The Panel for Monday 5 November 2018

12:00 PM.Todady's panellists are the comedian, actor and writer Alan McElroy, and the author Catherine Robertson

3:45 PM.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? Audio

3:52 PM.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. Audio

4:03 PM.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… Read more Audio

4:05 PM.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… Read more Audio

4:10 PM.Today travellers bid (a gleeful?) farewell to departure cards - which will save us 100,000 hours a year, according to the immigration department. Audio

4:12 PM.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… Read more Audio

4:22 PM.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… Read more Audio

4:27 PM.New Caledonia has decided to stay part of la belle France. Audio

4:32 PM.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. Audio

4:41 PM.What the Panelists Catherine Robertson and Alan McElroy want to talk about. Audio

4:46 PM.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… Read more Audio

4:53 PM.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… Read more Audio