The Panel

A British study has found that women think cat-calling is more acceptable than men. Sixty-one per cent of men think it is always or usually wrong for a man to comment on a woman's appearance in the street, but 52% of women say it is wrong.

It seems Gore has its very own Basil Fawlty. The man who runs the Council-owned Gore Motor Camp has been accused of being racist, drunk and argumentative by several posts on Trip Advisor. He says Trip Advisor is "run by the mafia". He could be right. How much sway do you put on Trip Advisor advice?

Party balloons are next in the gun sights for something to get rid of after plastic straws and single-use plastic bags. Imagine a kids party without balloons. How deflating.

After banning Lauren Southern and Stefan Molyneux from speaking at Council-owned venues Auckland City is now facing legal action from the Free Speech Coalition. Human Rights lawyer Michael Bott explains the Bill of Rights position on this and tells us whether the Coalition has a strong case.

What the Panelists Victoria Stewart and Morgan Godfery want to talk about.

British activists have re-dedicated a Green Day song written about George W Bush to the sitting US president Donald Trump. They're trying to get it to number 1 on the UK music charts. Then there's the Trump-baby blimp that's due to be launched when Mr Trump is in London. Does he not deserve a modicum of respect becasue of the office he holds? Is there any office that isn't up for ridicule?

A fear of failure and mental illness are behind more than half of tertiary students wanting to quit their studies. The student life can be very tough. The lack of money, lack of parental support and for many, living away from home for the first time. But do they need torecognise there'll be tough times and soldier on?

If you work the night shift you run a greater risk of obesity, stroke and heart disease. Researchers from Washington State University and the University of Surrey say it's a lot to do with changing your body clock such as going from nights to days when you have a weekend.

A three-year study has reached the conclusion that New Zealand's high rates of obesity are "inevitable". Researchers from the University of Auckland found there's here's an unrelenting bombardment of advertising, fast food availability and unhealthy food in supermarkets in lower socio-economic areas. Is it possible to stop this marketing juggernaut? We talk to marketer Karen Dewar about ethical marketing.

Nurses are set to walk off the job for 24 hours from tomorrow morning. It's believed that nearly half of those belonging to the nurses union don't want to strike. And Jenny Carryer who is a profesor of nursing at Massey University says the strike is disappointing. She says the government and DHBs are under severe pressure.