The Panel for Thursday 30 April 2020

3:49 PM.Online shopping appears to be becoming an increasingly tempting habit for many people stuck at home under lockdown with more time on their hands. Many purchases are practical and essential but others… Read more Audio

3:55 PM.Panellists Clare de Lore and Michael Moynahan share what they've been thinking about. Audio

4:08 PM.Former Dean of the Auckland medical School Professor Des Gorman says the way health services are commissoned purchased and funded must change. Audio

4:20 PM.Clinical psychologist Jacqui Maguire talks about why we are so relaxed about social distancing in alert level 3 and why it's different to alert level 4 in our minds. Audio

4:27 PM.Video chat app Zoom is helping people to connect while working from home, but it's also more draining than meeting with people in person, the science has been explained. Audio

4:36 PM.There are increased calls for people facing financial difficulty as a result of Coronavirus to be able to draw upon their KiwiSaver. Martin Hawes, investment advisor and chairperson of Summer… Read more Audio

4:47 PM.Popularity of cycling during lock down needs to be more inclusive of marginalised communities going forward. Auckland University Maori Health senior lecturer, Dr Rhys Jones explains how that can… Read more Audio

4:53 PM.New Plymouth retiree, Trevor Hopkinson, bought a 3D printer to be a hobby when he stopped work. That's turned into an invaluable way to provide face masks to healthcare workers during the COVID… Read more Audio