The Panel

What the Panelsists Chris Wikaira and Janet Wilson want to talk about

Black cats, ladders, umbrellas, bananas on boats, breaking mirrors, spilling salt. And Friday the 13th. How much do superstitions influence you?

A year-13 New Plymouth girl has started a petition to be allowed to take her girlfriend as her partner to the school ball.

Energy analyst Molly Meluish says Auckland missed an opportunity to put its power lines underground and that there will be plenty more blackouts around the whole country in the future.

We may be world-leading in banning oil exploration permits but is New Zealand prematurely cutting off interest from overseas investers?

Al Gillespie of Waikato University says the chance of full-blown war in Syria is extreme. He also talks about the US wanting in on the CPTTP and New Zealanders wanting in on Australia.

Black cats, ladders, umbrellas, bananas on boats, breaking mirrors, spilling salt. And Friday the 13th. How much do superstitions influence you? What the Panelists Chris Wikaira and Janet Wilson want to talk about. The liquidators of Dunedin's Captain Cook Hotel are trying to get it's new owner Mike McLeod to buy the name. Twenty-nine year-old Jerrim Toms was shot dead by police after they were called on the recommendation of mental health services. Criminal barrister Anne Stevens discusses whether new protocols need to be put in place for police handling of people affected by mental health or drug-related issues. There's a move to put a rahui on giving to beggars in Tauranga. We've had feedback from listeners on beggars. The CEO of online platform Reddit Steve Huffman says they allow racism because "the way in which we think about speech is to separate behaviour from beliefs." Where do you draw the line?

Al Gillespie of Waikato University says the chance of full-blown war in Syria is extreme. He also talks about the US wanting in on the CPTTP and New Zealanders wanting in on Australia. We may be world-leading in banning oil exploration permits but is New Zealand prematurely cutting off interest from overseas investors? Energy analyst Molly Meluish says Auckland missed an opportunity to put its power lines underground and that there will be plenty more blackouts around the whole country in the future. A year-13 New Plymouth girl has started a petition to be allowed to take her girlfriend as her partner to the school ball.

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