University of Canterbury Associate Professor Sarah Kessans joins the show tonight to answer our burning question.

Christchurch Art Gallery is searching for paintings that haven't been seen publicly for decades and could now be hanging in homes across New Zealand.

Joining the show to tell us all about it is visitor host Sully Cook.

ABC Wantok Program for 9 June 2026.

The latest news from Melanesia.

An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Susana Lei'ataua.

 

Then: If you've had a shower in New Zealand, chances are you've encountered locally designed showerheads. Design historian Michael Smythe takes a look at Felton's Feltonmix, and Methven's Satinjet.

The latest RNZ Pacific news.

In part two, imagine a city without kerbside parking. A pedestrian haven, or a convenience nightmare? Urban Planning professor at the University of Queensland, Dorina Pojani, makes the case for it.

Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Alan McElroy and Nichole Lewis. First up, virtual fences for cows are gaining momentum. Herds wear electronic collars which pulse when they reach the 'fence' - but among the critics are Vets for Animal Welfare Aotearoa. Then, some schools are worried that a new grading system will attach stigma to those in lower socio economic areas. Porirua Collage Principal Ragne Maxwell explains.

Auckland Councillors have been deep in discussion about exactly where high rise housing should be built to allow for close to another million and a half homes in the next decade. The government back-tracked on asking council to allow for two million more homes over the next decade, dropping the number to 1.4 earlier this year. Reporter Amy Williams was at today's Police and Planning Committee meeting and spoke to Lisa Owen.