There’s a growing market online for so-called “peptides”, but regulators are warning it’s a space moving well ahead of the science.

ABC Wantok Program for 8 June 2026.

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An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Susana Lei'ataua. Then: is strength training the new cardio for life-lengthening workouts? New research from the British Journal of Sports Medicine Suggests so. Exercise NZ chief executive Richard Beddie takes a look at the findings.

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In part two, almost 400 hospitality businesses have shut down in the last year. Industry heavyweight Luke Dallow joins the show to discuss what it would take to survive in the current economic conditions. Then, you've heard of a mullet, but what about a skullet? A young rugby player by the name of Charlie James is turning heads for sporting this look (pictured). His mum, Suzanne James, tells her side of the story.

Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Andrew Clay and Sarah Perriam-Lampp. First up, Federated Farmers are pushing for loosened regulations this election year, in a pitch they say could keep food costs down. Then, some Hamiltonians are getting fed up with local buskers - so much so, that the council is considering creating busking zones.

Europe correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about Ukraine's president meeting with European leaders at Downing Street. Meanwhile, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has used a D-Day anniversary speech in France to criticise European leaders over migration.

Wellington's mayor Andrew Little has declared a state of emergency for the city's Southern and Eastern wards. It comes as a heavy swell warning is issued, with the public asked to avoid beaches and coastal areas around Wairarapa and Wellington. Dan Neely from the Wellington Civil Defence Emergency Management Office spoke to Melissa Chan-Green.