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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

6:10 PM.Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Cindy Mitchener and David Downs. First up, has the first concrete step in peace in Gaza been reached, or is this yet another serving of… Read more Audio

3:50 PM.Jesse is joined by The Panel host Wallace Chapman and producer José Barbosa to preview this evening's show. Read more Audio

7:32 PM.This week on The Whip, panellists Annabelle Lee-Mather, Guyon Espiner and Peter Dunne discuss all the major political stories of the week. They start by examining the squabble between Winston Peters… Read more Audio

7:06 PM.An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Emile Donovan. Then: he's back, our in-house linguist Rory O'Sullivan and today he is looking at the… Read more Audio

6:36 PM.In part two, the Ministry of Education has proposed that students should instead take public transport if a suitable service is available. That's got many in the region worried about the safety of… Read more Audio

6:06 PM.Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Kathryn Graham and Phil O'Reilly First up, a new poll has National below 30 percent support for the first time this term. Does our panel… 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. Read more Audio

7:10 PM.An extra half hour of The Panel with Mark Leishman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Emile Donovan. Then: you've heard of aerobics, but there's a new exercise in town: Quadrobics is the name… Read more Audio

6:35 PM.In part two, the huge drop in the number of victims of violent offending in recent years has been closely mirrored by a massive drop in violent crime where alcohol was involved. This is prompting… Read more Audio

6:10 PM.Tonight, on The Panel, Mark Leishman is joined by panellists Claire Amos and Liam Hehir. First up, Christopher Luxon says young people need to get off the Play Station and find jobs in the regions… Read more Audio

7:10 PM.An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin. Then: the Isaac Theatre Royal in Christchurch is running a fundraising campaign to restore a hundred-and-forty-three year-old… Read more Audio

6:35 PM.In part two, Sarah McLeod says she got a $70 parking ticket for pulling into a park for safety reasons. Even though she contested it, she still got pinged. When should the rules be followed and when… Read more Audio

6:10 PM.Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Sarah Perrim-Lamp and Andie McCombs. First up, the government has reiterated plans to test 18 and 19 year old's benefits against their… Read more Audio

3:45 PM.Wallace Chapman and producer Tessa Guest preview tonight's instalment of The Panel. Read more Audio