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- Today21 min
The Panel Plus
An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Emile Donovan. Then: resident fashion critic Emma Gleason comes along to fill us in on the latest news. This week, how and why did an animal rights group take over New York Fashion Week...literally and figuratively?
- Today51 min
The Panel with Simon Wilson and Sarah Perriam-Lampp
Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Simon Wilson and Sarah Perriam-Lampp. First up, much has been said about the latest political policies aiming to attack supermarket prices, but how would they affect local fruit and vegetable growers? NZVeg chief executive Mike Brown explains. Then, some Wanaka residents are standing against a bottle store the council has granted a license to. Joining the programme is Liz Gordon, a lawyer representing some of the objectors. And should trucks have blind-spot alerts? James Smith of the New Zealand Road Carriers Association makes the case for them. Finally, what's it like to live without a cellphone in 2026? Chris Teo-Sherrell joins the show from his landline to explain.
- Today8 min
The pre-Panel Your daily dose of stuff and nonsense
Wallace Chapman and Jesse Mulligan star in the shortest show on radio, where they show they really can make something out of nothing, join them to be part of their delight, or to simply despair. Wallace will also preview what's on The Panel tonight.
- Today8 min
The Pre-Panel: Your daily dose of stuff and nonsense
Wallace Chapman and Jesse Mulligan star in the shortest show on radio, where they show they really can make something out of nothing, join them to be part of their delight, or to simply despair. Wallace will also preview what's on The Panel tonight.
- Yesterday21 min
The Panel Plus
An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Emile Donovan. Then: All Aboard at MOTATA, where a new exhibition looks at the unfolding story of how people get around Auckland City. Tramway project manager James Duncan takes Wallace on a trip down memory lane.
- Yesterday50 min
The Panel with Vinny Holloway and Zoe George
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Zoe George and Vinny Holloway. First up, the Green Party wants to give councils the power to step in to fill long-vacant shops. Their policy would see councils give eight weeks' notice to property owners to either find a tenant, or have the space filled. Hamish Fitchett is somewhat convinced - he's the national director for economics and research at Colliers NZ. Then, Ed Sheeran front-footed the fallout from Macklemore's removal from his tour at the start of his first show. But did he say the right thing? And was he really obliged to say anything? Jacqueline Boaks is a philosopher at the Centre for Applied Ethics at Curtin University. And to Orewa, where Auckland Council has banned the presence of a mobile sauna due to its impact on guests at the local holiday park. Cam McKinnon of the Orewa Sauna Collective has launched a petition in protest. Finally, winegrowers in Wairarapa are celebrating a $600,000 government injection to design a food and wine trail, which, all going well, will draw crowds of Australian tousists.
- Yesterday9 min
The Pre-Panel: Your daily dose of stuff and nonsense
Wallace Chapman and Jesse Mulligan star in the shortest show on radio, where they show they really can make something out of nothing, join them to be part of their delight, or to simply despair. Wallace will also preview what's on The Panel tonight.
- 4 days ago50 min
The Panel with Penny Ashton and Alan McElroy
Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Penny Ashton and Alan McElroy. First up, beloved artist Otis Frizzell joins the show to recount the mammoth 17 hour mission to paint a mural for the Warriors ahead of the weekend. Then, Exercise NZ chief executive Richard Beddie explains just how far he thinks athletes should push themselves, after Australian athlete Joanna Wietrzyk carried on after soiling herself during a competition in China. And to build or not to build in Devonport? A fast-tracked 8-storey housing development has picked up strong backlash from some locals, but today, The Panel hears from Reuben, a resident who supports it. Finally Kapiti-based nurse Debs Phillips has picked up 1,500 social media followers in two months for doing something simple, yet heartwarming: turning up to different workplaces and starting a singalong.
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