The Panel

Queenstown Lakes District Council has begun chlorinating the water in the region in reponse to the Havelock North contamination report. But the move has received criticism from Sustainable Glenorchy, who says it's "overkill". We ask the panellists if they're in favour of this action to clean up the water supply.

In the debate over where to site the 36th America's Cup, Wynyard Basin has won out over the Wynyard point plan. We check in with RNZ's Auckland reporter Todd Niall about the discussions.

What the panellists Guy Williams and Niki Bezzant want to talk about.

The woman who sang the song "I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas", Gayla Peevey has seen the arrival of Francesca the pygmy hippo at her local zoo - just in time for Christmas. We ask the panellists what their fantasy gift would be if money was no obstacle.

A bill to allow terminally ill New Zealanders to choose euthanasia has passed its first reading by a big margin. MP's say further support will depend on public submissions during the select committee process.

Another famous athlete has failed a drugs test. Cyclist Chris Froome could be stripped of his Vuelta title after testing positive for excess levels of the asthma medication, Salbutamol.

An Auckland company has taken matters into its own hands, clamping the cars of people going into the neighbouring Chinese Embassy to obtain visas. The panellists give their views on whether the Embassy should respond to the demand better.

Auckland mayor Phil Goff wants a new national stadium and he's hoping to get the government onboard to build it on Auckland's waterfront. With all the back and forth over the America's Cup options, we ask the panellists whether this could be done and whether New Zealand needs another draw card.

The government has today delivered its first update of the state of its books. Economic commentator Bernard Hickey gives his first impressions of the mini-budget.

The woman who sang the song "I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas", Gayla Peevey has seen the arrival of Francesca the pygmy hippo at her local zoo - just in time for Christmas. We ask the panellists what their fantasy gift would be if money was no obstacle. What the panellists Guy Williams and Niki Bezzant want to talk about. In the debate over where to site the 36th America's Cup, Wynyard Basin has won out over the Wynyard point plan. Auckland councillors voted in favour of the option today, which will now begin the negotiations between Team New Zealand and the Government - but the decision isn't binding. We check in with RNZ's Auckland reporter Todd Niall about the discussions. Queenstown Lakes District Council has begun chlorinating the water in the region in reponse to the Havelock North contamination report. But the move has received criticism from Sustainable Glenorchy, who says it's "overkill". We ask the panellists if they're in favour of this action to clean up the water supply. Yesterday we discussed the State Services Commissioner, Peter Hughes, cracking down on Crown entity boards hiking the salaries of their bosses. Today we go through the responses from our listeners, and the panellists weigh in with their opinions. 'Tgoma' is this year's hot Chritsmas trend. It stands for 'take games outside and make them active'. It aims to get children outside in nature, but connecting their outside fun to their inside fun, like a new trampoline that shows on your ipad how high you've jumped. Exaserbating the problem or a good solution? The panellists decide.