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  • Another fuel tax?
    National Party leader Simon Bridges has suggested Wellington could be the next city in line for a fuel tax. But the Wellington Mayor has ruled out the possibility. The panelists weigh in on the issue.
    2 min
  • The Panel with Martin Cocker and Victoria Stewart (Part 2)
    The first life on Earth may have been purple, a new research paper suggests. The paper in the International Journal of Astrobiology argues that before green plants took energy from the sun, tiny purple organisms reigned. The scientists postulate alien life could be the same. We ask the panelists what colours they are drawn to. What the Panelists Martin Cocker and Victoria Stewart want to talk about. A mental health nurse who was assaulted by a patient is angry he has returned to Nelson where she lives. Wendy Hamer was stabbed, punched and scalded with boiling water by the man, who was found not guilty by reason of insanity. She says her rights are being ignored. Victims' advocate Ruth Money speaks to us on Wendy's behalf about the case. Only about 3 percent of people bike to work, will cycling ever reach critical mass here? Or will cycleways become e-roads? E-scooters are now across the country, Lime scooters have been rolled out in Auckland and the city is expecting another lot from a different company soon. Some aren't impressed with the scooters though, questioned whether the motorised scooters should be travelling on footpaths. The panelists give their view on the scooters - passing fad or the future of public transport? After nine years of construction, the world's longest sea bridge will open this week. It connects Hong Kong, Macau and mainland China, but critics say not many people will be able to use it.
    28 min
  • The Panel with Martin Cocker and Victoria Stewart (Part 1)
    National Party leader Simon Bridges has suggested Wellington could be the next city in line for a fuel tax. But the Wellington Mayor has ruled out the possibility. The panelists weigh in on the isssue. Simon Bridges has said renegade MP Jami-Lee Ross is no l onger his problem. It comes as a new poll shows the National has slipped since the drama unfolded, and Mr Bridges has plummeted in the preferred Prime Minister stakes. Political commentator Richard Harman joins The Panel to discuss whether this scandal will continue to hurt the opposition. A muslim journalist has written an opinion piece about whether he should continue to support Hajj in light of what hapened to Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Sources today say body parts of the slain journalist are believed to have found, and are even going so far to say they were foudn in the garden of the Saudi consul general's home. Khashoggi's suspected murder has some questioning support of the country. The panelists discuss whether New Zealand should have been quicker to criticise the Saudis over the scandal. A company that makes alternative milk products out of oats is angering the dairy world. Oatly was taken to court by Sweden's dairy lobby and is now bringing its controversial ad campaign to the UK. It's tagline in "it's like milk, but made for humans'. The panellists weigh in on whether it's worth getting upset over, or if it's a serious threat to dairy companies. Waiheke Island taxi drivers are frustrated with Auckland ride-share drivers coming over on the ferry and stealing fares. It's claimed the Auckland drivers pretend to be locals with signs to that effect. We ask the panelists if they have any solutions to the problem.
    23 min
  • Author incomes drop
    A new study has found Canadian writers are earning 27 per cent less than they were three years ago. Average incomes dropped to just over $9,000 in that time.
    8 min

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