The Panel

Over the weekend an Alaskan Airlines plan was stolen by a 29-year-old airline worker, who crashed it and died. It comes as as a new theory in the MH370 case is proposed.

What the Panelists Selwyn Manning and Dellwyn Stuart want to talk about.

Columnist Frank Robson has asked why so many friendships dissolve as we age. It's thought that in our younger days, we're more likely to forgive quirks and failings but slowly grow out of our friendships as we get more distracted.

A US Jury has found chemical giant Monsanto liable for causing cancer in a school groundskeeper. The man used the company's popular weedkiller Roundup for years before developing lymphoma.

Kiwi dialysis patients are having their treatments rationed because of immigrants needing emergency care. Immigration New Zealand's chief medicanl officer says patients may get sicker if their dialysis sessions are reduced to twice a week. We ask the panelists what they think should be done, if anything, about this. A housing expert is warning not to be worried over a possible drop in Auckland's housing market. It's been compared to Sydney and Melbourne, which have seen major price falls. But Leonie Freeman says Auckland's large demand and insufficient supply means we won't see a huge fall. We ask the panelists whether they'd like to see one, or if they'd be concerned about it. MPs are looking to make it easier for people to chnage genders on their birth certificates, by making a simple statutory declaration, rather than needing court approval. Male, female, intersex or X (unspecified) woulld be the options. Family First is objecting to the move, saying chnegs to historical documents should not be allowed. Tabby Besley, National Coordinator for InsideOUT, responds to the criticism and explains what this means for the community. A US Jury has found chemical giant Monsanto liable for causing cancer in a school groundskeeper. The man used the company's popular weedkiller Roundup for years before devloping lymphoma. The veridct calls into question the main ingredient in the weedkiller, glyphosate. New Zelaand's EPA says products containing the ingredient are safe. Dr Dave McLean from Massey University's Centre for Public Health Research tells us if he agrees and why there is contradiction about the effect of glyphosate.

Concerns from vets that people are inflicting their health fad ideas onto their pets - and putting them on gluten free diets, raw food diets and even refusing to get them vaccinated, instead using things like homeopathy.

We find the answers to any queries you can think up. Today we answered William's question about turtles, Marco's query about pedestrian crossings, and Stephanie's one about mobile phones.

Malfunctioning traffic lights in Dunedin are now being controlled from Wellington, leading to some lengthy waits for motorists. But why not just get some traffic officers in there to control the flow?

New Zealand could follow the UK in bringing in age restrictions for online pornography, and blocking websites which don't comply.

The government has pledged to phase out all single-use plastic bags over the next 12 months, but is that realistic given how useful and ubiquitous they are in daily life? Professor Al Gillespie joins the panel to discuss.