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Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Shane Te Pou & Deborah Hart discuss the Governments transport announcement, and why so many people are defaulting on child support payments. Shane Te Pou is Chief Executive of Mega and a former labour party activist. Deborah Hart is chair of the Holocaust Centre of New Zealand, the Retirement Vil…

End of Life Doula Alliance Aotearoa chair, Treza Gallogly joins Emile Donovan.

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Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Shane Te Pou & Deborah Hart discuss the Governments transport announcement, and why so many people are defaulting on child support payments. Shane Te Pou is Chief Executive of Mega and a former labour party activist. Deborah Hart is chair of the Holocaust Centre of New Zealand, the Retirement Vil…

Today on the Pre-Panel, Wallace Chapman and producer Tom Riste-Smith join Jesse Mulligan to preview tonight's show and discuss the Paralympic phone scandal.

Writers, poets, musicians, artists and storytellers have descended on Otautahi Christchurch this week for the Word Festival. More than 100 guests have been taking part in sessions across venues in the city from the 27 August to 1 September.

Author, reporter and cult researcher, Anke Richter, is involved in the planning of Decult 2024, New Zealand's first conference dedicated to tackling the harm cults cause.

Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Nalini Baruch & Martin Bosley discuss whether it's ok to pop away from the office for a coffee. Plus: why is Turangi becoming a popular tourist spot, and Paralympian Barney Koneferenisi explains why he struggles to catch a ride. Nalini Baruch is the founder of Lot8 Olive oil and winner of the Pac…

Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Nalini Baruch & Martin Bosley discuss whether bus lane fines are out of control, and why female entrepreneurs struggle more than their male counterparts. Plus Shane Te Pou pays tribute to Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII. Nalini Baruch is the founder of Lot8 Olive oil and winner of the …

Petitions often touch on very human stories, or on tricky philosophical issues. This week, one threw explosive new information into an already contentious debate.

Today on the Pre-Panel, Wallace Chapman and producer Tom Riste-Smith join Jesse Mulligan to preview tonight's show and discuss the three year cruise that's stuck in dry dock.

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Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Mark Sainsbury & Sue Bradford discuss the impact of Winstone Pulp closing it's Karioi pulpmill & Tangiwai Sawmills. Plus is it ok to pick flowers from public spaces? Sue Bradford is a community-based activist and former Green MP Mark Sainsbury is a broadcaster & commentator [picture id="4KKR13O_M…

Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Mark Sainsbury & Sue Bradford discuss changes to Auckland's Local Alcohol Plan - no booze from the botteshop after 9PM. Plus - is it right for the gentailers to be raking in massive profits whilst people are struggling to afford power? Sue Bradford is a community-based activist and former Green M…

Today on the Pre-Panel, Wallace Chapman and producer Tom Riste-Smith join Jesse Mulligan to preview tonight's show.

In December 1991 Chris Sharratt was working at Manchester music magazine City Life when he pulled a tape out of the "demo draw".

Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Jo McCarroll & Scott Campbell discuss Consumer NZs Right To Repair petition, how young is too young for solo travel and the manchester music scene. Jo McCarroll is the editor of NZ Gardener Scott Campbell is Director of Campbell Squared public relations and former political reporter for TV3 [pict…

Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Jo McCarroll & Scott Campbell discuss inequality of electricity prices, and the start of the Paralympics. Jo McCarroll is the editor of NZ Gardener Scott Campbell is Director of Campbell Squared public relations and former political reporter for TV3 [picture id="4LQ8NVV_Gabriella_Smith_ParaŌlympi…

Matt Macdonald lectures in ethics His PhD looks at misinformation, and the right to be told the truth. He's back in the country for a few weeks, and he joins Emile Donovan.

Duncan Grieve from The Spinoff joins Emile Donovan to discuss the findings of the New Zealand on Air "Where are the Audiences?" survey.

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Deputy Political Editor at the New Zealand Herald Thomas Coughlan joins Emile Donovan to talk about the big political stories of the week.

Professor Craig Rodger is from the Space Physics Group at the University of Otago and joins Emile Donovan.

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Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Ben Thomas & Penny Ashton discuss why Nurse Practitioners need more funding, if postman have a duty to filter the mail, and the man growing a tropical fruit industry. Ben Thomas is a PR specialist and former National Party parliamentary staffer Penny Ashton is an actor, writer, improviser, podcas…

Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Ben Thomas & Penny Ashton discuss why Nurse Practitioners need more funding, if postman have a duty to filter the mail, and the man growing a tropical fruit industry. Ben Thomas is a PR specialist and former National Party parliamentary staffer Penny Ashton is an actor, writer, improviser, podcas…

Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Ben Thomas & Penny Ashton discuss whether importing LNG is a good idea, and Upper Hutt councils removal of a healthy stand of beech trees. Ben Thomas is a PR specialist and former National Party parliamentary staffer Penny Ashton is an actor, writer, improviser, podcaster, celebrant & director. […

Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Ben Thomas & Penny Ashton discuss whether importing LNG is a good idea, and Upper Hutt councils removal of a healthy stand of beech trees. Ben Thomas is a PR specialist and former National Party parliamentary staffer Penny Ashton is an actor, writer, improviser, podcaster, celebrant & director. […

Australia correspondent Peter Ryan speaks to Lisa Owen about how airlines that unreasonably cancel or delay flights are coming under greater scrutiny to provide a better deal for jilted travelers. The pressure comes after rising anger and frustration from travelers who are tired of being offered travel vouchers, rather than cash refunds.…

News from the business sector, including a market report.

With such a deep pool of New Zealand talent residing across the ditch, the Kiwis are looking to reconnect Australian based players with their roots. Rugby League World Cup winners Stephen Kearney and Nathan Cayless, both based in Australia, are behind the strategy dubbed 'Taurahere,' sports reporter Jonty Dine spoke to Lisa Owen.…

Tensions are flaring in a small Clutha District community with allegations of stock shooting, poaching and poor pest management in nearby forestry blocks. Farmers near Lawrence and Tuapeka said they want things to change but there's been a communication breakdown with forestry companies. It prompted local police to call a public meeting this aftern…

It's lights out for Beam e-scooters after Auckland council canceled its licence for allegedly contract breaches and refered the matter to police. A council investigation's found Beam has allegedly been deploying way more of its distinctive purple scooter than the 1400 its licence allows for and providing misleading data to conceal its actions. All …

Green MP and former Associate Transport Minister Julie Anne Genter championed the previous government's Road to Zero strategy. The safety programme had a target of reducing annual deaths and serious injuries in road crashes by 40 percent by 2030, eventually reaching zero and included installing hundreds of kilometres of median barriers. But in Febr…

An Auckland Councillor is questioning whether the median barrier at the site of a fatal car crash at Ramarama, near Auckland's southern border, is fit for purpose. Yesterday's crash on State Highway 1 claimed the lives of three seasonal workers, just days before they were due to fly home to Samoa. Three others were hospitalised, including a 21 year…

All the top stories and other headlines from the day

All the top stories and other headlines from the day

An expert's warning the wide spread under-grading of how difficult or dangerous mountain bike tracks are remains a potentially deadly problem and a single nationwide standard needs to be introduced urgently. Simon Noble from Envisage New Zealand audited Marlborough's Wither Hills mountain trails and found nearly all had been under-graded in terms o…

The T-shaped device is inserted into the uterus to prevent pregnancy, and normally a patient is told to take paracetamol or ibuprofen beforehand but that's only to manage potential pain afterwards. In the US, videos circulating on social media of women sharing their experiences going through IUD insertion has triggered new guidelines around advice …

Philip Polkinghorne's defence has suggested police are omitting information from their investigation at the High Court in Auckland today. The former eye surgeon is on trial for murdering his wife, Pauline Hanna, in 2021, and staging her death as a suicide. Polkinghorne's defence argues Ms Hanna's depression and job stress, led her to end her life, …

The All Blacks are getting ready face the Springboks this weekend in South Africa. RNZ's sports reporter Jamie Wall spoke to Lisa Owen from Johannesburg.

A Kiwi cyclist has battled lightening storms, freezing conditions and avoided being eaten by wolves, to win the world's toughtest mountain bike race. Christchurch's Joe Nation rode to victory in the gruelling two thousand kilometre silk road Mountain race, through Kyrgyzstan in just six days.To make things even tougher it's an unsupported race, mea…

United States correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Lisa Owen about a disagreement over microphones having the potential to jeopardise the next presidential debate, a former US Armed Forces Chief publicly endorsing a presidential candidate for the first time and an appeal to overturn the dismissal of the Mar a Lago classified documents case against …

A gardening guerilla who's turned a concrete jungle of a median strip into a colourful flower patch is being shut down by Christchurch council for safety reasons. Heath Ling planted out the barren strip at an intersection in Woolston, with marigolds, lupins and poppies.He owns a nearby bookstore and has been working on the garden for four years. No…

Today on the Pre-Panel, Wallace Chapman joins Jesse Mulligan to preview tonight's show. Plus producer Tom Riste-Smith joins to ask - What's the best bargain you've ever got? That's after Qantas accidentally sold First Class Australia - USA tickets for 85% off. [picture id="0000NAN_000_33RY9XG_1_jpg" crop="16x10" layout="full"]…