The Panel

Wallace Chapman previews tonight's instalment of The Panel.

In part two, a music lecturer says streaming platform Spotify is ghosting local music, as listener stats plummet. Jesse Austin-Stewart joins the panel. Finally, a 92 year-old Te Awamutu local has proven it's never too late to try something new, getting his first ever tattoo for his birthday. Peter Judson explains why he wanted to get inked.

Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Ed McKnight and Verity Johnson. First up, a Palmerston North based tenancy advocate was appalled to discover a local property for rent with stained walls, peeling carpet and filthy kitchen tops. Then, should street names be privatised? Dunedin councillor Benedict Ong thinks so, as a method to lower rates.

Wallace Chapman and producer Tessa Guest preview 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: The story of the rise and fall of the property group Du Val has been hard to look away from. BusinessDesk's property editor, Maria Slade has chronicled the story in a new podcast.

In part two, in another edition of Soapbox: The Panel edition, Sarah Bradley recounts her horror at being asked about a Super Gold Card, whilst still in her 50s. Then, an historic staircase was the icing on the cake of a refurbishment of the Waikato Regional Theatre. Senior carpenter Johno Weston explains.

Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Marian Hobbs and Scott Campbell. First up, health insurance premiums rose by a shocking 19.2 percent in the year to September - what's driving the cost? Financial Services Council chief executive Kirk Hope explains. Then, has New Zealand given up on fighting climate change? The government has rejected all of the Climate Change...

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

Join Wallace for New Zealand's most explosive 30 minutes of politics. He is joined by panellists Guyon Espinor and Paddy Gower, and former Green Party MP Sue Kedgely. First, they discuss the snowballing police saga kicked off by Jevon McSkimming's misconduct, and the politics of a school lunch. Then, they unpack Russian President Vladimir Putin's ominous comments to Europe, and what might be the...

An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Emile Donovan. Then, in house linguist Rory O'Sullivan gives the definitive ruling on spatulas after days of fiery debate. Finally, he hears from a listener who received two personal letters from then Prime Minster Robert Muldoon when she wrote to him at nine years old.