The Panel

Ken Turner from the Waitakere Ranges Local Board was erroneously paid more than $4,000 while on a six-week holiday in Europe due to a council stuff-up. He gave the money to charity - but did he make a mistake in doing so?

Pressure is building on the police to provide more details about the leak of Simon Bridges' expenses, to quell the rumours swirling around the political commenteriat.

Has Jacinda Ardern finally won over the business community? Economist Dr Peter Wilson joins us to chat about the new Business Advisory Council, and whether it's judicious politics or window dressing.

On the day the National party announced it wants Chelsea Manning banned from New Zealand.

The National party announced it wants Chelsea Manning banned from New Zealand. New business council set up with Air NZ CEO as chair. Police told to clear the air around expenses leak. Can you give away money that you got by mistake?

This year, the Red Delicious has been surpassedby the Gala apple in America. US growers are projected to produce 51.7 million boxes of Red Delicious apples and 52.4 million boxes of Gala apples. The Galas they sell in the US are the same as our Royal Galas - and they were created here in New Zealand - the first Gala tree resulted from a cross between a Golden Delicious and a Kidd's Orange Red planted in Greytown in the 1930s by orchardist J.H. Kidd. In a nod to the recent political ructions in Autralia, a Sydney designer has taken the ban the single use plastic bag idea, creating a line of bags that say 'Ban The Single Use Prime Minister' - an environmentally canvas shopping bag.

Why do seabirds/shorebirds screech and land birds sing (what is to our ears) melodious notes? If Immigration NZ has the prerogative to refuse entry to anyone coming into this country, why can't it refuse entry to people who are NZ citizens by birth, have lived in Australia since a very young age and have no connection with NZ, but are being deported by the Australian Government for relatively minor crimes? What is flit?

Last night ten-of-thousands of dollars' worth of food was stolen from freezers outside the famed Moeraki restaurant, Fleur's Place. The owner, Fleur Sullivan, joins us on the line.

Environment Southland wants to introduce a bevvy of new rules for cat-owners, including compulsory micro-chipping, de-sexing, and not allowing any new cats in the area. It's meant to help achieve Predator Free 2050 - but Dr Jamie Steer isn't sure it's a sensible, or feasible, goal.

Tourism. Panel says. Sea-side Southland town looking to go cat-free. Legendary Moeraki restaurant burgled.