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  • The Panel with Victoria Stewart and Morgan Godfery (Part 2)
    British activists have re-dedicated a Green Day song written about George W Bush to the sitting US president Donald Trump. They're trying to get it to number 1 on the UK music charts. Then there's the Trump-baby blimp that's due to be launched when Mr Trump is in London. Does he not deserve a modicum of respect becasue of the office he holds? Is there any office that isn't up for ridicule? What the Panelists Victoria Stewart and Morgan Godfery want to talk about. After banning Lauren Southern and Stefan Molyneux from speaking at Council-owned venues Auckland City is now facing legal action from the Free Speech Coalition. Human Rights lawyer Michael Bott explains the Bill of Rights position on this and tells us whether the Coalition has a strong case. Party balloons are next in the gun sights for something to get rid of after plastic straws and single-use plastic bags. Imagine a kids party without balloons. How deflating. It seems Gore has its very own Basil Fawlty. The man who runs the Council-owned Gore Motor Camp has been accused of being racist, drunk and argumentative by several posts on Trip Advisor. He says Trip Advisor is "run by the mafia". He could be right. How much sway do you put on Trip Advisor advice? A British study has found that women think cat-calling is more acceptable than men. Sixty-one per cent of men think it is always or usually wrong for a man to comment on a woman's appearance in the street, but 52% of women say it is wrong.
    27 min
  • The Panel with Victoria Stewart and Morgan Godfery (Part 1)
    Nurses are set to walk off the job for 24 hours from tomorrow morning. It's believed that nearly half of those belonging to the nurses union don't want to strike. And Jenny Carryer who is a profesor of nursing at Massey University says the strike is disappointing. She says the government and DHBs are under severe pressure. A three-year study has reached the conclusion that New Zealand's high rates of obesity are "inevitable". Researchers from the University of Auckland fpund there's here's an unrelenting bombardment of advertising, fast food availability and unhealthy food in supermarkets in lower socio-economic areas. Is it possible to stop this marketing juggernaut? We talk to marketer Karen Dewar about ethical marketing. If you work the night shift you run a greater risk of obesity, stroke and heart disease. Researchers from Washington State University and the University of Surrey say it's a lot to do with changing your body clock such as going from nights to days when you have a weekend. A fear of failure and mental illness are behind more than half of tertiary students wanting to quit their studies. The student life can be very tough. The lack of money, lack of parental support and for many, living away from home for the first time. But do they need to recognise there'll be tough times and soldier on?
    24 min
  • Verbal consent for sex
    An Australian government minister is proposing a law to make people have to give and receive verbal consent before engaging in sexual activity.In the #metoo age this might make perfect sense but will it ruin the moment?
    4 min
  • No booze no drugs no shoes - just dance
    There's a new club in Christchurch where you can dance the night away. But you'll be doi git without alcohol, drugs or shoes. The concept is "conscious clubbing" a form of dance therapy that organisers say is transforming. Can the Panelists imagine shaking their tail feather without a drink?
    4 min
  • Getting a medical certificate
    A woman who kept feeding her children's school medical certificates was taken to court by the school for their extreme absenteeism. Are medical certificates too easy to get? We talk to the chair of the Medical Council Andrew Connolly.
    5 min
  • Another gay wedding cake controversy
    Australian couple Moe Barr and Sasha Patrick are getting married in New Zealand because of our same-sex-friendly laws. Unfortunately the good will didn't extend to a bakery that they wanted to make their wedding cake for them. The baker says she was following her beliefs in refusing to bake for the couple.
    4 min
  • Feeling young with a healthy brain
    Researchers from two universities in South Korea have found that feeling young might indicate the general health of your brain. People who feel younger actually have the structural characteristics of a younger brain. How old do our Panelists Niki Bezzant and Gary McCormick feel? Wallace Chapman who's in his forties says he feels sixty-five.
    6 min

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