6 May 2019

The Panel with Damian Christie and Jennie Moreton (Part 1)

From The Panel, 4:03 pm on 6 May 2019

Cabinet is today looking at the referendum into cannabis legislation for personal use that's set to be voted on at the 2020 election. The National Party's revealed it's seen a leaked paper detailing the four possible forms the referedum could take next year, including whether legislation will be passed before the vote. Journalist Russell Brown has written a piece on what he route he believes the Government will take on the issue. Some street artist say Auckland Council's graffiti policy is preventing art from flourishing. The rapid removal of graffiti in the city seems to be the problem, stifling artists from turning tags into murals. The council says it doesn't discourage street artists, but they need to go through the correct cahnnels. We ask artists Jesse Jensen, AKA Ares Artife, why he thinks it's a problem. A Wellington café has stopped serving coffee in single-use disposable takeaway cups. Arobake customers must now bring their own cup in or can "hire" a reuseable cup - they get their $3 back when they return it. The panelists discuss whether they'd get behind this idea to curb waste.