The Panel for Friday 31 July 2020

3:50 PM.Amelia Langford asks who was the original girl band. Audio

3:55 PM.Panellists Alexia Russell and James Elliot share what they have been thinking about. Audio

4:08 PM.Inquiry into SAS Afghanistan shooting finds their actions were justified. Professor Richard Jackson, Director of the National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies Otago University talks to the Panel… Read more Audio

4:20 PM.New poll shows Labour can go it alone and the Act Party will have 5 MPs in Parliament. Associate professor at Massey University, Grant Ducan talks about the result, as does for Act Party leader… Read more Audio

4:27 PM.Texts and emails to the Friday mailbag from listeners. Audio

4:32 PM.Today in music history, Eye of the Tiger hit number 1 in the US in 1982. Audio

4:40 PM.A number of well known faces are joining in a campaign calling for side line parents to chill out. We speak to Melodie Robinson, journalist and former rugby star about the increased pressures being… Read more Audio

4:45 PM.New law before parliament to give police powers to carry out random roadside drug testing of drivers. Dr Fiona Hutton,  Associate Professor in Criminology at Victoria University talks about the law… Read more Audio

4:53 PM.Small business owner, Dave Fowler, talks to the Panel about the costs involved in setting up a company, after National released a policy on setting up companies using Kiwisaver money. Audio