The Panel

First up, the panel mulls over an opinion piece that makes the case that New Zealand needs an independent watchdog to cost election promises. The panel talks to Dr Oliver Hartwich, Executive Director of The New Zealand Initiative. Then, Christchurch is to get a 12-month trial of commuter rail. Dave Macpherson, spokesperson for advocacy group, The Future is Rail is over the moon, but ... there's a...

Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Michael Moynahan and Aimie Hines First up, a social services provider in the Wellington region says it's efforts to prevent harm from meth in schools is under threat. Liz Kelly of the Whanau Centre explains. Then, mobile phone maps are starting to warn drivers about speed cameras. Is it a useful feature, or is it training people to spe...

Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Michael Moynahan and Aimie Hines First up, a social services provider in the Wellington region says it's efforts to prevent harm from meth in schools is under threat. Liz Kelly of the Whanau Centre explains. Then, mobile phone maps are starting to warn drivers about speed cameras. Is it a useful feature, or is it training people to spe...

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: the control room is a thing of myth and legend for many people, whether it's monitoring aeroplanes, weather systems, or newsfeeds. For a peak behind the curtain, Wallace speaks to FENZ's national communications centre manager, Gavin Travers.

Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Nalini Baruch and Jeremy Elwood. First up, an RNZ-Reid Research poll has turned heads with a drastic drop in support for National, on 24.8%. So what actually goes on in the polling work? Former Labour Party president and pollster, Mike Williams explains. Then, tax is a big feature of this year's election, so Victoria University tax Pro...

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 a special 3 Under 30 edition of The Whip. He is joined by panellists Aryan Bhatnagar, Alex Martin and Caeden Tipler. They discuss the latest poll results, and the controversy over New Zealand First candidate Ron Mark's ad calling out Diversity, Equity and Inclusion schemes. Then, they check the temperature of youth engagement this election, and take a look at the seemingly never-e...

An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Emile Donovan. Then: it's time for Museum Show and Tell, where Wallace heads to Tuhura Otago Museum to hear about two treasured items: a taxidermy kuri (dog), and a piece of Maori rock art, extracted from the Waitaki Gorge.

Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Esther Robinson and Simon Pound. First up, there are calls for Plunket to stop using the Body Mass Index in their pre-school checks for four and five year-olds. Then, the Hamilton-Auckland Te Huia train has sparked fiery debate in council chambers with a $667m proposal to expand the service. Waikato Regional Councillor Chris Hughes sha...

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: Waikato University senior lecturer Chip Van Dyk gives Wallace a history lesson on Halloween, from carved pumpkins, to trick or treating, to bobbing apples.

First up, advanced voting opened today, with over 70,000 people turning up to the ballots. But with enrollment shut, 320,000 people will miss out. Politics researcher Dr Michael Swanson shares his analysis. Then, kids across the North Island are getting delayed dental treatment thanks to staffing shortages. Bay of Plenty principal dental officer for the community dental service, Dr Rudi Johnson, s...

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.

First up, the fallout from the resignation of Labour candidate Kerrin Leoni after a video emerged of her campaigning alongside Mongrel Mob members. Then, there's only two days left to enroll before the election of 7 November. The panel talks to the campaign director of On A Roll, a campaign to get young people enrolled. Are young people really disengaged from politics and the election process? The...

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.

It's time for a hit of pub politics, Panel style! Wallace Chapman hosts a special edition of The Panel from the Thistle Inn in Wellington. He's joined by former Green MP Sue Kedgley, political commentator Liam Hehir, comedian James Nokise, public relations consultant Ben Thomas and a rowdy Wellington audience. 

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 Penny Hulse, Tim Wilson and Corin Dann. Up for discussion tonight: the third and final leader's debate: who won and are there just too many debates now to follow? The latest on what the political polls are saying. the attack on Australian MP Helen Heines and what it says about political violence and ou...

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 joins Wallace for a discussion on what makes a polyglot, what are they and why he is in such awe of them.

First up, if you think there's too much political talk on air, just wait till you see what's being served up on social media. Parties are posting endless streams of content on Tik Tok, Facebook and the like. But who's using it best? The panel talks to Dr Sarah Bickerton, lecturer of public policy at the University of Auckland. Then, in France intense protests have exploded into riots over the last...

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 returns to discuss Faradays, Auckland's swanky new department store and NZ's history with these hubs for capitalism.

First up, Australia is reeling after a member of parliament lost a leg in what's being described as a deliberate attack. Professor Al Gillespie discusses with the panel if political violence against politicians is on the rise and what that means for democracy. Then, who should be in charge of deciding how many off-street carparks should be required for new houses? With warnings out there that in s...

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.