The Panel

An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Emile Donovan. Then: Smart Glasses are making their way onto the streets - but they've been getting a bad rap of late - dubbed "pervert glasses". But there's another perspective, one that highlights how they could help people with low vision or other vision impairments.

In part two, a Wanaka couple are at their wits end over a neighbor's heat pump which is keeping them up at night. What can be done? Then, Brockville School in Dunedin has opened its brand-new sports turf with help from the community.

First up, we hear from an All Blacks fan who was in the stands when the ABs thumped the Springboks. Then, political commentator Jacqui van der Kaay joins the panel to discuss the latest RNZ-Reid Research poll which puts Opportunity squarely in the kingmaker role in an election. Followed by a deep look at the government's announcement on online safety and their social media ban.

Wallace Chapman and Jesse Mulligan star in the shortest show on radio, where they show they really can make something out of nothing, join them to be part of their delight, or to simply despair. Wallace will also preview what's on The Panel tonight.

In part two, harvesting pest animals like goats and deer for food may be in the West Coast's future. That's if regional councillor Andy Campbell had his way. Then, Troy Robertson, AKA DJ Hot Wheelz says he may very well be the first person to conduct a DJ set using only his chin. Troy has level-four spastic cerebral palsy and is unable to use his arms or legs. But using a modified DJ set up with a Xbox controller, he's been thrashing the tunes at various gigs in Whangarei.

First up, you don't have to far into the headlines to find another business facing closure. According to BWA Insolvency's latest quarterly report, Retail insolvencies jumped 74% in the second quarter of the year. Chris Wilksinson is founder of First Retail Group and joins the panel to discuss what has been a nightmare run for businesses and if things are actually turning the corner. Then, half of Gisborne's grapevines have been uprooted. This comes after the decision made by New Zealand's largest wine producers, Indevin Group, to exit the grape supply in the region. What next for winegrowers in the region? The panel talks to Mark Thompson, Chair of Gisborne WineGrowers.

Wallace Chapman and Jesse Mulligan star in the shortest show on radio, where they show they really can make something out of nothing, join them to be part of their delight, or to simply despair. Wallace will also preview what's on The Panel tonight.

An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Emile Donovan. Then: what does the future hold for our endangered native birds, with the H5N1 strain of bird flu established on our shores? Conservation Genomics Prefessor Tammy Steeves of Canterbury University explains.

In part two, this week's resignation of Te Papa's chief executive sparks questions over its financial future. That's the take from Jaenine Parkinson, chief executive of umbrella organisation Museums Aotearoa. Then, ever heard of a food forest? Well one family in Tauranga have turned an acre into one, with dozens, or even hundreds, of different fruits and veggies growing.

First up, more than 70 percent of respondents in a new poll think workers in hospitals, schools and other government agencies should receive a living wage. Making the case is Living Wage Aotearoa chairperson Muriel Tunoho. Then, nearly 300 students who've been excluded from their schools are missing out on education as they wait to be accepted into a new one. Haeata Community Campus principal Peggy Burrows explains.