The Panel

Today Newsroom reports on the billion-dollar Budget boost to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and it's been revealed the Chief Executive of the Pike River Recovery Agency is paid more than $400,000 a year.

Residents living near the wharf at Māngere Bridge are frustrated and fed up with the continual late-night antics in their neghbourhood.

Continuing the discussion about insurance, we've had a number of responses from listeners since we raised the issue last week.

National leader Simon Bridges says he's arranged for kiwi woman Abby Hartley to be flown home once she's well enough to travel.

National leader Simon Bridges says he's arranged for kiwi woman Abby Hartley to be flown home once she's well enough to travel. Ms Hartley fell ill while in Bali on holiday but her insurance won't cover her. Generous donors have raised money for the medical and evacuation costs. The government refused to get involved in the case. We ask the panelists whether they think private intervention was needed. Continuing the discussion about insurance, we've had a number of responses from listeners since we raised the issue last week. Many are asking why insurers can't have access to our medical records when establishing cover, so there are no surprises. Chris White from Southern Cross joins The Panel again to tell us if this could work. Residents living near the wharf at Māngere Bridge are frustrated and fed up with the continual late-night antics in their neghbourhood. There are hundreds of reports of loud music, sex, drinking and fighting into the early hours of the weekend days, but police have been unable to bring an end to the problems, despite the fact the liqour bans are in place. We talk to resident Jeremy Fraser about waht he's seen and what he wants done about it.

Some great advice from the mens giftware website, Gear Hungry, on making domestic or international air travel a bit more bearable.

We find the answers to any queries you can think up. Today Stuart's question about the universe, Andrew's one about holiday home prices, and Wendy's query about the letter L.

It's Money week so we're talking all about saving, what experts recommend to do it well. Business Insider has published research which highlights 7 ways to be better at saving, including automating your savings and having negative consequences for failing - the idea that the stick works better than the carrot. The panelists weigh in on the advice. What the Panelists Stephen Franks and Nicky Pellegrino want to talk about. Olympian, rowing champion and author, Rob Hamill has taken his sons out of school to go on a global adventure, to "learn through life experience". They'll be dicumenting their journey online, and will likely be travelling for a couple of years. We ask Rob Hamill about this idea and why he believes this life experience will be more valuable to the children than school. Australia's biggest honey company, and some of the country's supermarkets, are facing claims of selling fake honey. Testing found almost half of samples of honey from supermarket shelves had been mixed with other substances. The panelists discuss the issue.

The British government plans to restrict the sale of energy drinks - it has yet to decide whether it's to over-16s or over-18s. Meanwhile, South Korea is planning to ban the sale of coffee in schools. What's with this war on caffeine?!

Winston Peters has commissioned a review by Australia stud owner John Messara to review the NZ racing industry which has been in an ailing state in the past 10 years.