The Panel with Richard Langston and Leonie Freeman (Part 1)

Christchurch immigration law expert Mark Williams joins the panellists to dissect the government's announcement that drug smuggler Kerol Sroubek is liable for deportation. It's about to get easier to buy a house. The Reserve Bank says risks to NZ's financial system have eased, and it's time to reduce LVRs and restrictions on mortgage lending. Property Council CEO Leonie Freeman gives her view. Central Auckland will be walk-land from next year, with non-essential cars banned from the inner city. The panellists offer their thoughts on what this could mean for New Zealand's main metropolis. Dr Lance O'Sullivan has doubled down on his disgusted comments about the health system yesterday, following an outbreak of a new meningitis strain in Northland. GPs' Association president Dr Samantha Murton joins us to discuss.