The Panel

Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Sarah Perriam-Lampp and Ben Thomas. First up, the government's attempts to entice an international supermarket brans to New Zealand have so far fallen flat. Grocery Action Group member Sue Chetwin gives her theories about why that might be the case. Then, a group of Christchurch kids spend their school holidays building a bike park, before the council came along and flattened it. Local dad Duncan Hunter has his say.

The show within a show, the little show that could, call it what you will, Wallace Chapman and Jesse Mulligan will always make you smile as they preview tonight's edition of The Panel.

Join Wallace for New Zealand's most explosive 30 minutes of politics. He is joined by panellists Andrea Vance, Maria Slade and Chris Carter.

On the show today they discuss the scrapping of the Broadcasting Standards Authority, will it "set media free?"; the government's ultimatum to local government: amalgamate or we will do it for you; a return to the TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman controversy; and will immigration become an election issue?

An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Emile Donovan. Then: Rory O'Sullivan is back for another journey into the mysteries of language.

In part two, plans to demolish a set of brutalist lecture theaters at Otago University called the Archway Theatres in exchange for a formal garden has kicked off a petition. Then, the Great Avon-Waihopai Varmint Hunt invites teams to humanely hunt or trap as many feral cats, and pests as they can this weekend. It includes a Mother's Day special award; for the mum who has the most impressive haul.

Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Verity Johnson and Liam Hehir. First up, the panel debates the news that the Broadcasting Standards Authority is to be no more. Then, Wellington Union leaders are calling out the council for farming out services to contractors. They argue the council has eroded public service and hiked ratepayer bills. Then, locals are worried that the Resource Management Act reform are going to gut protections for the Waitakere Ranges.

It's the little show that can: ten minutes of sense and nonsense with Wallace Chapman and Jesse Mulligan, whether it makes you smile, or grimace, it'll definitely entertain you!

An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Emile Donovan. Then: award winning fashion writer Emma Gleason reports from the New Zealand fashion Week launch and discusses the hooha around this year's Met Gala.

In part two, ACT leader David Seymour says the government needs to go further and allow pharmacists to treat more conditions, reducing how often New Zealanders will need to go see a GP. Chair of GP advocacy group GenPro Angus Chambers says there are fishhooks in the idea. Then, how to solve low voting turnout? Online voting? A month-long voting window? Sausage sizzles? Well, why not have a look at the Lawrence-Tuapeka ward in the Clutha District. They clocked in a 70 percent voter turnout in the last local body elections. What's their secret sauce?

Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Penny Ashton and Tim Wilson. First up, lead your own reform, or we'll do it for you: those are words straight from RMA Reform minister Chris Bishop, who has given councils a three-month ultimatum to lock in amalgamation proposals. The Panel talks to South Wairarapa Mayor Fran Wilde. Is three months enough time? Then, in Porirua a single mother has had 14 thousand dollars of debt from a car loan written off. This is thanks to the advocacy from a local budgeting facilitator, who wouldn't take no for an answer when she saw the stress this debt was causing.