The Panel

The Panel with Claire Amos and Patrick Phelps, Part 1
 
Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Claire Amos and Patrick Phelps.
First up, more than half a million hectares of West Coast land have been taken out of limbo after nearly forty years. Conservation Minister Tama Potaka has divvied up 80 percent of Stewardship land in the region. the panel hears from federated farmers and former green party MP Eugenie Sage about the changes. 
 
Then, another hit of The Panel Soapbox - this week we hear from William. he's a landlord and he says he's disgusted by the "horror stories of dreadful damp, mold and general slum situations' by renters. #notalllandlords

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The Panel with Claire Amos and Patrick Phelps, Part 2
In part two, gas supplies are collapsing and there doesn't seem to be any plan form the government, despite there being huge businesses that depend on gas.    

Then, Matakana-based architect Chris Howard is waging a war against Auckland transport. He's lost hundreds of hours over a parking ticket issued after parking on vacant land.   

A sign advertising parking services in Auckland. Photo: Dan Satherley / RNZ

The Panel Plus
 

An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Emile Donovan.
Then: Bec Pratt grew up diving around the hundreds of reefs off the coast of South Taranaki. They inspired her to go overseas and start a career in documentary filmmaking. After years working on projects including some for Netflix she's back in Aotearoa with a published children's book, Shelf life.  

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