The Panel

Teacher are leaving the profession citing low salaries and being drowned in administration duties. Lynda Stuart of the NZEI tells us what teachers really want.

Murray Thompson of the Department of Oral Services at the University of Otago discusses what parents do and don't know about oral hygiene. And could the government stump up the money for expensive dental equipment to bring the cost of a dentist visit down?

What the Panelists Rosemary McLeod and Peter Fa'afiu want to talk about.

Human traffickers are offering New Zealand as a destination to illegal immigrants. But a refugee advocate says a recently intercepted vessel would never make it here.

Do you want a highly successful celeb telling you what you're doing right and wrong? What the Panelists Rosemary McLeod and Peter Fa'afiu want to talk about. Murray Thompson of the Department of Oral Services at the University of Otago discusses what parents do and don't know about oral hygiene. And could the government stump up the money for expensive dental equipment to bring the cost of a dentist visit down? Teacher are leaving the profession citing low salaries and being drowned in administration duties. Lynda Stuart of the NZEI tells us what teachers really want. The Chinese Civil Aviation Administration has sent a letter to 36 foreign air carriers demanding they remove any references that suggests Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau are independent nations

Human traffickers are offering New Zealand as a destination to illegal immigrants. But a refugee advocate says a recently intercepted vessel would never make it here. The Environment Minister David Parker has suggested replacing dairy cows with crops and horticulture. Nic Lees of Lincoln University says that's never going to happen. Tis year's Road Safety Week them is "seatbelts and distractions." We talk to Caroline Perry of BRAKE about the idea of traffic cameras focussing on looking for people on mobile phones.

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Shingles, internet payments and QCs.

The phrase apparently goes back to an advertisement on May 4 1979. Now, today's date is known around the world as Star Wars day.

Patsy Holt is running her first marathon, at the age of 75, to raise money to support stroke affected children. Her 2 year old Granddaughter has suffered a series of strokes. Patsy calls her brave granddaughter Mighty Mouse. We ask her why she choose to run a marathon for the funds.