The Panel

The justice minister Andrew Little remains optimistic Three Strikes will be repealed, despite New Zealand First apparently pulling its support - if it was even there in the first place.

Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un met a few hours ago in Singapore - the first ever meeting between the sitting heads of their respective states. Our panellists discuss what, if anything, will come of it.

Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un met a few hours ago in Singapore - the first ever meeting between the sitting heads of their respective states. Our panellists discuss what, if anything, will come of it. The justice minister Andrew Little remains optimistic Three Strikes will be repealed, despite New Zealand First apparently pulling its support - if it was even there in the first place. Winston Peters is going ahead with legal action against a bevvy of civil servants and Opposition MPs. Otago University's Andrew Geddis joins us to talk about his possible motives, and whether the soon-to-be Acting Prime Minister has a legal leg to stand on. A new report says early intervention is the best way to steer children away from crime. The findings are nothing new - academics have been beating this drum for three decades - but little has changed in that time. Dr Alison Sutherland joins us to talk over a similar report she authored 15 years ago.

Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel.

We find the answers to any queries you can think up.

After a 22 year-old Dunedin man was mauled by a rottweiler, The Panel asks whether buying a dog for protection has any point these days.

Are Dancing With the Stars viewers subverting the point of the show by voting for David Seymour to stay, despite unanimous criticism of his ability by the judges - and is he benefitting politically?

The Chinese city of X'ian has introduced a special pedestrian lane exclusively for slow-walking smartphone users. What our panellist Miriama Aoake and Neil Miller want to talk about today. We reported yesterday that Woodville residents are being plagued with random, undiagnosable disconnections when they use the internet, no matter what provider they use. Are Dancing With the Stars viewers subverting the point of the show by voting for David Seymour to stay, despite unanimous criticism of his ability by the judges - and is he benefitting politically? After a 22 year-old Dunedin man was mauled by a rottweiler, The Panel asks whether buying a dog for protection has any point these days.

New Zealand-based water bottlers are using lovely landscapes on their labels to make buyers imagine pristineness, sacred springs, mile-deep aquifers.

Public health expert Mike Bedford says overcrowding stemming from financial pressure on parents, as well as out-dated minimum standards, are turning early childhood centres into childminding services.