The Panel with Ed Amon and Madison Burgess-Smith Part 2
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Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Ed Amon and Madison Burgess-Smith.
This half hour the panel hears about the ins and outs of collecting rainwater for drinking and why your council may not approve and they talk to Trevor Goodin, an Oamaru business man who has stepped up to provide a shuttle hospital service for the needy.
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