel for Thursday 8 August 2019
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Panellists Thursday 8 August
12:00 PM.Wallace Chapman is joined by Paula Penfold, investigative journalist at Stuff Circuit, and Chris Orr, Access and Awareness Advisor at the Blind Foundation.
Coming up
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Story of the Day for 8 August 2019
3:46 PM.The first ever consumer product made in the Chernobyl exclusion zone. And given it's Soviet history it's rather apt that the first product is vodka. Read more Audio
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I've been thinking for 8 August 2019
3:55 PM.What the Panellists Chris Orr and Paula Penfold have been thinking about. Audio
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The Panel with Chris Orr and Paula Penfold (Part 1)
4:03 PM.Yesterday we mentioned that NZ First Leader Winston Peters had confirmed his party would be pushing for a referendum on abortion law reform. Today he has doubled down, hitting out at his coalition… Read more Audio
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The Panel with Chris Orr and Paula Penfold (Part 2)
4:05 PM.What do you recall, if you're old enough, of the carless day scheme? According to the Sydney Morning Herald, information packs will be sent to NSW parents with advice for parents on identifying if… Read more Audio
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Peters doubles down on abortion stance
4:09 PM.NZ First Leader Winston Peters has hit out at his coalition partner Labour over its handling of the abortion law reform. Read more Audio
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Prescription drug advertising
4:17 PM.A recent Consumer NZ survey shows that 57 per cent of kiwis support a ban on prescription medicine advertising. Currently only the US and NZ allow this practice. Read more Audio
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Carless days: should they make a comeback?
4:27 PM.We thought we'd look back 40 years to a scheme that for those who recall it was either legendary or a shambles. Roger Moroney writes that the 'carless day' scheme that started in July 30 1979. Read more Audio
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Question of the Day for 8 August 2019
4:33 PM.What do you recall, if you're old enough, of the carless day scheme? Audio
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Anti-PC packs given to Aussie parents
4:35 PM.According to the Sydney Morning Herald, information packs will be sent to NSW parents with advice for parents on identifying if their child is being "indoctrinated" by "radical gender activists" at… Read more Audio
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Pedestrian-only streets
4:41 PM.There's concern about the permanent closure of Trafalgar Street in Nelson, but also some excitement. Some locals support the move to make the street completely pedestrian-only. Read more Audio
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Health checks for kids
4:49 PM.Thousands of kids in New Zealand who can't see or hear properly aren't getting the help they need - like glasses - because health checks only look for serious issues. Read more Audio
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Boomers deserve everything they have
4:56 PM.An opinion piece in Stuff from a baby boomer talking about how much he enjoys retirement. He thanks "recent young commentators" for continuing to support his pension by paying taxes. Read more Audio