The Panel

← The Panel8 oct. · 48 min

The Panel with Paula Penfold and Conor English

The Panel with Paula Penfold and Conor English8 oct.48 min

First up, randomised drug testing for beneficiaries will be on the way if the National Party is elected. But will it actually do anything minimise illegal drug use? The panel talks to Dr Fiona Hutton, Associate Professor in Criminology at Victoria University, and is on the board of the drug checking organisation, Know Your Stuff. Then, continuing with Policy Watch today and Labour wants compensation or reimbursement given to flyers when checked baggage is significantly delayed or paid services aren't delivered. Consumer NZ's Jessica Walker walks the panel through your air travel rights and how it works now. And there's questions around Wellington's community housing after a strong piece by The Post's Andrea Vance. Joan Buchanan is a tenant advocate and resident at Newtown Park apartments, she talks to the the panel about how she sees the system failing the most vulnerable. Finally: a new company is trying it's damnest to leverage off NZ's large sardine population to provide locally harvested sardines to the local market. Can they do it and who knew we had loads of sardines anyway?