The Panel

In part two, do you remember swimming lessons at school? Water Safety NZ says not enough kids are getting on the waka, with under half of the country's children doing lessons according to a 2023 report. Then, a community choir with a special twist is celebrating 10 years of song with a star-studded concert in a few weeks' time.

Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Penny Ashton and Nick Leggett. First up, they check in with the Student Volunteer Army in Invercargill, as they enter clean-up mode from this week's devastating weather. Then, how often are we set to see this extremity of weather as the climate continues to rise? Climate Scientist Dr Nathanael Melia joins The Panel. And ACT MP Laura McClure's bill to criminalise sexually explicit 'deepfake' images has been drawn from the biscuit bin. What does this mean?

Jesse is joined by The Panel host Wallace Chapman and producer Tessa Guest to preview this evening's show.

An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Emile Donovan. Then: Wallace who talks to Victor who witnessed a mainfreight truck over turn in the gale force winds. Followed closely by a look at why people insist on being polite to AI. Why do we do it? And is there a danger in treating our digital tools like humans?

In part two, it's to Wairarapa and an update for the weather event there. Then, marine safety experts are warning the government's new Cook Strait ferries will be too big to safely cross the current route to Picton. And finally, the first cohort of a new 'earn as you learn' programme for manufacturing jobs is about to graduate.

Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by Ed McKnight and Niki Bezzant First up, a whip around on the extreme weather affecting the lower North Island and South island, including Helen who had her yurt destroyed by a falling tree. Then, over 100,000 public servants including nurses, teachers and others have walked off the job as part of the "megastrike". The Panel talks to the union for counsellors about why their members that work in schools have joined the strike. Finally the Panel talks to Autism New Zealand chief executive Dane Dougan about the extraordinary case in the UK where the family of an autistic man in England is appalled that the supermarket he volunteers for refused to pay him when it was requested. Could it happen here?

Jesse is joined by The Panel host Wallace Chapman and producer José Barbosa to preview this evening's show.

This week on The Whip, panellists Mihingarangi Forbes, Dan Brunskill and Chris Finlayson discuss all the major political stories of the week. They start by examining the tit-for-tats from politicians and unions in the lead-up to this week's mega strike. Then, is the Labour Party's Future Fund a punchy start to its election campaign, or a bucket of nothing? Then they take a look at the newly passed and hotly debated amendments to the Marine and Coastal Act.

An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Emile Donovan. Then: linguist Rory O'Sullivan explains the history behind the controversial 'me or I' rule.

In part two, small businesses say the closure of GrabOne will be a huge hit. Then, who doesn't like a good rock? Thousands of collectors will be descending on New Plymouth this weekend for the Rock, Mineral and Crystal show.