Episodes

  • LED street lights in Christchurch light homes up like stadiums
    Sep 25 2020
    New LED street lights in Christchurch are facing a back lash with residents saying they light up their homes like a stadium.
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    1 min
  • A museum dedicated to plastic bags has opened in Scotland
    Sep 25 2020
    A museum dedicated to plastic bags has opened in Scotland. Curator of the museum, Katrina Cobain talks to the Panel about why she's decided to pay tribute to plastic bags.
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    7 mins
  • Calls for an end to the prompt payment discount
    Sep 25 2020
    Electricity companies under pressure to stop the prompt payment discount fee. Consumer NZ's Jessica Wilson explains why it's ripping customers off.
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    6 mins
  • UK goes back to hard lockdown and businesses closing
    Sep 25 2020
    The UK's going into hard lockdown for a predicted six months, some businesses say they won't survive. UK Correspondent Nick Pandolfi talks to The Panel about the mood of the nation.
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    6 mins
  • Friday mailbag: Wallace goes through listener correspondence
    Sep 25 2020
    The Panel looks back the listener feedback from throughout the week, including a chat with a farmer who wanted to get in touch about the story on workplace safety on farms.
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    6 mins
  • Pensioner staggered to not be allowed to deposit cash at a bank
    Sep 25 2020
    A Marlborough pensioner has been stopped from depositing cash into a friend's account at the bank. The Panel talks to Grey Power treasurer Roy Reid about difficulties for older NZers navigating a cashless society.
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    8 mins
  • Auditor Generals report on PPE highlights inequities
    Sep 25 2020
    The Auditor General's report on PPE distribution during the height of COVID-19 cases in NZ, found there were inequities in who was accessing stocks. Bioethicist Dr Elizabeth Fenton talks to The Panel about what needs to change.
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    7 mins
  • The Panel - Livia Esterhazy, Mauricio Olmedo-PerezAlexia (Pt 2)
    Sep 25 2020
    The UK's going into hard lockdown for a predicted six months, some businesses say they won't survive. UK Correspondent Nick Pandolfi talks to The Panel about the mood of the nation. Electricity companies under pressure to stop the prompt payment discount fee. Consumer NZ's Jessica Wilson explains why it's ripping customers off.
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    26 mins