The Panel

Single-use plastic bags are now officially a thing of the past at Countdown supermarkets. Kiri Hannifin from the supermarket company explains how the change is working in practical terms and if they may start looking at other unnecessary plastics in their stores.

Alexia Russell wants to know whatever happened to protest music and what Stephen Franks learns from eavesdropping.

Classical music may just soothe the savage beast.There are stories of classical music helping to break up street fights and repelling unsavoury types from parks and train stations. Would you choose this form of security for where you live?

The chair of the Omarama Residents and Ratepayers Association says the Otago town is reaching crisis point. It's a victim of its own tourism popularity with people attracted by cycle trails and conservation parks. Ann Patterson says there's a lot that needs to be addressed from safety to having enough toilets and car parks.

Are those in Palmerston North who voted against Maori wards "stick in the mud" people as the city's mayor Tony Bonne says? Palmerston North City councillor Aleisha Rutherford is disappointed by the outcome saying the city has missed out. But would their be a danger of Maori wards not being truly representative of all Maori?

The Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis has no intention of turning Waikato's Waikeria Prison into a mega-prison of 2500 beds. So how do we deal with a burgeoning prison population, while admitting that rehabilitation of prisoners suffering from addictions is the way to go?

What Alexia Russell and Stephen Franks made of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Big Day. Was the dress boring? Was Camilla's hat really a satellite dish picking up Eastenders for her? How about the music? And That American Bishop. Did he make the occasion or ruin it?

Classical music may just soothe the savage beast.There are stories of classical music helping to break up street fights and repelling unsavoury types from parks and train stations. Would you choose this form of security for where you live? What the Panelists Alexia Russell and Stephen Franks want to talk about. Single-use plastic bags are now officially a thing of the past at Countdown supermarkets. Kiri Hannifin from the supermarket company explains how the change is working in practical terms and if they may start looking at other unnecessary plastics in their stores. A community in Santa Fe is the latest to be ripped apart by a shooting at a school. Teenagers are starting to think that these shootings are inevitable while the NRA blames drugs and pychological problems

What Alexia Russell and Stephen Franks made of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Big Day. Was the dress boring? Was Camilla's hat really a satellite dish picking up Eastenders for her? How about the music? And That American Bishop. Did he make to occasion or ruin it? The Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis has no intention of turning Waikato's Waikeria Prison into a mega-prison of 2500 beds. So how do we deal with a burgeoning prison population, while admitting that rehabilitation of prisoners suffering from addictions is the way to go? Are those in Palmerston North who voted against Maori wards "stick in the mud" people as the city's mayor Tony Bonne says? Palmerston North City councillor Aleisha Rutherford is disappointed by the outcome saying the city has missed out. But would their be a danger of Maori wards not being truly representative of all Maori? The chair of the Omarama Residents and Ratepayers Association says the Otago town is reaching crisis point. It's a victim of its own tourism popularity with people attracted by cycle trails and conservation parks. Ann Patterson says there's a lot that needs to be addressed from safety to having enough toilets and car parks.

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