The Panel for Tuesday 12 December 2017
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One Quick Question for 12 December 2017
3:47 PM.We find the answers to any queries you can think up. Today we answered Samantha and Duncan 's question about population and Paul's one about roads. Read more Audio
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The Panel pre-show for 12 December 2017
3:52 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Story of the day today is about aliens: do you think they live among us? Read more Audio
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The Panel with Catherine Robertson and Finlay Macdonald (Pt 1)
4:03 PM.Cycling death are up more than three times on last year. 18 cyclists have died so far on our roads, with three weeks of the year left. Only 5 people died in 2016, 6 in 2015. The road toll is up for… Read more Audio
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The Panel with Catherine Robertson and Finlay Macdonald (Pt2)
4:05 PM.Emails are being tracked not just by corporations, now personal users are tracking their electronic messages to see when and where they are opened. Meanwhile China exerts its influence worldwide by… Read more Audio
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Cycling fatalities triple
4:11 PM.Cyclist deaths are up more than three times on last year. We ask the panellists if the push back against cycleways is valid and what can be done to keep our roads safer. Read more Audio
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Preventing violence during the silly season
4:14 PM.Police have launched their summer operation focusing on preventing assaults in Auckland's CBD in the lead up to Christmas. More than 40 % of public assaults happened during this time of year. Read more Audio
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Teachers and discipline
4:15 PM.Is there an uneveness in the justice dispensed to some teachers? PPTA president Jack Boyle joins the panel to discuss whether the outcomes of these cases against teachers are positive for all involved… Read more Audio
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Drinking the water
4:26 PM.There are calls for a single nationwide authority to keep our drinking water safe, following the discussions around the country's water quality. What hasn't had much attention is those on tank water.
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The perils of technology
4:33 PM.Emails are being tracked not just by corporations, now personal users are tracking their electronic messages to see when and where they are opened. The panellists weigh in on the ever-expanding… Read more Audio
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The panelists bring their topics
4:43 PM.What the panellists Catherine Robertson and Finlay Macdonald want to talk about. Audio
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The case of the confiscated car
4:47 PM.A drink driver managed to sell his car before police could confiscate it. A judge then ordered the Subaru to be seized from its new owners, without making an order for them to be reimbursed for it. Read more Audio
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Reaction to Briscoes helicopter headache
4:51 PM.Yesterady's story about the managing director of Briscoes, Rod Duke, fighting Auckland Council to be able to land his helicopter whenever he wants didn't go over well with listeners. Many were unhapy… Read more Audio
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Rates rises across the country
4:55 PM.Rates in Auckland is somewhat of a lottery this year, with 33,000 homes paying more and 19,000 paying less. Otara has seen a steady hike. Meanwhile down south, Dunedin has managed to reduce its debt… Read more Audio
Jim Mora is joined by bestselling Wellington author Catherine Robertson and publisher, writer, and editor Finlay Macdonald.