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6:30 PM.In part two, our major cities are dotted with merry go rounds and slides, but their use is on the decline as the population of kids spreads further out. Then, in honour of National Gardening Week… Read more Audio

6:00 PM.Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Andie McCombs and Deborah Hart. First up, is it a politically motivated stunt, or a desperate plea for adequate investment? The friction… Read more Audio

3:45 PM.Wallace Chapman previews tonight's instalment of The Panel with José Barbosa. Read more Audio

6:05 PM.Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Aimie Hines and Andrew Clay. First up, the traditional family GP consult is being slowly replaced by video chats with a corporate… Read more Audio

6:30 PM.In part two, the Government is loosening rules to make it cheaper and easier for hobby bakers to sell their goods. The home bakers with side hustles are happy they won't have to meet the same costs… Read more Audio

6:05 PM.Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Sue Bradford and Dean Hall. First up, the passing the 35th Prime Minister of New Zealand Jim Bolger has been marked by tributes and… Read more Audio

7:30 PM.This week on The Whip, panellists Corin Dann, Maria Slade and Wayne Mapp discuss and examine all the major political stories of the day. Tonight, they look at the unravelling of Te Pati Maori, the… Read more Audio

7:05 PM.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, The Panel's in-house linguist is in the studio to discuss how… Read more Audio

6:30 PM.In part two, the Mexican Cafe is an Auckland institution that's been feeding and entertaining people for 42 years. But the Victoria Street restaurant is struggling after a decade of the City Rail… Read more Audio

6:05 PM.Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Heather Roy and Tim Batt. First up, a Greymouth nurse who suffered an injury in surgery is in a battle with ACC over its refusal to pay… Read more Audio

6:30 PM.In part two, Burger King and Starbucks want in on the untouched town of Tirau, but locals are saying no. Then, the Phillipstown Community Hub in Christchurch is run out of an old primary school and… Read more Audio

6:00 PM.Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Holly Bennett and Tim Wilson. First, a check in with the locals in the Ruapehu district who've experienced flooding and major road… Read more Audio

7:05 PM.An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Mark Leishman. Then: Condè Nast, the publisher of Vogue, Vanity Fair and Glamour, will no longer… Read more Audio

6:30 PM.In part two, we return to the local election results and the low voter turnout. The panel talks a researcher who argues that those who opted out of voting were acting entirely rationally. Then, the… Read more Audio

6:05 PM.Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Leonie Freeman and Rajorshi Chakraborti. With the first hostages due to be released, the panel looks at the new peace plan for Israel and… Read more Audio

6:08 PM.Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Cindy Mitchener and David Downs. First up, the horrific death of a toddler in an above ground temporary pool in 2023 has led water safety… Read more Audio

3:45 PM.Jesse is joined by The Panel host Wallace Chapman and producer Tessa Guest to preview this evening's show. Audio

6:35 PM.In part two, psychologist Kirsty Ross takes us back to childhood to explain why adults need a good dose of fun for their mental health. Then, a Rotorua Centre for Youth that's been running since 1993… Read more Audio