Verity Johnson

Is your front lawn a symbol of your middle-classness? What actual purpose do they serve? They suck up a lot of water and chemicals, in the form of fertilizer and weedkiller. They offer no food for… Audio

Question of the day: where is one place in NZ that you have explored that you would recommend to others? Audio

This week is GO Week or Get Outdoors Week. It's all about appreciating nature. One man who's seen a lot more of New Zealand than most of us - and on foot - is Bruce Hopkins. Bruce appeared in the RNZ… Audio

Eight high schools have banned Afro and braided hairstyles. One view is that this is racist because some students have no control over how their hair grows. Is this racism or should students just… Audio

The government is introducing a new tax on multinational companies which includes giants such as Facebook, Youtube and Google. We ask tax barrister Mark Keating how this can be enforced and what… Audio

Another poll and yet another bout of bad news for the National Party and it's leader Simon Bridges. National is down to 42% while the Labour Party up to 45 %. The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's… Audio

This week is GO Week or Get Outdoors Week. It's all about appreciating nature. One man who's seen a lot more of New Zealand than most of us - and on foot - is Bruce Hopkins. Bruce appeared in the RNZ… Audio

Another poll and yet another bout of bad news for the National Party and it's leader Simon Bridges. National is down to 42% while the Labour Party up to 45 %. The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's… Audio

Commentators from all over New Zealand get the chance to have a say on what's been bothering them throughout the week. Media commentator Verity Johnson's got some thoughts about the recent Gillette ad… Audio

An anti-vaccination billboard in South Auckland has been taken down just days after going up, after the Advertising Standards Authority received 140 complaints. Were the decision and process up to… Audio

We have many a time on The Panel referred to the standing desks trend, perhaps because some of us here have standing desks. Audio

Rod Duke is facing a High Court challenge over his Herne Bay helicopter pad, which he claims is to take him and his business associates more quickly to Auckland's golf courses. Audio

What the Panelists David Farrar and Verity Johnson want to talk about. Audio

Donald Trump claims it's a scary time for young men in America, suggesting that even the most unimpeachable life can be destroyed when ancient skeletons are dragged out of closets Audio

Queenstown Airport has put its expansion plans on hold after residents voted down the idea of expanding its noise boundaries. Tourism professor Susanne Becken joins us to talk about New Zealand's… Audio

The NZ Herald's Mood of the Boardroom survey shows many of the 150 surveyed chief executives are underwhelmed by the current government - with the Herald paraphrasing their sentiment as "not enough… Audio

Simon Bridges maintains Jami-Lee Ross's health leave has nothing to do with the ongoing investigation into who leaked Mr Bridges' expenses. Audio

Media are reporting today that the New Zealand Taxpayers' Union used false identities to make Official Information Act requests of a government agency. Audio

Donald Trump claims it's a scary time for young men in America, suggesting that even the most unimpeachable life can be destroyed when ancient skeletons are dragged out of closets. What the Panelists… Audio