The Panel

Today on the pre-Panel, Wallace Chapman previews tonight's show with Jesse Mulligan. Plus producer Sam Hollis talks about movies which just didn't live up to the hype and a list of the world's most over-rated films.

Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Niki Bezzant and Liam Hehir talk about whether dogs should be allowed to roam freely in public places like businesses, pubs and garden centers, the tradition of having a guest book for visitors to sign, and the amazing reaction to new "Kia Kaha Te Reo Maori" merchandise.

Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Niki Bezzant and Liam Hehir discuss the latest violent crime statistics and details from the fourth State of Child Health in Aotearoa report.

Niki Bezzant is a journalist, speaker and author

Liam Hehir is a lawyer, commentator and formerly active in the National Party

Today on the pre-Panel, Wallace Chapman previews tonight's show with Jesse Mulligan. Plus producer Sam Hollis joins them to talk about the latest TikTok trend of "Fridgescaping" - decorating, organising and curating the contents of your fridge and then showing it off online.

Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Andie McCombs and Mark Knoff Thomas discuss wealth disparity with Elon Musk set to become the world's first trillionaire, where the use of te reo is heading as we celebrate Te Wiki o te Reo Maori, and why walk shorts and long socks have never made it back into fashion?

Andie McCombs is a communicator/designer from Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Mark Knoff Thomas is the Chief Executive of the Newmarket Business Association in Tamaki Makaurau.

Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Andie McCombs and Mark Knoff Thomas discuss government moves to clarify whether a worker is a contractor or an employee following a landmark case involving Uber, and what's it's like in the classroom and in the playground, a few months on from the school cellphone ban.

Andie McCombs is a communicator/designer from Te Whanganui-a-Tara.

Mark Knoff Thomas is the Chief Executive of the Newmarket Business Association in Tamaki Makaurau.

Today on the pre-Panel, Wallace Chapman previews tonight's show with Jesse Mulligan. Plus producer Tom Riste-Smith joins them to discuss some Ig Nobel Prize willing research which found: the direction your hair grows depends on which hemisphere you're from.

Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Dr Ella Henry and David Downs discuss a proposal to toll a new highway over the Tararua Ranges, whether taking a 10 minute meditation break at work is worthwhile, and why some songs turn into earworms you just can't shake.

Dr Ella Henry is Director of Maori Advancement at AUT's Business School

David Downs is a business leader, ex-comedian and CEO of The New Zealand Story

Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Dr Ella Henry and David Downs discuss a Cabinet directive to create a "colourblind" public service that focusses solely on need, not race, and the cost of having adult children at home.

Dr Ella Henry is Director of Maori Advancement at AUT's Business School David Downs is a business leader, ex-comedian and CEO of The New Zealand Story

Today on the pre-panel, Wallace Chapman previews tonight's show with Jesse Mulligan. Plus producer Sam Hollis talks about annual Hotel Room Insights Report from booking site hotels.com, which reveals some of the stranger items people have left behind in hotel rooms - including dentures, a $6 million Rolex watch and even a pet lizard.