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EPISODE · Jun 15, 2026 · 23 MIN

The Panel with Jo McCarroll and Peter Field, Part 2

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In part two, "Organised Thuggery" - that's the description New Plymouth mayor Max Brough used to describe a mass burnout event involving nearly 100 vehicles. he's had enough and is looking for a fix to the problem. Then, in a social media video produced to promote funding to tackle the spread of wilding pines, ACT MP and former fed Farmers Andrew Hoggard appears to start a chainsaw by pulling on the cord with one hand while holding the main handle mid-air with the other hand. he's using the drop-start method and it's not approved work practice according to Worksafe. The panel hears from Lisa Kendall, a three-time Northern Young farmer of the year and a chainsaw expert, about the safest best way to get your chainsaw humming.

In part two, "Organised Thuggery" - that's the description New Plymouth mayor Max Brough used to describe a mass burnout event involving nearly 100 vehicles. he's had enough and is looking for a fix to the problem. Then, in a social media video produced to promote funding to tackle the spread of wilding pines, ACT MP and former fed Farmers Andrew Hoggard appears to start a chainsaw by pulling on the cord with one hand while holding the main handle mid-air with the other hand. he's using the drop-start method and it's not approved work practice according to Worksafe. The panel hears from Lisa Kendall, a three-time Northern Young farmer of the year and a chainsaw expert, about the safest best way to get your chainsaw humming.

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