The Panel with Verity Johnson and Thomas Scrimgeour

First up, The ACT Party wants to wind up the Waitangi Tribunal, saying its contemporary inquiries have become increasingly ideological and expansive. Roimata Smail is a lawyer specialising in the treaty, she joins the panel to discuss the issue. Then, a petition has been created asking for Tourette syndrome to be officially recgonised as a disability. Advocate Felix Shaw walks the panel through what they are calling for. Next, Air Ruatoria needs a an upgraded airstrip. At the moment it's just grass, but as Dan Russell, the chair of the Ruatoria Papa Rererangi Charitable Trust explains, regional air travel is under the knife and they need to take funding into their own hands. Finally, Bruce Hopkins is well known through his work as an actor on Lord of the Rings. He's also an in-demand marriage celebrant, particularly by fans of the fantasy trilogy.