Tonight on The Huddle, Auckland Councillor Richard Hills and TV3 broadcaster Paddy Gower joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more!

More experts and advocates have voiced support for Minister Shane Jones' plan to boost mining efforts and remove red tape. Is this a good idea - or is it giving people false hope?

Crusaders coach Rob Penney is under fire for using derogatory language to describe a sports reporter - what do we make of this?

New data has revealed a quarter of primary teachers didn't achieve NCEA level one maths and over half failed level one science. How alarming are these statistics? What can we do to alleviate this?

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