10 Dec 2018

The Panel with Alexia Russell and Damian Christie(Part 2)

From The Panel, 4:05 pm on 10 December 2018

Researchers have been tracking an increase in narcissism in the young, in tandem with a decline in support for democracy. What the panellists Alexia Russell and Damian Christie want to talk about. Stanmore Bay School in Auckland has been criticised for its Christmas nativity play after an upset parent posted objections on social media. But the school itself says it was the students' choice, and no figures at the school are pushing any kind of agenda. John Fraser lives in the suburb of Fairfield in Dunedin, and he's decked out his house in the most Christmassy way imaginable for the festive season. Guests at Jesse Paley-Atkins' Gentle Annie Seaside Campground awoke to a fabulous surprise on Saturday morning - $200-300 fastened to their vehicles! About $6,800 was dished out overall, but nobody knows who did it ...Comedian Kevin Hart has been fired from his Oscar-hosting role after homophobic tweets from the past resurfaced. Is it foolish for public figures to expect missteps from their past to go unnoticed?