The Panel

We find the answers to any queries you can think up. Today Tony's question about frozen milk, Steve's one about plane doors and Meg's one about Te Reo Māori. If you have any questions you want answered email [email protected]

She was the first woman to be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1987; and Rolling Stone magazine ranked her as the Greatest Artist Of All Time. What the Panelists Ali Jones and Mark Knoff-Thomas want to talk about. There's been outrage after a straight man was cast as Disney's first gay film character. Some say the role should have gone to an actual gay man but others believe any representation is a cause for celebration. Should Hollywood be trying to boost the careers of those minorities they seek to represent? The panelists discuss. Vermont democrats have chosen transgender woman Christine Hallquist as their candidate for governor. It's the first time a major party has nominated a trans person for the role. She'll be up against the incumbent, republican Phil Scott, this November. She tells The Panel she is part of a wave of change, inspired by the current political climate. The number of New Zealanders taking antipsychotics went up almost 50 per cent between 2008 and 2015. European women over 65 were the highest users, followed by Maori men between 25 and 44. But there's no evidence rates of psychosis have increased, leading the study authors to suspect off-label prescribing is going on. The panelists give their view on whether this is a concerning trend. A solid white mass was discovered in an Egyptian tomb from the 13th century BC is believed to be the world's oldest cheese. Studies found the mass contained proteins from cow milk, and sheep or goat milk. But unfortunately it aged a bit too long, scientists found evidence of a potentially deadly bacteria in the sample. We ask the panelists what's the weirdest thing they've ever eaten.

Figures released by police today show family violence is on the rise, but prosecutions are down. Police launched 121,739 investigations last year, but there were just 16,764 prosecutions. That's down on previous years.

A blast in Kabul has killed more than 40 people today, many of them teenagers. The assault is just one in a spate of recent attacks in the country.

Hotels are more frequently ditching the traditional Gideons Bible in the bedside table. One hotel in the UK swapped the bible out for copies of Fifty Shades of Grey.

What the Panelists Nevil Gibson and Paula Penfold want to talk about.

Vienna is officially the best place in the world to live, but New Zealand isn't in the Top Ten. Auckland has dropped down to number 12. But is the criteria really? What makes a good city?

The annual National Business Review Rich List is out and among the new players are those from the supermarket sector. Owner-operators of grocery stores are raking in the cash.

The foreign ban is now in effect, after years of to and fro. It's still unclear when or what effect this will have on house prices. Now the question is about how this will impact on our international reputation.

Media have been banned from the grounds of Tūrangawaewae Marae at Ngaruawahia this weekend for the anniversary celebration of Kingi Tūheitia's koroneihana.