The Panel

Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Steve McCabe and Holly Bennett. First up, bottom trawling has been slipping down the popularity list, with a new Horizons Research survey revealing that half of New Zealanders see it as the biggest threat to our ocean. Then, should big tech companies be allowed to send revenue offshore to avoid local tax bills? Nick Miller of Tax Justice Aotearoa thinks not.

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: 48 teams will be playing across USA, Canada and Mexico in the football World Cup and heat stress will be a factor as summer reaches its height in North America. FIFA has installed cooling breaks to help, but is it enough? Wallace talks to Professor Julien Périard, the Director of the Research Institute for Sport and Exercise at the University of Canberra about how heat stress works and how to mitigate it.

In part two, record low alcohol consumption has some arguing that the government should reconsider the excise tax. Eddie Gapper, Vice-Chair of the Brewer's Guild of NZ explains why he thinks they should take a second look. Then, after a sell-out first season 19-year-old Claudia Hopkin's ice cream cart was stolen, ending her business dreams. But there's a happy ending to this story.

Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Anna Fifield and Simon Pound. First up, it's a merger that could put 620 million dollars into local philanthropy, but some say the proposed purchase of TSB by Heartland Bank will strip Taranaki of an important of its society. New Plymouth District councillor Gordon Brown has started a petition opposed to the merger, he joins the panel to discuss why. Then, Oliver Hartwich of the NZ Initiative says New Zealand's supposedly flexible labour market fails on youth wages. He tells the panel why.

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.

Join Wallace for New Zealand's most explosive 30 minutes of politics. He is joined by panellists Guyon Espiner, Lillian Hanly and Tracey Martin. First, Labour's first big election policy is out - a weekly cap on public transport fares. Then they look at the controversy surrounding the newly announced Labour candidate who's a top police staffer. And 30 years on, has MMP served New Zealand well?

An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Emile Donovan. Then: resident linguist Rory O'Sullivan answers a listener question about whether there is such thing as a correct emphasis on certain syllables in each word.

In part two, apricot or biscotti? Those are two of the options Timaru councillors chose from for a paint job at the Theatre Royal. Then, you've heard of board game cafes, but how about a remote control cafe? A spot in Auckland's Mt Eden lets people send diggers around a sandpit as they sip their coffee.

Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Heather Roy and Richard Pamatatau. First up, Labour's first big election policy is out, and it's a $20 weekly cap on public transport fares for those in our biggest cities. That cap is $10 for everywhere else. Urban planning expert Tim Welch shares his reaction. Then, a panel of public health experts are calling for a blanket ban on sugary drinks in schools and early childhood centres.