The Panel

New Caledonia has decided to stay part of la belle France.

New recordings emerged today of a conversation between Simon Bridges, Paula Bennett and the embattled MP Jami-Lee Ross. The tape will surely set beltway tongues wagging, but are people starting to tire of this story?

New speed cameras which measure drivers' average speeds between two set points will be rolled out in Auckland next year. Caroline Perry from the road safety charity SAFE joins the panellists with her thoughts on whether they're a good idea.

Today travellers bid (a gleeful?) farewell to departure cards - which will save us 100,000 hours a year, according to the immigration department.

Australian airline Qantas is coming under public pressure to emulate its competitor Virgin in giving war veterans preferential boarding rights and reading acknowledgments of their service in-flight. What the Panelists Catherine Robertson and Alan McElroy want to talk about. Emergency departments are offering patients vouchers for private clinics to steer them away, with the Waitemata DHB alone handing out more than 1,000 a month according to a New Zealand Herald investigation. John Tamihere from Te Whanau o Waipareira joins us to talk about the stretched health system and the impact it's having on communities. Emergency departments are offering patients vouchers for private clinics to steer them away, with the Waitemata DHB alone handing out more than 1,000 a month according to a New Zealand Herald investigation. John Tamihere from Te Whanau o Waipareira joins us to talk about the stretched health system and the impact it's having on communities. Public sentiment against fireworks seems to be gaining traction, with convincing arguments being made by animal rights activists in particular. Bianka Atlas from the Companion Animal Council joins the panellists to discuss the effect loud gunpowder explosions have on animals.

Today travellers bid (a gleeful?) farewell to departure cards - which will save us 100,000 hours a year, according to the immigration department. New speed cameras which measure drivers' average speeds between two set points will be rolled out in Auckland next year. Caroline Perry from the road safety charity SAFE joins the panellists with her thoughts on whether they're a good idea. New recordings emerged today of a conversation between Simon Bridges, Paula Bennett and the embattled MP Jami-Lee Ross. The tape will surely set beltway tongues wagging, but are people starting to tire of this story? New Caledonia has decided to stay part of la belle France.

Do you know what Glottophobia is? It's not a word you'll find in the dictionary, but one that has been more recently coined to describe discrimination against regional accents.

What are those bold pink flowers along the Kapiti Expressway? What jobs can you employ under-15s in? And where do raccoons get their self-preservation instincts from?

A lack of qualified builders and young people wanting to enter the industry means not a lot will change with supplying much needed housing in New Zealand. John Gray of HOBANZ says it's impossible to catch up and get on top of the housing crisis with the way things are.

Ray White Real Estate has had to apologise over its Warkworth Investor Gate newsletter mocking rental tenants with the "funniest things tenants say about not paying rent". Naturally the Renters United Group isn't laughing saying the attitude displays a lack of empathy and displays more evidence for the rental industry to be properly licensed and regulated.