The Panel

Eurovision winner Netta has been accused of cultural appropriation for her Japanese costume, Salma Hayek calls for male actors in Hollywood to take a pay cut, women walk at Cannes over the lack of female filmmakers selected to showcase their work and Cate Blanchett gets flack for staying silent over Woody Allen.

Four kiwi businessmen are tonight flying out to Kathmandu to compete in the Tenzing Everest Marathon. It's a rigorous and dangerous run but they're doing it to raise money Heart Kids.

A community group in Tokoroa is fighting against a new "mini casino", a 30-machine pokie venue. The group is raising money on givealittle to mount a legal challenge.

What the Panelists Guy Williams and Julia Hartley Moore want to talk about.

A professor at the London School of Economics has a new book called "Bullsh*t Jobs". In it, he details how whole industries are made up of jobs that are a waste of time.

As the wedding between Meghan Markle and Prince Harry draws closer, media interest in her family increases. Now Ms Markle's dad has been accused of working with paparazzi to stage photos.

The Workplace Relations Minister says New Zealand needs a high-wage, high-skill economy and accepts some businesses may not survive the change but the opposition says unionism won't help growth.

Supermarket New World has revealed it has rolled out facial recognition technology at some of its North Island stores. It was only admitted when a Dunedin man was mistakenly identified as a shoplifter.

The New Zealand Defence Force is looking at how much it would cost to move Devonport's Naval Base. It's been rumoured that Dunedin is a possible option.

A Professor at the London School of Economics has a new book called "Bullshit Jobs". In it, he details how whole industries are made up of jobs thta are a waste of time. He says that it would make no difference to the world if jobs in industries like telemarketing, corporate law, financial or management consultation, totally disappeared. We ask the panelists if the author is exaggerating, or if they agree. What the Panelists Guy Williams and Julia Hartley Moore want to talk about. A community group in Tokoroa is fighting against a new "mini casino", a 30-machine pokie venue. The group is raising money on givealittle to mount a legal challenge. Tokoroa currently has 74 per cent of all pokie machines in South Waikato. Colin Bridle, spokesperson for Feed Families Not Pokies Incorporated Society, tells us what there legal argument is against the casino. Four kiwi businessmen are tonight flying out to Kathmandu to compete in the Tenzing Everest Marathon. It's a rigorous and dangerous run but they're doing it to raise money Heart Kids. We talk to one of the men, Colin Thompson, who only started runnign a few years ago, about preparing for the event. Eurovision winner Netta has been accused of cultural appropriation for her Japanese costume, Salma Hayek calls for male actors in Hollywood to take a pay cut, women walk at Cannes over the lack of female filmmakers selected to showcase their work and Cate Blanchett gets flack for staying silent over Woody Allen.