The Panel for Monday 25 May 2020

3:44 PM.Christchurch paper The Press printed its first issue on this day in 1861. Robert Kelly has a look at media ownership in New Zealand in the 1860s. Read more Audio

3:55 PM.Panellists Livia Esterhazy and Eli Matthewson share what they've been thinking about. Read more Audio

4:15 PM.Business NZ is calling for more clarity about the conditions under which businesses can move to alert level 1.  Read more Audio

4:23 PM.The National Party's new leader, Todd Muller, has a 'Make America Great Again' cap in his collection of political memorabilia that is causing controversy.  Read more Audio

4:32 PM.Today in music history the front man for German metal band Scorpions, Klaus Meine, was born in 1948.  Read more Audio

4:36 PM.New Zealand's media industry is reeling after two major announcements today. Bill Ralston joins the Panel to discuss the changing media landscape. Read more Audio

4:43 PM.The New York Times recent frontpage marking almost 100,000 deaths from Covid-19 is a stark and confronting reminder of the terrible toll this pandemic has taken in the US.  Read more Audio

4:47 PM.The founder of Frog Recruitment, Jane Kennelly, joins The Panel to discuss the challenges of separating identity from career. Read more Audio

4:55 PM.The Panel discusses whether it's time to embrace the 'new normal' in fashion and make comfort a priority. Read more Audio