Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Verity Johnson and Mike Yardley. First up, tributes flow for Jules Topp, who has died after a long battle with breast cancer. Then, leaked audio recordings of a Labour Party media training session have revealed some strange theoretical questions being asked. Media trainer Mary Lambie tries to make sense of it. And who should have the final say on naming a place? Kororareka Marae chairwoman is fighting for the local council to have that right.

In part two, the panel hears from a couple who bought at market peak, and after being too stretched by mortgage payments, now live in a motorhome. Then, in the final week of New Zealand music month, a 15 year old musician named Johnny Naisbitt got a special call up to play next to Marlon Williams at his Wellington concert.

UK correspondent Lucy Thomson speaks to Lisa Owen about the latest British news.

A jury in Auckland has heard gruelling details about the death of 70-year-old Shulai Wang whose body was found in Auckland's Gulf Harbour by a fisherman two years ago.

News from the business sector, including a market report.

A five-time World Champion added another chapter to her story in the final of the New Zealand Pro surf event in Raglan today. Hawaiian Carissa Moore won her first Championship Tour event in New Zealand 16 years ago and has gone on to become one of the greats in the sport. Her return to Aotearoa with her young family for this event, she said was a full circle moment. Sports reporter Felicity Reid spoke to Lisa Owen.

From August, Greyhound racing will be illegal here. The move follows several critical reviews of the industry and concerns around animal welfare in the industry. A Transition Agency's been set up to help rehome up to 2000 dogs and is responsible for their welfare until then. Meanwhile Greyhound Racing New Zealand's floating the idea of taking up to 70 dogs, on a charter flight to Queensland Australia, where racing is still legal. Greyhound Racing New Zealand chief executive Edward Rennell spoke to Lisa Owen.

Dame Lynda Topp has spoken of the deep sorrow and unimaginable grief at the death of her twin sister Dame Jools over the weekend. Jools Topp died on Saturday with her family, close friends and fur babies by her side. She was 68. Rowan Quinn looks back at her life.

A radical funding overhaul's being suggested to expand aged care in New Zealand, with refundable bonds the centre piece. Aotearoa's population is aging yet care facilities are closing due to funding issues and a report last year warned the sector is in crisis. A bond scheme would see aged care residents pay an upfront bond of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Pam Newlove spoke to Lisa Owen.

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