Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Andrew Clay & Sarah Sparks discuss: A hikoi taking place to protest the obstetrics closure at Whakatane Hospital, the school lunch collective's friday pie delivery. Plus is Wanaka rejecting a proposal from McDonalds a justified protection of the local character, or part of the governments recently decried "culture of saying no"?
Sarah Sparks is the Founder of Sparks Consulting serving kaupapa Māori, equity, and justice issues. She whakapapas to Te Ātiawa and Ngāti Tama.
Andrew Clay is a Comedian & Football coach - joins us every Valentines Day and no-one knows why
Whakatane Hospital medical leader Dr Heike Hundemer Photo: RNZ