The Panel

At long last dogs are out-popularising cats on the internet. Along with that, dog lovers are creating their own words to go with their social media sharing. Words like doggo, woofer, pupper, pupperino, and fluffer. On instagram 22 of the 50 most followed pet accounts are dog-related. What the Panelists Penny Ashton and Chris Wikaira want to talk about. Victoria University in Wellington is looking at changing its name. Mainly because of all the other Victoria Universities around the world. However, there's a groundswell of opposition to the change. Gwynn Compton tallks about his petition for the status quo and why changing the university's name is a bad idea. The CEO of the Irish airline Ryanair Michael O'Leary has turned down his annual bonus. He waived his bonus due to the pilot scheduling mix-up that led to a labour dispute and 20,000 flight cancellations. Perhaps it's a good example of fiscal responsibility and other CEOs will follow his lead. Perhaps not.

Massey University's study of 11,000 older New Zealanders finds them happy, healthy, and eager to find work. However in 2016 there were more over-65s registered job-seekers than 18 to 24-year-olds. That's a reversal of the data from five years earlier. It appears although their bodies and minds are willing, employer interest is weak.

The NZ Women's Law Journal wants an article dumped or censored from the Law Society newsletter. The article was by Auckland lawyer Thomas Bloy. He writes supportively about diversity and the #metoo movement, but argues against the state regulating lawyers to eradicate harassment. He talks to us about the NZ Women's Law Journal stance against his article.

We have some interesting court cases to discuss with Dunedin barrister Anne Stevens. A man's sentence was reduced despite aspects that immensely troubled the high court judge. Police aren't laying charges in connection with a fatal road collision. An obese inmate is costing over $1200 a day in care outside of prison.

What the Panelists Michele A'Court and Bernard Hickey want to talk about.

Everything you think you know about what skills you need and how to promote yourself on your CV could be wrong. Future employers won't scan your CV or care much about your NCEA results. They will look just as hard as data will allow at your intrinsic qualities though. What's your attitude like, do you volunteer in the community, how much sport are you into?

The Auckland City Council has hired "thinkers" to offer up various future scenarios for New Zealand's biggest city. These go from a wonderful technological utopia to a poverty-stricken, crime-ridden dystopia. Are these kinds of reports of any use? The Council itself says our fast-changing world has meant that what we knew in 2012 no longer provides the necessary direction for decision-making. The Salvation Army's Alan Johnsonn also points out that future-vision of dystopia is happening now in parts of Auckland.

The ANZ bank says business conficence is at a 10-year low. Conventional wisdom cites this is because a Labour-led government is in power. Part of this uncertainty is put down to a plan to increase the minimum wageto $20 an hour by 2021which has clearly hit confidence among small to medium employers. Today's Panelist Bernard Hickey is also a business commentator and tells us what he thinks is going on.

Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters has stamp on the position during his six weeks filing in for Jacinda Ardern. He's been prepared to criticize his own coalition Government policy, especially regarding the failure of the tobacco taxes. He said regions need a targeted share of GST, he got robustly stuck into Australia over both internment and the flag.

Everything you think you know about what skills you need and how to promote yourself on your CV could be wrong. Future employers won't scan your CV or care much about your NCEA results. They will look just as hard as data will allow at your intrinsic qualities though. What's your attitude like, do you volunteer in the community, how much sport are you into? Massey University's study of 11,000 older New Zealanders finds them happy, healthy, and eager to find work. However in 2016 there were more over-65s registered job-seekers than 18 to 24-year-olds. That's a reversal of the data from five years earlier. It appears although their bodies and minds are willing, employer interest is weak. What the Panelists Michele A'Court and Bernard Hickey want to talk about. We have some interesting court cases to discuss with Dunedin barrister Anne Stevens. A man's sentence was reduced despite aspects that immensely troubled the high court judge. Police aren't laying charges in connection with a fatal road collision. An obese inmate is costing over $1200 a day in care outside of prison. The NZ Women's Law Journal wants an article dumped or censored from the Law Society newsletter. The article was by Auckland lawyer Thomas Bloy. He writes supportively about diversity and the #metoo movement, but argues against the state regulating lawyers to eradicate harassment. He talks to us about the NZ Women's Law Journal stance against his article.