A wrap of the day's big stories

Journalist Jacob Mikanowski, who has been diving into the endless mysteries of the deep sea for his new feature in the Guardian., joins Emile Donovan.

We’re joined by journalist and commentator Ben Strang.

This week she's taking a look back at timekeeping in early New Zealand.

Emile Donovan is joined by the host of Mediawatch for his view on the appointment.

That’s the question posed by Newsroom managing editor Jonathan Milne.

ABC Wantok Program for 15 June 2026.

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 during the Irish Troubles.

The latest RNZ Pacific news and sport.

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 the cord with one hand while holding the main handle mid-air with the other hand. he's using the drop-start method and it's not approved work practice according to Worksafe. The panel hears from Lisa Kendall, a three-time Northern Young farmer of the year and a chainsaw expert, about the safest best way to get your chainsaw humming.