The Panel

Sexual assault counsellor Denise McEnteer is worried that even more trauma could be added to that of abuse victims after an iwi offered a $10 thousand reward for information on an alleged paedophile ring in Tauranga. She explains her concerns to us.

A school in the Uk has banned parents from the sports day. The principal says all they do is complain about the weather and then there's the health and safety hoops the school has to jump through with an influx of parents. Would the Panelists have loved an excuse to not attend their kids sports days or fund raisers? What the Panelists Ella Henry and Barry Corbett want to talk about. We're moving more and more toward alternative ways to dispose of our mortal remains. Sixty per cent of New Zealanders are now cremated when they die. Do we need to think more about alternative and more environmentally friendly funerals and stop using valuable land for cemeteries? A New Zealander spied something surprising in Russa. A shop selling "Maori Collection" body sprays. The branding featured tattoos which could have been moko. Or not. Ella Henry tells us what she thinks of theis cultural appropriation. The cave complex in northern Thailand where the young soccer team was trapped and later resuced from is to be turned into a living museum to showcase their rescue. How swiftly a real-life drama turns into a source of entertainment.

The nurses held a 24 hour strike yesterday after turning down an offer of pay rises of between 12.5 and 15 percent and 500 extra full-time nurses. The Health Minister David Clark and the Acting PM Winston Peters say there's no more money on offer for nurses. Will any number of strikes change that? Sexual assault counsellor Denise McEnteer is worried that even more trauma could be added to that of abuse victims after an iwi offered a $10 thousand reward for information on an alleged paedophile ring in Tauranga. She explains her concerns to us. Many workers are looking at long-term unemployment when they find themselves out-of-work in their 50s. They feel they're being overlooked for positons they are experienced in and qualified for. As Auckland commits to becoming a more elderly-friendly city an idea has been touted to build adult playgrounds. The theory is that we need not just exercise but also play. Would the Panelists like to have ago on an adult-sized swing or caper along some monkey bars?

I've got a relatable tale, about those days you just don't feel like going to work - a guy who skipped out for a whole decade.

Ice block sticks, volcanoes and Facebook marketing.

A school in the UK has banned parents from the sports day. The principal says all they do is complain about the weather and then there's the health and safety hoops the school has to jump through with an influx of parents. Would the Panelists have loved an excuse to not attend their kids sports days or fund raisers?

The co-host of RNZs Squeaky Bum Time World Cup podcast Emile Donovan fills us in on the semi-final loss of England to Coatia, what the final has in line for us and has a musical medley of World Cup songs past and present.

The government has awarded an exploration permit to Ironsands Offshore Mining. The area for the exploration is the seabed inside the West Coast North Island Marine Mammal Sanctuary off the Taranaki Coast. Its a winter destination for the Southern Right Whale and hokme to the critically endangered Maui's dolphin.

What the Panelists Michael Moynahan and Rebekah White want to atlk about.

The youngest Kardashian sister Kylie Jenner is on the cover of Forbes magazine. She's just a hundred million off being a BILLIONAIRE. Her fortune is estimated at $900 MILLION. At the age of 20 she's well on-track to become the youngest self-made billionaire. Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg was the ripe old age of 23.