The Panel

Wallabies are another pest farmers now have to deal with in the South Island. The animals have moved out of a containment area in South Canterbury and a Kurow local says they're making the most of a new bridge for their journey. Charlie Hore is a farmer in Maniatoto and runs a pest control business. He says he's going to be conducting his own investigation into wallaby movements.

Resident football aficionado Emile Donovan eats his words after Germany was beaten by South Korea at the World Cup in Russia.

He's been painted as a controlling tryrant who bullied his sons. Joe Jackson the father of Michael and the other Jackson siblings has died at the age of 89. Jermaine Jackson has justified his father's behaviour saying it was designed to keep his sons off the streets and focussed on something else. Would the Jackson 5 have been as successful with a tender touch? What the Panelists Guy Williams and Mai Chen want to talk about. Resident football aficionado Emile Donovan eats his words after Germany was beaten by South Korea at the World Cup in Russia. Wallabies are another pest farmers now have to deal with in the South Island. The animals have moved out of a containment area in South Canterbury and a Kurow local says they're making the most of a new bridge for their journey. Charlie Hore is a farmer in Maniatoto and runs a pest control business. He says he's going to be conducting his own investigation into wallaby movements. The purpose of having a fully-functioning kitchen in every house is being questioned by designer Anna Puigjaner. She's received the Wheelwright Prize from Harvard for her project "Kitchenless". She says most people don't need full-size kitchens and predicts they'll disappear from most houses.

Pacemakers and cremation, electric toothbrushes and where do you put a tiny house?

The Fortune Theatre in Dunedin has closed down, as we know, and props are being offered for sale. One of them is a coffin.

The owner of the Delux Diner in New Plymouth has returned a bad deed with a good one. The cafe's tip jar was stolen however the thieves later apologised and gave the money back. Chere Bailey then offered one of the girls a job.

The Horowhenua District Council has offically acknowleged the name of one of it's towns in official documents. Levin has been referred to as Taitoko/Levin.

A farmer is fighting to keep 150-year grazing rights in a UNESCO declared area of the Haast River valley. The area has been grazed by cattle for 150 years. The rights are under dispute for the first time after public were given a say on the matter.

What the Panelists Paula Penfold and Allan Blackman want to talk about.

The cost of living in Auckland and Wellington has gone down according to figures in the Mercer Cities survey. Hong Kong is the world's most expensive city for expatriates. Tokyo and Zurich come second and third positions, Singapore fourth.