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Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Zoe George and Vinny Holloway. First up, regional airlines are cutting routes and selling planes to make ends meet, even though Forsyth Barr head of research Andy Bowley said jet fuel prices had fallen steadily in recent days. Dr Damien Mather, from the department of marketing ay the University of marketing discusses about how airlines...

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.

Join Wallace for New Zealand's most explosive 30 minutes of politics. He is joined by panellists Stephen Parker, Holly Bennett and Phil Goff. Being discussed tonight: The Greens up and National treading water in some new polls: what does this bode for the election? Immigration Minister Erica Stanford blasted her ministry saying officials "deliberately withheld" information from both her and the pr...

An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Emile Donovan. Then: Rory O'Sullivan, master linguist is back and this time with the question: what's in an accent?

In part two, just how hard should it be to get your driver's licence? It can be a golden ticket to employment for young people, but it can also be a nightmare. One listener got in touch with a horror story about their son who is struggling to pass their restricted. Then, speed skating is thriving in Timaru. Kyla is a 15-year-old champion who is fundraising for two international championships later...

Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Claire Amos and Peter Dunne. First up, a pair of polls show National sitting on 29 percent and the Greens on 13 percent; they've nearly doubled their support. The panel hears from former Greens MP Gareth Hughes about what this means. Then, e-scooters: the future of inner-city transport, or a pesky gimmick? The capital city has a thousa...

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.

An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Emile Donovan. Then: award winning fashion writer Emma Gleason explains the enduring appeal of Ugly-Cool Sunglasses

In part two, last week we talked to Fisheries NZ and Greenpeace about the damage bottom trawling may or may not do to our ocean floors. This week we get the science involved with Simon Thrush, Professor of Marine Science at Auckland University. Then, Whakatane is spilt over the plans to introduce a $20 boat ramp fee for out-of-towners. Will this damage visitor numbers to the coastal town? The pane...

Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Anna Dean and Thomas Scrimgeour. First up, we talk to The Panel's World Cup correspondent Rory O'Sullivan (moonlighting from his usual Panel Plus linguist role). Rory will review the nail-biting match between the All Whites and Iran today. Then, immigration New Zealand is in hot water after a damning Scrutiny Week review. The report ou...

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.

An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Emile Donovan. Then: Brendan Ciarán Browne, Associate Professor of Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation at Trinity College in Dublin discusses the week of riots that have plagued Belfast. The anti-migrant protests and violent demonstrations have brought back to the surface the city's experience durin...

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 t...

Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Jo McCarroll and Peter Field. First up, youth unemployment is at its highest level in 30 years. So what's is being done about it? The government is doubling the number of places in trades academies. The panel talks to Kylee Jefferies, Principal at Alfriston College, in Manukau, Auckland asks is this the solution? Then, one in twelve cl...

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.