The Panel

In part two, the All Blacks and South Africa are due to play each other in a match in the US in September. With the ICE shootings and general unrest in America, is it really the best back drop for the match?, asks sports writer Alice Soper. The panel discusses with Alice if politics should or shouldn't stay out of rugby. Then, once again the SPCA are asking for help in finding a home for another long stay dog in their care. Azul has been with the SPCA for just over 300 days. She's sick of being overlooked and is ready to find her forever home. If you think you can offer Azul what she needs, please visit her page on the SPCA website for more info.

Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by Penny Ashton and Patrick Phelps. First up, with the recent fatal weather dis related disasters in the North island we have to ask: does our emergency planning match the frequency and extremity of events? The Panel talks to Richard Adams, the founder and director of Taskforce Kiwi, an organisation that offers completely voluntary support in emergencies. Then, the Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has declined Donald Trump's offer for New Zealand to join the Board for Peace. The Panel mulls over the pros and cons of the decision - should we have taken the seat at the table?

An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights fill in host Susana Lei'ataua. Then: Jane Young is the co-chair of Forest and Bird's Southern Otago branch and she joins Wallace to explain how the northern hoiho/yellow-eyed penguin are in trouble. The South Island and Rakiura/Stewart Island population has collapsed by 80 percent since 2008. Jan explains why and what can be done to save them.

In part two, do shops close too early? Pip Thompson, general manager of Napier City Business Association, thinks the answer is yes and the panel learns why NZ's retail hours are stuck in the 1970s. Then, meet Flat White Frank. He is an online influencer and he's travelling the world with a mission to find the perfect flat white. Can New Zealand claim to be the global capital of the flat white? Listen to find out?

Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Cindy Mitchener and Andie McCombs. First up, as it's the anniversary of the Auckland Anniversary floods, the panel talks to Amy who lost her home in harrowing circumstances. Three years on, she now calls herself a climate refugee. Then, AA Insurance says it will no longer offer new home policies to the residents of flood prone Westport. The former mayor of Buller, Jamie Cleine says central government needs to get on board plans to develop Westport's future resilience. And finally, Dr Samantha Marsh discuses a landmark US court trial involving TikTok, YouTube and Meta over claims the platforms deliberately addict and harm children.

Wallace Chapman previews tonight's instalment of The Panel.

Join Wallace for New Zealand's most explosive 30 minutes of politics. He is joined by panellists Corin Dann, Holly Bennett and Tracey Martin. The Whip panel discusses Judith Collins' legacy in politics; the politicians and their response to the extreme and fatal weather events in the Bay of Plenty; the latest political poll and why Winston Peters' has cause to be smiling and the extraordinary ICE crackdown in the US which sees two citizens dead and a White House administration seemingly backing down.

An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights fill-in host Susana Lei'ataua. Then: in-house linguist Rory O'Sullivan examines that linguistically transcendental word: HELLO.

In part two, Thousands of incorporated societies could be about to dissolve as new legislation is pushed through. An advocate for community clubs says the paperwork is too much for tiny groups to handle. Then, the panel talks to a man who was so grateful for the care he received at Dunedin Hospital last month that he was moved to give something back to the hospital, and to the patients staying there.

Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Sarah Perrim-Lampp and Michael Moynahan. First up, misinformation has been circulating online about the safety of the Mount Maunganui landslide and how preventable this disaster was. But is it actually possible to guarantee safety from these events? The Panel talks to Dr Tom Robinson, a senior lecturer in disaster risk and resilience at the University of Canterbury. Then, is it time to call time on the school uniform? Journalist Gamaliel Ramos Oliver reckons so. He says uniforms are expensive and wants them gone.

An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Mark Leishman in for Nights host Emile Donovan. Then: design historian Michael Smythe is back with another Kiwi nugget looking at the enduring appeal of the 1984 Fisher + Paykel Award Range refrigerators: CLASSICS!

In part two, the US has pulled out of the World Health organisation, Winston Peters seems to be leaning the same way, calling it a bloated entity. The Panel asks public health expert Michael Baker: what exactly does the WHO do? Then, Noelene Lane is the organiser of the Whanganui Mobility Scooter Group. The group of 20 regularly tear up the pavement and they've recently had a wheely big rally.

Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Verity Johnson and Phil O'Reilly. First up, The disasters that killed people and destroyed property has already generated at lest two investigations. in the recent weather events has generated a list of questions. But a number of commentators, have noted that officials appear cautious to connect the dots between climate change policy and what happened in Mt Maunganui, Welcome Bay and Warkworth. The Panel talks to Professor Bronwyn Hayward and expert on why we need to connect the dots between natural disasters and climate change policy. Then, say goodbye to your handy little NZ Post cubicle in the corner of the local stationary shop. NZ Post company says it will close 142 service counters around the country. The Panel talks to a grocery store in Kapiti who will lose their postcentre about how it will affect their business and their customers.

An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Mark Leishman. Then: a little old train was chugging along at the bottom of the South Island yesterday, as it does every Sunday, these days. It's the K92 at the Waimea Plains Railway, which has been restored in bits over decades. And the volunteers bringing it back are hoping it will also bring some life to the tiny towns of Southland.

In part two, beauty gurus are decrying a major retailer over freebies from its loyalty scheme. Make up store MECCA offered an extra gift labelled a 'beauty treat' to its members which turned out to be a tote bag of questionable quality. Consumer NZ explains why some rewards schemes are not all their cracked up to be. Then, Australian local council member Mark Dal Bon from Griffith City talks about the councils' decision to allow workers to wear flannel shirts in the office. Is business casual getting too casual?

Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Denise L'Strange Corbet and Ed Amon. First up, we hear some local voices across the country about how the last week of intense weather has affected them and their communities. We talk to Mike in Paeroa who has been documenting the raging Ohinemuri river, Scott McKenize, the Deputy Mayor of Whangarei, and we also talk to a member of the motorcamp community in Tauranga who knows the Mt Maunganui camp well: she says the true horror of what has happened is just now sinking. Then, former National leader and MP Todd Muller has written an opinion piece regarding the crumbling international world order spearheaded by Donald Trump. Muller explains why he thinks the best bet for New Zealand is to "hunker down".

Wallace Chapman and producer José Barbosa preview tonight's instalment of The Panel.

In part two, New Zealand's Yoga Teacher of the Year, Hamish Kenworthy, celebrates the rising popularity of the practice.

Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Andrew Clay and Denise L'Estrange-Corbet. First up, a Tauranga-based social services organisation is being stretched to the brink by the number of people living in hardship. SociaLink chief executive Lix Davies gives the lowdown. Then, does the introduction of bigbox retail like IKEA mean the death of local 'block of shops' retail in New Zealand? Butcher and local retail advocate, Reuben Sharples, joins the show.

Wallace Chapman and producers Tessa Guest and José Barbosa preview tonight's instalment of The Panel.