29 May 2018

The Panel with Heather Roy and Damian Christie (Part 1)

From The Panel, 4:03 pm on 29 May 2018

The government has launched a major review of the health system, inlcuding DHBs, primary and community-based care as well as mental health and addiction. It will be chaired by Heather Simpson. Triple-murderer and rapist Hayden Poulter has been granted parole. He is serving three life sentences for murders in 1996, plus an attempted murder and rape. He will be GPS monitored for five years and will be banned from Auckland. Europe is planning on banning single-use plastics like cutlery, straw and cotton buds to stop ocean contamination. The proposal needs approval of all EU states and European Parliament, it could take a few years to come into affect. The panelists discuss. It's been decided by the government that eradication of cattle disease Mycoplasma Bovis will be attempted. We discuss what this means for farmers emotionally and financially. Federated Farmers vice-president Andrew Hoggard tells us what farmers dealing with as they tackle the disease. Housing minister Phil Twyford has said he won't support state-sponsored gentrification after residents raised concerned about affordable housing in their area. Mr Twyford told a West Auckland meeting that those who don't want state housing near their home should leave the city. The panelists give their views about it. Act Party candidate for Northcote Stephen Berry wants to build a new six-lane motorway with a bridge over the harbour at Pt Chevalier. They propose raising superannuation age to fund the project. The panelists weigh in. Auckland mayor Phil Goff has delayed talk of a waterfront stadium for the city for the next decade at least. He's delivered the council 10-year budget, with none of the money allocated to a stadium. It comes after criticism of Mr Goff's handling of a $1 million report into the benefits of a stadium. Meanwhile, a new proposal by Auckland council could see people who rent out their homes as accomodation hit with thousands more in rates.