The Panel

So-called waka-jumping bill could be passed tonight. One school of thought is that this signifies the death throes of the first-past-the-post electoral system. And a leaked report apparently claims the former MP Meka Whaitiri caused bruising of a press secretary's arm after grabbing them. Is this and should this "woman-handling" incident mean the end of her career? Political commentator Richard Harman says this situation is very different form cases where MPs have had a go at each other.

The US manufacturers of electronic cigarettes are under the microscope for their products being snapped up by the young. The vaping trend is also being taken-to by New Zealand youth who are even sneaking around school when they want a hit. What the Panelists Jo McCarroll and Richard Langston want to talk about. A University of Otago student who organised a protest against the campus proctor Dave Scott after he confiscated students' bongs is no longer calling for him to resign. The OUSA's re-creation officer Josh Smythe is finding other student union officials aren't onboard with his stance against the proctor. The government expects to raise around $80m from a vistor levy to be introduced mid-2019. Two-point-three million annual international visitors with fork out $35 in the one-off tax if they're here for less than 12 months. This should be good news for places like Tekapo that have been creaking under the weight of a lack of infrastructure for their level of tourists. The Mackenzie District Council has applied for an $800k grant from the Provincial Growth Fund. Mayor Graham Smith explains what they'd use it for. The construction industry has the highest rate of male suicide in New Zealand. A Building Research Association (BRANZ) survey identifies a macho culture as part of the problem and there's also uncertainty around regular employment. Meanwhile, there's a call to chnage the terminology around suicide with some not liking using the word "committed" thinking it indicates a crime. A Rangiora man has lost $320k in a bitcoin scam after buying the crypto currency through a website. The Panelists contemplate the old-fashioned, boring ways of slowly but surely laying your nest egg.

So-called waka-jumping bill could be passed tonight. One school of thought is that this signifies the death throes of the first-past-the-post electoral system. And a leaked report apparently claims the former MP Meka Whaitiri caused bruising of a press secretary's arm after grabbing them. Is this and should this "woman-handling" incident mean the end of her career? Political commentator Richard Harman says this situation is very different form cases where MPs have had a go at each other. Hundreds of pages of documents relating to the appointment - and letting go - of the unmaterialised role of Chief Technology Officer for the New Zeland government have been released today. Much of it redacted. These documents included communications between former Minister of Digital Services Clare Curran and the Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Bill Hodge of the University of Auckland tackles this curious employment situation. The PM's been charming Steven Colbert on The Late Show, she's been talking trade with Justin Trudeau.

Wonder Woman is the new favourite superhero for kids.

Specs or glasses? Sour milk and chlorine.

Jacinda Ardern is continuing to be a popular presence in New York this week. She was interviewed on CNN, Donald Trump personally asked after her baby Neve and she in turn remained poker-faced while the rest of the UN leaders at the General Assembly meeting sniggered at the US President's self-congratulatory speech. Along with that Mr Trump made it clear he's ant-globalisation and Al Gillespie of the University of Waikato talks about what this means in 2018.

Numbeo cost of living index the cost of living in New Zealand is 2.79 per cent higher than in United States. He'll also talk about the pros and cons of crypotcurrencies.

A Horowhenua District Councillor says he's now wearing a body-cam over fears about his safety after a verbal exchange with another councillor. This on top of conflict between the district's mayor and the CEO. Do you think locals might expect more for their rates money?

What the Panelists Peter Vial and Penny Ashton want to talk about.

A voice-pitch correction device came into use in music records in the late 1990s. Some in the business see the technology as revolutionary others as a big cheat. Cher's song Believe was the first to use autotune.