The Panel

The need for more housing will need more people saying "yes". There's nimbyism, Not In My Backyard and there's also the more welcoming doctrine of yimbism - Yes In My Backyard.

Transport Agency contractors were caught dumping rubble from road works into a stream near Whangarei.It feeds into the harbour and in or beside it were road slabs dug up from near the Oakleigh River Bridge. The NZTA won't name the contractor but says it's monitoring them.

The Environment Court has given the go-ahead for the America's Cup defence in Auckland. Team New Zealand will move into the Viaduct Events Centre, building will start on the Hobson Wharf base for Luna Rossa and the "tank farm" at the South end of Wynyard Point will be demolished.

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

The Environment Court has given the go-ahead for the America's Cup defence in Auckland. Team New Zealand will move into the Viaduct Events Centre, building will start on the Hobson Wharf base for Luna Rossa and the "tank farm" at the South end of Wynyard Point will be demolished. 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. Transport Agency contractors were caught dumping rubble from road works into a stream near Whangarei.It feeds into the harbour and in or beside it were road slabs dug up from near the Oakleigh River Bridge. The NZTA won't name the contractor but says it's monitoring them. The need for more housing will need more people saying "yes". There's nimbyism, Not In My Backyard and there's also the more welcoming doctrine of yimbism - Yes In My Backyard.

We love talking about flying so we'll let you know some new rules being considered that will actually be welcomed, plus millennials killing another tradition.

Mince, milk and electric cars.

The Prime Minister continues to deliver aspirational messages in New York. Back home though Jacinda Ardern is having to dedicate some energy deflecting an escalation of interest in what she did and didn't know about the aborted appointment of a Chief Technology Officer.

Just how reliable are traffic cameras when it comes to snapping your car interior to check passenger numbers? Auckland man Sumit Samant has a tale to tell. And Traffic lawyer Steve Cullen talks about whether tinted car windows means some people are getting away with breaking the rules. He also discusses speed cameras saying if authorities really wanted to stop speeding they'd have big signs indicating their presence.

What the Panelists Leonie Freeman and Guy Williams want to talk about.