The Panel with Mai Chen, and Finlay MacDonald,(Part 1)

Gareth Morgan's TOP party has seized a publicity opportunity after "lipstick on a pig" comment. Max Rashbrooke of Victoria University on whether Auckland Council needs to cut costs to keep Mayor Phil Goff's rates rise promise. Bob McCroskrie of the socially conservative group Family First talks about its charitable works. Labour's Pakuranga candidate gets heavy over not being accomodated for campaigning.