4 Feb 2019

The Panel with Ian Telfer and Ruth Money (Part 2)

From The Panel, 4:05 pm on 4 February 2019

What special talent do YOU have? Tuhoe lament the trashing of Lake Waikaremoana by visitors as the New Zealand Alpine Club calls for two proposals for amenities for National Parks to be chucked out. Juergen Gnoth of the University of Otago says New Zealand need a proper strategy for tourism. New Zealand is close to full-employment. So, the question is being raised why aren't workers doing more to demand better pay? We ask Massey University's Christoph Schumacher discusses the economic and social conditions surrounding pay rates. The original film character Mary Poppins is the subject of a lengthy article by a US academic who accuses her of putting on "black face". Played by Julie Andrews, Mary Poppins, her face covered in soot innocently dances with Bert and the chimney sweeps. Was this racist? There were big crowds at the Gore A&P show on the weekend...and a particularly good turn out for the Undie 200. It seems there was a mens and women's field - but that adults were racing against kids. Is this a bit weird?