Alan Mc Elroy
NZ tourism ad goes viral
Tourism New Zealand wants to banish Instagram cliches in a new campaign. Audio
Niteworks - Celtic Electronic Fusion
Niteworks (also known by the Scottish Gaelic Obair Oidhche) is an Electronic Celtic fusion band from the Isle of Skye. Audio
The Panel with Alan McElroy and Mihingarangi Forbes (Part 2)
Porirua Mayor on water meters; Bagpipe player Wendy Chisholm; How to get to sleep on hot nights; NZ tourism ad goes viral. Audio
The Panel with Alan McElroy and Mihingarangi Forbes (Part 1)
Which Govts responded best to Covid-19; Advertisers dump Magic Talk. Audio
'Support a Family' initiative helps Chch whanau
Nearly 200 Christchurch whanau and Housing First clients (kaewa) will receive Christmas hampers and gifts through the Christchurch Methodist Mission's Support a Family initiative this year. The Panels… Audio
Dad sails back from Caribbean just in time for Xmas
A family is being reunited just in time for Christmas, after a lengthy separation and an epic solo yachting trip from the Caribbean to Auckland. Dmitry Pelevin promised his 7-year-old son he would… Audio
Last year for Whitianga's famous Christmas House
This year will be the last of Mercury Bay's well-known and much-loved 'Christmas House' run by Gordon and the late Diana Barnaby. Audio
Trump's Blackwater pardon sparks Iraqi ire
Iraqis have reacted with outrage to Donald Trump's move to pardon four security guards from the security firm Blackwater who were jailed for a 2007 massacre that sparked an outcry over the use of… Audio
Today in Music History
American glam metal band Poison started a three-week run in the charts at No1, reaching no 8 in NZ with 'Every Rose Has Its Thorn'. Audio
Popular choc out of stock due to Covid-19
As 2020 draws to a close it keeps delivering bad news - and this one is for chocolate lovers - Whittaker's has run out of stock of two of their most popular chocolate blocks, due to supply chain… Audio
Calls for track 'n' trace system for freedom campers
A group of tourism industry heads and mayors want more power to manage freedom camping, including a national vehicle track and trace database. Tim Cadogan, mayor of Central Otago and member of the… Audio
Budgeting service sees huge spike in pensioners needing food
The Mangere Budgeting Service says they have seen a 46 percent spike in pensioners needing food in the past two years. Darryl Evans, who runs the service, says the problem is crippling rents. He joins… Audio
What the panellists have been thinking
What panellists Julia Hartley Moore and Alan McElroy have been thinking about. Audio
Dear Panel
This is a time of year when a lot of people are on the move, often to places that are important to them. That has taken on a new resonance this year, as many have been locked down or sheltering place… Audio
This Day in Music History: Brooke Fraser had number one hit
Today in music history, Brooke Fraser's What To Do With Daylight' album debuted at No. 1 in the New Zealand charts in 2003. Audio
The Panel with Cindy Mitchener and Alan McElroy (Part 2)
International research shows that cannabis is 15 percent more potent than it was 50 years ago. The Panel talks to Professor Joe Boden, from Otago University who is the director of the University's… Audio
The Panel with Cindy Mitchener and Alan McElroy (Part 1)
There are calls for tourism to change once borders are open again, targeting high end visitors over freedom campers. AUT Professor of Tourism Michael Leubeck joins The Panel to discuss the future for… Audio
What the panellists have been thinking about
What panellists Cindy Mitchener and Alan McElroy have been thinking. Audio
Persian rice with Arman Kamalzadeh
Arman Kamalzadeh shares the Iranian way of cooking rice with The Panel! Audio
