21 May 2018

The Panel with Alexia Russell and Stephen Franks (Part 1)

From The Panel, 4:03 pm on 21 May 2018

What Alexia Russell and Stephen Franks made of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Big Day. Was the dress boring? Was Camilla's hat really a satellite dish picking up Eastenders for her? How about the music? And That American Bishop. Did he make to occasion or ruin it? The Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis has no intention of turning Waikato's Waikeria Prison into a mega-prison of 2500 beds. So how do we deal with a burgeoning prison population, while admitting that rehabilitation of prisoners suffering from addictions is the way to go? Are those in Palmerston North who voted against Maori wards "stick in the mud" people as the city's mayor Tony Bonne says? Palmerston North City councillor Aleisha Rutherford is disappointed by the outcome saying the city has missed out. But would their be a danger of Maori wards not being truly representative of all Maori? The chair of the Omarama Residents and Ratepayers Association says the Otago town is reaching crisis point. It's a victim of its own tourism popularity with people attracted by cycle trails and conservation parks. Ann Patterson says there's a lot that needs to be addressed from safety to having enough toilets and car parks.