The Panel

Broken street lights in parts of Wellington aren't being fixed for weeks or even months. There are even spells of darkness in Manners St one of the capital's busiest.

RNZ's Emile Donovan casts an eye over what's happening in the Football World Cup. Including thoughts on Portugal, Spain and women commentators.

One the North America's most successful pioneer-era writers has had her name taken off a book award that bore her name. Laura Ingalls Wilder's writing is laced with racism. Should her name be taken off the award because she was a product of her time?

Would you just like everyone to shut up sometimes? Blabbing during movies, commenting during music performances, nattering in the middle of a play. Apparently people don't like being "shhhhh'ed". So what's the best way to quieten down people who can't zip it sweetie? What the Panelists Catherine Robertson and Peter Fa'afiu want to talk about. The Prime Minister has done a couple of pieces of art for charity. She has a theme - her "to do" list. Beside those words she's painted "everything". Is this true artistsic expression? One the North America's most successful pioneer-era writers has had her name taken off a book award that bore her name. Laura Ingalls Wilder's writing is laced with racism. Should her name be taken off the award because she was a product of her time? RNZ's Emile Donovan casts an eye over what's happening in the Football World Cup. Including thoughts on Portugal, Spain and women commentators. Broken street lights in parts of Wellington aren't being fixed for weeks or even months. There are even spells of darkness in Manners St one of the capital's busiest. Dancing With the Stars viewers who tried to vote for David Seymour say say a technical glitch indicated their support for him last night was not counted, because of a technical glitch.

We've had home-grown singers massacre the anthem at Rugby League internationals, it seems to be peculiar to Rugby League, but then up stepped Crystal Collins.

The photo that tugged at the heartstrings of the World was fake. Time magazine was wrong when it said the girl confronting Donald Trump on its cover, little Yanela Sanchez, was carried away screaming by US border patrol agents. Her father in fact supports illegal immigrants being deported, even though his daughter's mother paid $6,000 to a people smuggler.

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Blood pressure and altitude, Star Wars viewing ratings and night courts.

Feeling a bit anxious while driving is a good thing and road safety advocate Clive Mathew-Wilson says while it's ok for our nerves to be a bit frayed the same can't be said about the state of the roads. He lays the blame on trucks and says the trucking industry isn't contributing enough to road upkeep.

What the Panelists Emma Espiner and Dean Hall want to talk about.