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Grumpy? What gets you going? Panellists opine. The latest NZ work stat's. Is Fonterra encouraging tropical deforestation? Islamic extremism and Tony Blair. All on part 2 of The Panel. Audio

A report from the Education Review Office warns many schools are failing to demonstrate sufficient commitment to ensuring that Maori students achieve, and anyone in business risks a $150 thousand fine… Audio

Election NZ, which processes the votes for 35 councils, says about 25% of voters have made their picks for mayor, councillors, and representatives on community and district health boards. Also… Audio

It's been reported today that the Yellow Pages Group expects to spend around 40 million dollars on building its business this year; the bereaved mother of a flying instructor killed in a mid-air… Audio

Our Panel guests traverse hip gadgets, Close Up, teaching children to cook and dung beetles. Audio

Topics - Laws that prohibit texting while driving are ineffective at best and could even be counter-productive because they encourage surreptitious behaviour behind the wheel. The Government says it… Audio

Topics - a Wairarapa couple milking their three house cows for a small-time cheese business have ground to a halt after objections from food safety officials and despite losing his job to the Super… Audio

Working hours decrease, Supreme Court judge Bill Wilson's judicial review; surveys on the Auckland election, foreign ownership of farms, firearms registration; Jim Anderton accuses Bob Parker of… Audio

A UN is poised to appoint a space ambassador to act as the first point of contact for aliens trying to communicate with Earth; In the UK - An investigation by trading standards officers has revealed… Audio

Chris Carter; Housing affordability. Audio

Topics - The Real IRA has said it will resume attacks on the UK mainland - principally targetting banks and bankers. Police report the New Zealand drug scene is expanding, with more young people using… Audio

Topics - The bank survey which suggested half of New Zealanders are not saving at all and every year around now we hear the headline farmers have been"caught out by a freak snow storm". Audio

Topics - 1) A town in Scotland is about to receive the award for the most dismal town in the country - after it volunteered for the prize. 2) The chef de mission of the New Zealand Commonwealth Games… Audio

Topics - Mason High School in southern Ohio has installed baby carrots in school vending machines in an effort to encourage vegetable consumption and at the other end of the vending machine spectrum… Audio

The objectification of female actors, Panellists have their say, dangers of texting, the British media phone tapping scandal and the wounded BP brand. Audio

Topics - Although the latest edition of Lonely Planet's New Zealand guidebook heaps praise on New Zealand for its beauty and its people, several regions have been singled out for being overpriced… Audio

Topics - George Michael has been sentenced to eight weeks in jail and fined for crashing his car while under the influence of cannabis, a dispute has erupted over the appointment of Ian Athfield… Audio

Topics - Concern about the appointment of a senior defence official has prompted the Local Government Minister to also seek assurances over recruitment for the Auckland Super City and it'll be a… Audio

Topics - Wellington cafes will defy Reserve Bank warnings not to raise prices when GST goes up in October, some members of the legal profession are worried that an attempt to save money could lead to… Audio

Supercity mayoral candidates almost come to blows, Maurice Williamson cracks"totally inappropriate and offensive"jokes at a builders' awards ceremony, Vitamin B supplements could slow and even halt… Audio

Topics - Muslim community leaders are demanding an apology from the Building Minister, Maurice Williamson over a muslim joke. New Zealand and Australia have ended up first-equal in a first-of-its kind… Audio

Topics - God is no longer a"he"and the Maori Party isn't ruling out the use of post-election negotiations to try to get a better deal on the foreshore and seabed. Audio

Placing Tony Blair's book in the crime section of the book store, Jim Anderton's words get twisted, North Queensland independent MP Bob Katter backs the Liberal coalition, and parties for the… Audio

Topics, in Australia the Coalition is increasingly pessimistic about its chances of winning the support of the three rural independents it needs to take power and A Chinese man has been criticised for… Audio

With Finlay MacDonald and Simon Pound. Audio