The Panel with Finlay MacDonald and Sir Bruce Slane (part 2)

Love him, or hate him - there's no stopping X Factor judge and media entrepreneur, Simon Cowell. Strong tip out today in the UK for Simon to get a knighthood in the Queen's New Year's Honours List. The National party takes a solid 22 point lead over Labour into the holiday break, according to the latest One News Colmar Brunton poll. The former head of Hanover Finance, Mark Hotchin, isn't impressed with the paparazzi coming to visit his multi-million-dollar Gold Coast property.