The Panel

Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Ali Mau and Mark Knoff-Thomas. First up, the government is hitting pause on puberty blockers, saying the medication is unproven and potentially damaging. But some doctors are calling it an "inappropriate overreach of politics into healthcare." Then, jury duty is enough of a cost on time, but one law lecturer says jurors are taking a financial hit, too. Jurors are paid about $10 an hour, a figure that hasn't changed for over 20 years.

Wallace Chapman and producer Tessa Guest preview tonight's instalment of The Panel.

Join Wallace for New Zealand's most explosive 30 minutes of politics. He is joined by panellists Ruwani Perera, Dan Brunskill and Tracey Martin. On the show: the continuing fallout from the IPCA report on how police handled accusations of sexual offending by former Deputy Commissioner Jevon McSkimming; The Opportunities Party is now Opportunity; Labour is now the most trusted party to respond to the most important issues to voters, according to a new survey and Bhissy's Bridge: was it kosher for Chris Bishop to agree to reallocate funds from Kainga Ora to a bridge in his electorate ... a bridge he campaigned on.

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 gives us the best of his two cents on Cambridge's word of the year: parasocial.

In part two: Northland has always been notorious for its power cuts, but havoc wreaked by recent outages has called into question the robustness of the network. Far North Mayor Moko Tepania says a 'detailed investigation' into the cause of the power cuts is needed. Then, while many of you are preparing for the Metallica concert in Auckland we talk to one New Zealander who has an amazing story to tell about the band and their lead singer James Hetfield.

Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Denise L'Estrange Corbet and Peter Field. First up, ultra processed food has been linked to harm in every major organ system of the human body. That's according to the world's largest review just published in The Lancet. In New Zealand how is our food policy? is it protecting us from UPFs? Then, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday that four Uber drivers were employees in a test case, entitling them to benefits such as sick leave, holiday pay and a minimum wage. A win for them, but does this have any implications for future cases?

Wallace Chapman previews tonight's instalment of The Panel.

An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Emile Donovan. Then: Emma Gleason is back to talk fashion. this week she examines the wonderful appeal and history of paisley.

In part two, Police will start random roadside drug testing in December, but there are concerns it won't actually make our roads safer. Then, some Waikato residents are seeing red over tourists taking over Putaruru's Blue Spring and parking illegally.

Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Sarah Perriam-Lampp and Peter Fa'afiu. First up, it's about to become much cheaper to import dirty cars into New Zealand - with the government slashing Clean Vehicle Standard fees. Car importers are happy but advocates for electric vehicles are not so. Then, Sky Sports has pulled the plug on its new all pink TikTok channel designed for female sports fans, self-described as the 'little sister' to Sky Sports. It was widely derided as infantilising and sexist. The Panel surveys the wreckage.