The Panel with Chris Wikaira and Janet Wilson (Part 1)

Al Gillespie of Waikato University says the chance of full-blown war in Syria is extreme. He also talks about the US wanting in on the CPTTP and New Zealanders wanting in on Australia. We may be world-leading in banning oil exploration permits but is New Zealand prematurely cutting off interest from overseas investors? Energy analyst Molly Meluish says Auckland missed an opportunity to put its power lines underground and that there will be plenty more blackouts around the whole country in the future. A year-13 New Plymouth girl has started a petition to be allowed to take her girlfriend as her partner to the school ball.