The Panel

The parliamentary future of National MP Jami-Lee Ross is looking shaky after Simon Bridges revealed the finding of an investigation into the leak of the National Party leaders' expenses. Earlier today Mr Bridges was questioned about donations from the Exclusive Brethren religious group. Political journalist Richard Harman gives his take on what this means for the National Party and where to from here?

A big new study at 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. What the Panelists Michael Moynahan and Jennie Moreton want to talk about. 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. There's Coromandel beachfront land for sale. A 40ha Matapaua Bay property with in Opito Bay has sea views towards Whitianga and Hot Water Beach, and its own sheltered bays visited by passing yachts.

The parliamentary future of National MP Jami-Lee Ross is looking shaky after Simon Bridges revealed the finding of an investigation into the leak of the National Party leaders' expenses. Earlier today Mr Bridges was questioned about donations from the Exclusive Brethren religious group. Political journalist Richard Harman gives his take on what this means for the National Party and where to from here? 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. 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.

Time to seize the bull by the horns and play where did that idiom come from?

Petrol prices, frequency of earthquakes and Len Lye greasy pole.

The University of Waikato's Al Gillespie talks about some international situations that make you wonder about where the NZ government's voice is on human rights.

A Dunedin contracting firm says a leaked video with one of its employees making nasty comments about a cyclist because it was stuck behind them was "extremely embarrassing''. The comments came from a 16 year-old passenger so does the transport industry really need to get too worked up about it?

What the Panelists Leonie Freeman and Sanjay Kumarasingham want to talk about.

Singapore Airlines is launching the world's longest non-stop flight route this weekend. It's a daily service with no economy class seats between Changi Airport and New York's Newark Liberty Airport. It's a distance of more than 15, 000 kilometres.

Here are a few thoughts involving prison and talent, and chicken and Kanye.