The Panel

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have announced they're expecting their first baby. Alexander and Alice are the early bookies favourites for the name. Mary is one of the contenders if it's a girl while there's a chance the Prince's mother Diana could have a look-in.

Expelled National Caucus member Jami-Lee Ross has called his former leader Simon Bridges "corrupt". Meanwhile Mr Bridges says Mr Ross has "zero" chance of pinning anything illegal on him when it comes to a $100, 000 political donation. We get political scientist Andrew Geddis and political journalist Richard Harman's take on the day's events.

British GPs may soon be writing prescriptions for cooking classes, art classes and ballroom dancing. It's all in a bid to combat social isolation. What the Panelists Gary McCormick and Catherine Robertson want to talk about. Former National Party leader Don Brash is going to give it another go. He's accepted another offer by the University's Politics Society to speak on campus tomorrow morning. His previous booking was cancelled after the Vice-Chancellor Jan Thomas said there were security issues. However it later became clear it was because of assumptions around what his message would be. Michael Curtis of the Politics Society explains why they're getting Dr Brash back. Air New Zealand and Zephyr Airworks have signed an agreement to bring the world's first autonomous electric air taxi service to New Zealand. Cora's already being tested around Christchurch. It's half drone half plane and is 100 per cent electric-powered.October 15 2017 was the day actress Alyssa Milano tweeted a call for survivors of sexual assault and harassment to post "me too" on social media to raise awareness about the pervasiveness of the issue.

So far this year 1771 vehicles have been abandoned in Auckland. That doesn't count the ones just left on the road that are still registered. Auckland Transport says the number of abandoned cars is growing. Growing petrol prices could be contributing to the problem. Expelled National Caucus member Jami-Lee Ross has called his former leader Simon Bridges "corrupt". Meanwhile Mr Bridges says Mr Ross has "zero" chance of pinning anything illegal on him when it comes to a $100, 000 political donation. We get political scientist Andrew Geddis and political journalist Richard Harman's take on the day's events. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have announced they're expecting their first baby. Alexander and Alice are the early bookies favourites for the name. Mary is one of the contenders if it's a girl while there's a chance the Prince's mother Diana could have a look-in.

There's Coromandel beachfront land for sale. A 40ha Matapaua Bay property within Opito Bay has sea views towards Whitianga and Hot Water Beach, and its own sheltered bays visited by passing yachts.

There seems to be a near consensus that petrol will reach $3 per litre. Truck drivers have protested today and there was news of a dead rat to swallow - the Transport fund financed by fuel taxes posted a $634 million surplus. Economist Brad Olsen talks about petrol reaching that $3 high and how much Saudi political intrigue could affect NZ fuel prices.

What the Panelists Michael Moynahan and Jennie Moreton want to talk about.

A big new study from the Australian National University reported by the Pacific Standard magazine has discovered that people who grow up in book-filled homes have higher reading, maths, and technology skills.

Two shark attacks off the Queensland coast in 24 hours. One victim was a New Zealand girl who's lost her leg. Six sharks have since been killed. Who knows if any of them were responsible for the attacks.

There's a new political party on the block - Better New Zealand. The website is quite severe looking and lists very matter-of-factly the principles of the party including; reducing company tax, removing road user charges, getting rid of the NZTA and establishing a new traffic management system.