Three Minutes Max: short, sharp opinions from commentators around New Zealand. Today, International Law professor Al Gillespie talking about the threat of the extreme right -- which has existed in this country since the 1930s -- and how New Zealand should deal with the risk.

New Zealand-born BBC business reporter Dominic O'Connell is with us to look at all the latest in the Brexit saga, the major issue that are at play, and some of the deep divides that have emerged in England over national identity and whether England is part of Europe, or the Britain that once ruled supreme.

Journalist Tom Carstensen reports for major media around the world including the BBC. He's currently writing a book on his specialty subject, nationalism in Europe, for which he has done extensive research with various extreme right-wing groups.

As children return to school this week, Psychologist and disaster mental health expert, Dr Sarb Johal explains how to best support them following the Christchurch mosque shootings

The Police Commissioner Mike Bush has confirmed the death toll from the Christchurch terror attacks has risen to 50. We cross to the commissioner as he updates the media and public on the latest news.

The news media have made some mistakes - inevitably - covering the crisis on Christchurch since Friday, but applied essential standards and decency. It was a different story on social media platforms, whose owners now face demands to shift their focus from innovation to moderation.

Colin Peacock talks to Jim Mora about how the media responded to the news of the shootings in Christchurch and how they handled those who witnessed the awful events. Also: the vexed question of how to handle the disturbing and distressing material circulating on social media - and how the media overseas reported the tragedy from Christchurch.

There was a chance this week (however slim) that you might not have to pay any tax this year. So how did that work out then?

In the years' first Taupatupatu Whānui the messages were an uncanny mirror of oral Questions just ended. Mostly.

For those who've ever wondered what MPs even do in the House we asked the Deputy Leader of the House Iain Lees-Galloway to tell us this week's plan in under four minutes.