7 Mar 2018

The Panel with Scott Campbell and Holly Walker (Part 1)

From The Panel, 4:03 pm on 7 March 2018

President Trump's top economic adviser Gary Cohn has resigned. He's now part of a long list of Trump aides to abandon ship. We ask the panelists whether this latest news surprises them, or whether they think this White House chaos is all a ruse, intended to distract. President Trump has lashed out at Hollywood once again, slamming the Oscars and its low ratings. The panelists discuss why there is so little in interest in the Awards show - is it fatigue at the melding of politics and entertainment on the red carpet? North Korea is open to relinquishing its nculear weapons, acooridng to South Korea. Seoul officials say North Korea is willing to freeze its nuclear programmes if it beings direct talks with the US. Donald Trump remains cautious. We ask international law expert Al Gillespie, from the University of Waikato, if the President is right to be wary of Kim Jong Un's claims or if this culd be the start of a thaw between the nations. We continue the discussion about ticket resellers today followign the weekend's Bruno Mars concert that saw many people turned away at the door with fake tickets. Tauranga father Tommy Wilson retruns to the show to introduce the man that took pity on his daughter and took her to the concert. Plus we find out the progress that has been made with Commerce Commissions investigation inot the site in quetsion, Viagogo.