The Panel

A new study has found vitamin supplements are essentially useless, unless you have a deficiency.

A new study out of the UK has found that needing glasses is associated with higher levels of intelligent. The study discovered intelligent people are 30 per cent more likely to have genes related to poor eyesight.

We check in with the kiwi businessmen who attempted the Tenzing Everest Marathon. They managed to raise more than $200 thousand for the charity Heart Kids.

Last night a segment on the TV show Jono & Ben showed drunkenness and shots of beer.

Today Housing Minister Phil Twyford said he's not ruling out recompense for tenants who were evicted from so-called meth contaminated houses. We speak to a Balclutha landlord, Mark Cowan, about his experience.

What the Panelists Peter McKenzie and Verity Johnson want to talk about.

A new book out argues that Baby Boomers broke America. Tailspin by Stephen Bril explores how American institutions no longer serve the people, creating a rift between the vulnerable and the elite and the people that are trying to chaneg this. The panelists discuss this theory and how it relates to New Zealand in terms of poverty and inequality.

On International Children's Day we look at some of the issues facing children around the world, including research that has found more than half of all children worldwide are affected by conflict, poverty and discrimination.

Glenfield mall has banned all further campaigning of the Northcote by-election after a confrontation.

A revisit to the big story of the last view days - the report by Sir Peter Gluckman stating there has never been any evidence of illness from third-hand exposure to methamphetamine anywhere in the world. Today Housing Minister Phil Twyford said he's not ruling out recompense for tenants who were evicted from so-called meth contaminated houses. We speak to a Balclutha landlord, Mark Cowan, who had to fork tens of thousands of dollars to clean up his meth contaminated rental. We get response from Customs regarding a query from a listener about the GST charges now applied on online purchases. Our listener wants to know why unrelated parcles are treated as one items and thus exceed the $400 threshold. Meanwhile Amazon today said it will block Australian buying from its overseas website because of the country's new GST rules. More on the discussion about attitudes on the roads. Yesterday we talked to a listener about her experience being judged in her SUV. Today we have more reaction from drivers of other car makes, explaining what attitudes they encounter from other drivers. We speak to Phil Hickling about his observations. Glenfield mall has banned all further campaigning of the Northcote by-election after a confrontation. Labour was told campaigning was not allowed at the mall but National candidate Dan Bidois posted pictures campaigning alongside Simon Bridges at the mall. Labour's Northcote candidate Shanan Halbert was later removed from the mall but she is says it was after a discussion. We ask what the panelists think.