All parents send their children to school with the hopes of high results and great values, but which are they prioritising? 

Special character schools are significantly different from the public school system - and state schools may have a few things to learn.

Rockley Montgomery is the principal of Vanguard Military School and he joins to discuss the place that character schools hold in the education system. 

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Interior designer Melissa Greenough joins to cover the basics of decorating your home. 

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Today on The Panel, Tim Beveridge is joined by Niva Retimanu and Mark Crysell to discuss the biggest stories from the week that was. 

Luxon's India trip, Defence Force job cuts, fees proposed to post on a Facebook page, the ACT Party getting involved in local government, and more!

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Is it worth working after the age of 65? Or is it more of a need than a choice? 

Martin Hawes joins The Weekend Collective to discuss the finances of retirement. 

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Dr John Cameron joins The Weekend Collective to discuss more effective pain management methods. 

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Trade Minister Todd McClay has met with his United States counterpart, Jamieson Greer, to discuss the trade relationship between New Zealand and the U.S. 

In the 45 minute meeting, McClay stressed the importance of an open market between the countries, and Greer agreed to continue dialogue throughout the changing trade policies. 

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The Government has done it's best to impress investors over the Investment Summit - and economists are hopeful it has worked. 

Multiple projects have already been proposed, and Italian tunnelling company Ghella, who had been planning to leave New Zealand due to lack of work, have confirmed it will keep workers and machinery here after hearing the outlined infrastructure pipeline. 

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Neuroscience educator Kathryn Berkett joins to discuss how to kick your kids out - the right way. 

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New data from CoreLogic shows we're at the best level of property affordability since before Covid. 

While rent costs are waiting to catch up, the difference between mortgages and annual salaries is closing in. 

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Today on The Panel, Tim Beveridge is joined by Kyle MacDonald and Wilhelmina Shrimpton to discuss the biggest stories from the week that was. 

Jacinda Ardern's new children's book, procurement rules changes scrap the living wage, the Investment Summit wraps up with plans for annual PPPs, the trade war rages on, calls for a joint military between New Zealand and Australia, and more!

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