The Panel for Thursday 16 July 2020

3:50 PM.We've been calculating our dog's human ages all wrong. Read more Audio

3:55 PM.Panellists Verity Johnson and Peter Elliot share what they have been thinking about. Audio

4:08 PM.Dr Lara Greaves from Auckland University joins The Panel to discuss today's developments. Read more Audio

4:20 PM.New Zealanders are being urged to use the contact tracer app as an economist warns people to enjoy the freedoms of level one because they may not last.  Read more Audio

4:26 PM.Ski-fields have seen a flurry of excitement with skiers keen to hit the slopes during the school holidays.  Read more Audio

4:33 PM.Today in music history: The Beach Boys signed to Capitol Records in the US in 1962. Read more Audio

4:34 PM.The government is to push up the municipal waste levy six fold by 2025.  Read more Audio

4:42 PM.The Panel speaks to Al Jazeera journalist Elizabeth Puranam about India's rising number of Covid-19  cases. Read more Audio

4:50 PM.The Panel discusses a New York Times piece making the case against tickling.  Read more Audio

4:55 PM.The Panel wades into the strange world of 'social influencers'. Read more Audio