The Panel

The government has announced an "apprenticeship for the dole" scheme, targeting 18-to-24 year-olds who've spent more than six months on a benefit. The divisive "waka-jumping" bill went before parliament today, with the Greens reluctantly promising their support. Public transport woes continue to plague two of the country's biggest cities - in Auckland the effort to phase out school buses in favour of "normal" public transport seems to have backfired, while Wellington's Regional Council has fallen on its sword following a catastrophic rollout of its new bus system. Six people - one of them the minister for civil aviation - were fined last year for using a cellphone on a plane, according to Newshub. But what exactly is happening in the radio-sphere that makes this dangerous? Aviation expert Geoffrey Thomas joins us to explain. France has reopened its investigation into the vanished Malaysia Airlines plane MH370, after a "final report" from Malaysian authorities failed to explain what happened.

I think many of us know someone quite like Oscar the grouch, easily annoyed, their default setting is grumpiness.

How much of an environmental impact does dog poo have? How many stamps bear Queen Elizabeth II's image? And why don't we eat whale meat?

From the journal Science Advances... sociologists from the University of Michigan set out to analyse online dating. What the Panelists John Barnett and Miriama Aoake want to talk about. Chris Ryan, the president of the Auckland University Debating Society, joins the panel to talk about the mood and level of interest around Don Brash's appearance at a debate at the university later this evening. A listener recently sent in a letter about the problems he'd had proving his address to his bank ... why is this SUCH an important detail?

Have you ever been up or down an elevator in a really tall building and wondered what you would do if the cables snapped and you plummetted at high speed to the ground?

Does the Rugby Union pay to use stadiums? Are "around" and "about" interchangeable? And why is receipt paper so flimsy?

Massey University Students' Association president Ben Schimdt says the student body is disappointed at the decision to rescind an invitation to Don Brash to speak about his time as National leader.

Massey University Students' Association president Ben Schimdt says the student body is disappointed at the decision to rescind an invitation to Don Brash to speak about his time as National leader. Opinions are flying about the free speech issue like shrapnel - but acts that could be perceived as "hateful" - such as gay conversion therapy - have thus far avoided the free speech spotlight. The Cancer Society says long review periods from Pharmac are creating a two-tiered health system when it comes to accessing some types of medicine. John Forman, who chaired the New Zealand Organisation for Rare Disoders, joins the panel with his two cents on the issue.

Tesla's Elon Musk wants to buy the publicly-listed company back, saying public accountability and media scrutiny can hold back forward-thinking companies. Investment commentator Brian Gaynor joins us to talk about whether Mr Musk has a point.

What the Panelists Andrew Frame and Niki Bezzant want to talk about.