The Panel with Niki Bezzant and Chris Wikaira (Part 1)

The two new cases of Covid-19 identified in the Auckland community last night are the South African variant which is more infectious. The Panel speaks to Professor Michael Plank from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand and Principal Investigator at Te Pūnaha Matatini about the latest developments. Rents soared after the Government's restriction on rental increases in response to Covid-19 was lifted last year. The Panel speaks to Murdoch Stephens, author of Rat King Landlord, for his response. MediaWorks has axed fill-in Magic Talk host John Banks over comments he and a listener made about Māori. The panellists share their views on the situation.