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The Panel for Wednesday 21 August 2019
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The Panel, Wednesday August 21st
12:00 PM.Today's panellists are the Federated Farmers vice-president Andrew Hoggard, and the freelance journalist and producer Alexia Russell
Coming up
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I've been thinking for 21 August 2019
3:55 PM.What the Panellists Alexia Russell and Andrew Hoggard have been thinking about. Audio
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The Panel with Alexia Russell and Andrew Hoggard (Part 1)
4:03 PM.The government is proposing a new, independent office to cost the policies of political parties. Eric Crampton, chief economist for the NZ Initiative, joins us with his take. The famed Ronnie Van Hout… Read more Audio
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The Panel with Alexia Russell and Andrew Hoggard (Part 2)
4:05 PM.What's a New Zealand bar that holds special memories for you? The controversial Australian talkback host Alan Jones is coming under more scrutiny, as more of the vitriolic remarks he made about… Read more Audio
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Govt proposes independent office to cost political promises
4:10 PM.The government is proposing a new, independent office to cost the policies of political parties. Eric Crampton, chief economist for the NZ Initiative, joins us with his take. Audio
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Wellington's hand sculpture divides capital
4:17 PM.The famed Ronnie Van Hout sculpture, "Quasi" - an enormous hand with a human face - has moved to Wellington, where it's aweing and terrifying locals. Former Christchurch Art Gallery curator Jenny… Read more Audio
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Sugar labelling coming to Australia?
4:27 PM.Australia is considering "added sugar" labelling for sugary drinks which would force manufacturers to acknowledge how much sugar, measured in teaspoons, on the drinks' labels. Audio
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Question of the day for 21 August 2019
4:32 PM.What's a New Zealand bar that holds special memories for you? Audio
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Chickens coming home to roost for Alan Jones
4:39 PM.The controversial Australian talkback host Alan Jones is coming under more scrutiny, as more of the vitriolic remarks he made about Jacinda Ardern came to light through the ABC show Mediawatch. RNZ's… Read more Audio
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Petrol pricing less competitive than it could be: ComCom
4:47 PM.Mark Stockdale from the AA joins the panel to explain a bit about how the price of petrol is calculated, and why it varies so much throughout the country. Audio
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Philosophical fork in the road for Fonterra
4:55 PM.Commentators are suggesting Fonterra is coming to the end of its current iteration, and needs to change drastically to ensure its continued survival. Audio