21 Sep 2018

The Panel with Ruth Money and Peter Fa'afiu (Part 1)

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

The Auckland Council WILL be able to drop 1080 on South Auckland's Hunua Ranges after winning an Environment Court decision which was announced today. Political lecturer Bryce Edwards joins us to talk about a tumultuous week for the coalition government, and to look ahead to how it might respond. New research from Otago University says teenagers are heavier and less fit than their parents were at the same age. Kate McCartney from Sport Wellington joins us to explain how to turn that around. A Wairarapa primary school has been lockdown this afternoon after a plane dropped an unknown substance near the school, causing multiple children to feel ill. We get the latest from our reporter. Dairy owners in Auckland support specialist tobacco retailers, despite the hit their profits would take - but insist any decision on this has to come from the government.