Tonight on The Huddle, Auckland councillor Maurice Williamson and former Green MP Gareth Hughes joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more! 

Winston Peters is under fire over his comments directed at a Green Party MP - the latest in a long line of controversial statements made by NZ First candidates. Will this put voters off? How disappointing is this?

National has backed down on the proposed backyard fireworks ban, sparking outrage from animal welfare groups. What do we make of this - should the Government have stuck by this?

More kids than ever are leaving school without the proper qualifications - should we be worried about this? What does this mean for our education system? 

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