Janet Wilson

NZ councils want an increase to the $10 waste disposal levy the Government currently charges on every tonne of rubbish disposed of in landfills. This is a very low levy by international standards, but… Audio

What the Panelists Janet Wilson and Ganesh Nana want to talk about. Audio

A mayor in Florida must now apologise to a couple who were fined thousands of dollars for having their home's exterior painted the wrong way. Audio

We mentioned again yesterday while talking about police pay that there used to be parity between the wages of MPs and the wages of senior teachers, and more parity between the wages of teachers and… Audio

A major Australian dairy company is working behind the scenes with scientists from Monash to improve its baby formula in an effort to ship more of it to China. Audio

Free speech. Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg says the platform won't ban holocaust deniers from their denying. "I'm Jewish," he says, "and there's a set of people who deny that the Holocaust happened. I… Audio

A Welsh vegan group in the UK has sparked a furore on Facebook with a claim that being gay or transgender is not a natural and healthy lifestyle choice and is caused by synthetic chemical pollutants… Audio

Calls to ban gay conversion therapy are growing both here and in the United Kingdom, but would doing so actually accomplish anything? Paul Moon joins The Panel with his two cents on recent… Audio

Some are starting to notice a pattern that links key words that they type in emails or in internet search engines leading to advertisements that suddenly appear in their social media feed about those… Audio

Auckland man Damien Grant is carrying on with plans for his annual commercial-scale fireworks display despite an outcry from neighbours who are worried about their pets and stock. Ros Rowe of Leg-Up… Audio

What the Panelists Janet Wilson and James Nokise want to talk about. Audio

Argentina comes from "land beside the silvery river", Venezuela means "little Venice", Brazil means red like an ember, Spain comes from land of many rabbits.The Credit Card Compare site in Australia… Audio

Some listener feed back on our earlier story about a US judge siding with a baker who refused to bake a wedding cake for a gay couple. Audio

In an effort to discourage the use of plastic some takeways are inviting customers to BYO container. Today is World Oceans Day and there's a campaign to get rid of not only real plastic but those in… Audio

National's Judith Collins' stance on not allowing drug-addicts to remain in state houses has gained support from Panel listeners Audio

The last lap of motor racing has been raced at Auckland's Western Springs. The speedway didn't want to leave its city-fringe location but has to re-locate to an area near the airport. The Auckland… Audio

Sixty per cent of funding distributed so far through the billion-dollar-a-year Provincial Growth Fund has gone to Northland. The Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones credits advocacy… Audio

Does paying $600 to hear an MP such as Labour's Grant Robertson speak reap any benefits? The Finance Minister attended a Party fundraiser which was attended by supporters, business figures and… Audio

Argentina comes from "land beside the silvery river", Venezuela means "little Venice", Brazil means red like an ember, Spain comes from land of many rabbits.The Credit Card Compare site in Australia… Audio