14 Mar 2019

The Panel with Alexia Russell and Rajorshi Chakraborti (Part 1)

From The Panel, 4:03 pm on 14 March 2019

Today is day two of Polyfest, the world's biggest Pacific Island dance festival, at the Manukau Super Bowl. RNZ producer Sara Vui-Talitu joins us from the festival. A new report claims rest home residents are dying because they're not getting enough care, and the nurses union is calling for new and better standards of aged-care staffing. David Wait from the NZ Nurses Organisation joins us to explain more. There's an inherent tension between economic progress and preserving the environment, and two stories from today aptly demonstrated that tension. Plus, the insurance industry is having to adapt to climate change - and it could transform the industry forever. Cotton On staff 'told not to sell Michael Jackson apparel.