30 Aug 2018

The Panel with Verity Johnson and Peter Dunne (Part 1)

From The Panel, 4:03 pm on 30 August 2018

We know what is happening with confederate statues in the American south. Now the friendliest man in Hamilton, so-called because people pose with him in a variety of situations, Captain John Charles Fane Hamilton himself, has been defaced with red paint and his face battered with a hammer. His nose was smashed, among other indignities. Abby Hartley lies gravely ill in a Balinese hospital, and her insurance company is refusing to help because her illness stemmed from a pre-existing condition. Southern Cross travel insurance chief executive Chris White joins us to explain exactly what a pre-existing condition is, and what you should disclose when buying travel insurance. Two nights ago Te Puna Quarry Park had tens-of-thousands of dollars' worth of equipment stolen. Its founder Shirley Sparks, joins us to explain what's been taken, and the reaction of the staff and volunteers who work there.