The Panel with Jennie Moreton and Sue Kedgley Part 2
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In part two, the South Wairarapa District Council is consulting on a proposed bylaw to close the unofficial paper road to Cape Palliser which crosses private land: locals are outraged, we find out why. Finally, indie promoters in Auckland have been told to stop putting up gig posters.
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