The Panel

An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where he's joined by Nights host Emile Dononvan. Then he's joined by Rory O'Sullivan, our inhouse linguist who is examining the most New Zealand of words: "eh?" Why do we sue it? And what makes it special? Then continuing from last night's discussion with fashion writer Emma Gleason about 'that' sun of the 90s - found on everything from duvets to album covers. Wallace talks to Fiona who used to design patterns incorporating the sun motif in the 90s!

Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Ali Jones and Scott Campbell. First up, what are your rights if you find your image is being used to promote something you don't agree with? This happened to kuia Ellen Tamati who was mortified to find her image on several billboards funded by lobby group Hobson's Pledge opposing Maori wards, but she actively supports the wards. The Panel discusses with an IP lawyer what the law says about how and where your image can be used without your approval. Then: unemployment has risen to its highest level since 2020. The panel breaks down the new stats with Senior Kiwibank Economist, Mary Jo Vergara.

Jesse Mulligan is joined by The Panel host Wallace Chapman and producer Tessa Guest to preview this evening's marlarky.

An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where he's joined by fill in Nights host Mark Leishman. Then he's joined by fashion writer Emma Gleason who's done some digging into 'that' sun of the 90s - found on everything from duvets to album covers.

In part two, some people are finding themselves wrongfully stung by parking fines where camera-based systems have been introduced. Tech commentator Paul Spain explains. Then, where do stutters come from? A global study has for the first time discovered that they may be genetic.

Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Simon Wilson and Madison Burgess-Smith. First up, building that cosy sleep-out or tool shed will be easier and free of red tape. That's the message from the government as they scrap the minimum distance between a shed and a main dwelling.

Emile Donovan is joined by The Panel host Wallace Chapman and producer José Barbosa to preview this evening's marlarky.

An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where he's joined by fill in Nights host Mark Leishman. Wallace talks to Kelly Bolton, a Kiwi living in Japan for many years, about the recent tsnaumi warnings and the country's recent history of earthquakes and what it's like living there when they are due for a "big one".

The panel looks at the Gaza Crisis and 5 options for further action that New Zealand could take. they then discuss and mull over why some people love spoilers and others will run a mile.

Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Sarah Perriam-Lampp and Peter Dunne . To begin: the NCEA annoucnment from the government sees Erica Stanford and Christopher Luxon proposing to abolish and replace NCEA. They also discuss the government's plans to revise the Conservation Act which includes charging international visitors $20-40 dollars to access four popular sites - Cathedral Cove, the Tongariro Crossing, Milford Sound and Aoraki Mount Cook.