The Panel with Michele A'Court and Andrew Hoggard (Part 1)

The iconic Parisian landmark the Notre-Dame Cathedral went up in flames over night, collapsing the rood and main spire of the 850-year-old building. A fire official has said the main structure has been preserved and officials are optomistic the cathedral can be saved. French President Emmanuel Macron pledged to rebuild. The International Red Cross has been slammed for it's decision to go public with the kidnapping of New Zealand nurse Louisa Akavi in Syria. Foreign Minister Winston Peters says they've risked putting Louisa's life in further danger by appealing to the public for information. We ask Professor Kevin Clements, the Founding Director of the New Zealand National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Otago, if he agrees. Jacinda Ardern has reached her highest preferred Prime Minister numbers ever, hitting 51 percent in 1 News Colmar Brunton Poll. Simon Bridges tied with Judith Collins on 5 percent, the lowest during his time as leader. It looks bad for National but not a disaster yet - the party only slipped two points to 40 percent and Labour is on 48 percent. The panelists say what they make of the numbers. The issue of selling golliwogs surfaces on occasion in New Zealand, now Wonky Donkey author Craig Smith has come in for critcism for penning 'The Gollywog song'. Smith is a well known and much loved singer songwriter for children. He has removed the links to the song from all digital platforms he could, but is still on his Youtube site. Apparently coffee is not an essential item to have in a nuclear bunker. Since WW1 Switzerland encouraged all its citizend to stockpile goods in case of a nuclear war, with the Government recently distributing a 2-page booklet that urges everyone to stockpile food and drink themselves. But one item that has fallen off the official stockpile list is coffee. The panelists tell us if they'd need coffee in the case of an emergency.