The Panel

The first national survey of heterosexual sex in New Zealand for a very long time has found a quarter of underage young people are having sex. Should we be worried? Afterall there is an age of consent for a reason.

A Law Society survey has found there is little difference in the salaries between the sexes in the first 10 years' of practice. Then after about 10 years a glass ceiling appears. Women lawyers are less likely to have perks likes a mobile phone, bonus scheme, parking, private health insurance and gym memberships than their male counterparts. On the other hand, they are more likely to work flexible hours, have a laptop and a day off for their birthday.

What the Panelists Mai Chen and Andrew Frame want to talk about.

A heartwarming story for a Friday about a man who runs an elephant sanctuary in Thailand and plays music to tame the savage beast. Or in this case sooth sick and traumatised elephants. Paul Barton plays mainly classical pieces to elephants which used to be work animals and are mostly blind and elderly, though some of them are calves.

The government is looking at filling the gap between KiwiBuild and renting. It's "KiwiBuy". The upshot is the government buys houses in partnership with low income earners.Buying under a shared ownership scheme usually involves the buyer paying rent as well, lower than market rate.The body putting up the money continues to own the proportion of the property not covered by the mortgage and the borrower's deposit.

The picturesque surfing village of Raglan attracts lots of tourists who rent lots of baches and Airbnbs. Trouble is locals struggle to find a home to rent despite a third of residential properties sitting empty. Fiona McNabb of the Whāingaroa Raglan Affordable Housing Project says locals are often booted out of their rental homes in time for the Christmas rush and the big bucks from holiday makers.

The Czech criminal residing in a New Zealand prison could soon be winging his way home to the Czech Republic thanks to an extradition order. Andrew Geddis of the University of Otago hopes the Sroubek case will be used to shine a light on the workings of Immigration New Zealand.

A heartwarming story for a Friday about a man who runs an elephant sanctuary in Thailand and plays music to tame the savage beast. Or in this case sooth sick and traumatised elephants. Paul Barton plays mainly classical pieces to elephants which used to be work animals and are mostly blind and elderly, though some of them are calves. What the Panelists Mai Chen and Andrew Frame want to talk about. A Law Society survey has found there is little difference in the salaries between the sexes in the first 10 years' of practice. Then after about 10 years a glass ceiling appears. Women lawyers are less likely to have perks likes a mobile phone, bonus scheme, parking, private health insurance and gym memberships than their male counterparts. On the other hand, they are more likely to work flexible hours, have a laptop and a day off for their birthday. The first national survey of heterosexual sex in New Zealand for a very long time has found a quarter of underage young people are having sex. Should we be worried? Afterall there is an age of consent for a reason. 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. 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.

The Czech criminal residing in a New Zealand prison could soon be winging his way home to the Czech Republic thanks to an extradition order. Andrew Geddis of the University of Otago hopes the Sroubek case will be used to shine a light on the workings of Immigration New Zealand. The picturesque surfing village of Raglan attracts lots of tourists who rent lots of baches and Airbnbs. Trouble is locals struggle to find a home to rent despite a third of residential properties sitting empty. Fiona McNabb of the Whaingaroa Raglan Affordable Housing Project says locals are often booted out of their rental homes in time for the Christmas rush and the big bucks from holiday makers. The government is looking at filling the gap between KiwiBuild and renting. It's "KiwiBuy". The upshot is the government buys houses in partnership with low income earners.Buying under a shared ownership scheme usually involves the buyer paying rent as well, lower than market rate.The body putting up the money continues to own the proportion of the property not covered by the mortgage and the borrower's deposit.

In Australia Woolworths has revealed that its ban on single-use bags has cut its plastic bag waste by 600 million in just three months - so over a year that would mean 2.4 billion fewer bags potentially ending up in the landfill.