4 Nov 2025

The Panel with Richard Pamatatau and Deborah Hart, Part 2

From The Panel, 6:30 pm on 4 November 2025
A pair of socks (left) and a scarf (right) made by Heather Smith, president of the New Zealand Machine Knitters Society.

A pair of socks and a scarf made by Heather Smith, president of the New Zealand Machine Knitters Society. Photo: Heather Smith

In part two, some P.E. teachers aren't happy about the new draft curriculum for the subject - the subject's head at Onslow College, Ben Rogers, brings his reaction. Then, machine knitting used to me all the rage - but do people still do it?