The Panel

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The Panel features a range of panellists from across the opinion spectrum, together with expert phone guests.

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1262 episodes

The Panel (Part Two) with Conor English and Verity Johnson

Today on The Panel Wallace with Conor English and Verity Johnson discuss The massive profits being made by banks, whether 'sharenting' - parents who share photos or video of your children - is really okay and the Auckland Council scheme to collect food waste separately from household rubbish.

25m
Mar 23
The Panel (Part One) with Conor English and Verity Johnson

Today on The Panel Wallace with Conor English and Verity Johnson discuss National's proposed shakeup of the education sector with the CEO of Longworth Education Dr Sarah Aiono. Also they talk to Kathryn Trounson from Better NZ Trust.

23m
Mar 23
The Pre-Panel with Conor English and Verity Johnson

Wallace and panellists with Conor English and Verity Johnson debate the merits of bringing back the overnight ferry between Lyttleton and Wellington with Greater Wellington Regional Councillor Thomas Nash

15m
Mar 23
The Panel with Ali Mau and Simon Pound (Part Two)

Wallace and panellists Ali Mau and Simon Pound debate whether dental treatments should be funded for everyone with public health dentist Hugh Trengrove. Then they will talk to National Council of Women New Zealand president Suzanne Manning about why organisations keep holding all male panels, following from the Auckland University Law Students Society's Friday Pizza & Partners panel which only included Pakeha men. And finally Youthline's help line general manager Brian Lowe joins The Panel to discuss the Better Love campaign which will provide advice to young people going through a relationship break-up

26m
Mar 22
The Panel with Ali Mau and Simon Pound (Part One)

Today on The Panel Wallace and panellists Ali Mau and Simon Pound discuss the decision by Immigration New Zealand to allow the controversial British activist Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull, also known as Posie Parker, into the country. Plus they talk to Dr Nina Hood from the Education Hub about what's happening in our education system and how we can improve it.

22m
Mar 22
The Pre-Panel with Ali Mau and Simon Pound

Wallace and panellists Ali Mau and Simon Pound hear from Invercargill librarian Tessa Smith about a ground-breaking initiative to increase literacy among inmates at Invercargill Prison

14m
Mar 22
The Panel with (Part One) with Raj Chakraborti and Jo McCarroll

Today on The Panel Wallace and panellists Raj Chakraborti and Jo McCarroll hear from Senior Lecturer, School of Geography at the University of Otago Dr Daniel Kingston and professor Boyd Swinburn.

23m
Mar 21
The Pre-Panel with Raj Chakraborti and Jo McCarroll

Wallace and panellists Raj Chakraborti and Jo McCarroll talk to Emergency department Doctor Natasha Duncan-Sutherland about the increasing number of dog attacks and what needs to be done to protect children from serve injuries.

14m
Mar 21
The Panel with (Part Two) with Ed Amon and Nalini Baruch

Wallace and panellists Ed Amon and Nalini Baruch talk to Gisborne farmer and Federated Farmers Meat & Wool chairperson Toby Williams on the mammoth challenge faced by cyclone affected farmers, who need to replace hundreds of thousand of kilometres of fencing. Also they discuss the Government's backtrack on it's container return scheme with Sustainable Coastlines CEO Josh Borthwick Then finally the Mayor of Timaru Nigel Bowen joins The Panel to sign the virtues of his district, which has been ranked the best place for city dwellers to escape to.

25m
Mar 20
The Panel with (Part One) with Ed Amon and Nalini Baruch

Today on The Panel Wallace and panellists Ed Amon and Nalini Baruch discuss New Zealand's lack of regulation around lobbying with Transparency International New Zealand CEO, Julie Haggie. Also they talk to Outward Bound's acting CEO Simon Graney about The Oppurtunities Party's new policy which would introduce a National Civic Service' programme for young people.

23m
Mar 20
The Pre-Panel with Ed Amon and Nalini Baruch

Wallace and panellists Ed Amon and Nalini Baruch talk to cartographer Jim Lewis about the dying art of map making. Plus our panellists tell us what's been on their mind this week.

14m
Mar 20
The Panel with Cindy Mitchener and David Cormack (Part One)

Today on The Panel Wallace Chapman and panellists Cindy Mitchener and David Cormack discuss the demotion of Stuart Nash after a third breach of the Cabinet Manual. Also, they discuss the volitility of the international banking sector, and whether hugs between colleagues at work is appropriate.

24m
Mar 17
The Pre-Panel with Cyndi Mitchener and David Cormack

Wallace Chapman and panellists Cindy Mitchener and David Cormack open the Friday Mailbag and discuss listener feedback from the week that was. Plus, our panellists tell us what has been on their mind this week.

15m
Mar 17
The Panel with Dr Ella Henry and Nick Leggett (Part Two)

Today on The Panel Wallace Chapman and panellists Dr Ella Henry and Nick Leggett discuss the recent string of troubles for the construction sector. Plus, they discuss if bringing back the old Ministry of Works would solve problems, and te reo Māori has been added the Oxford English Dictionary.

23m
Mar 16
The Panel with Dr Ella Henry and Nick Leggett (Part One)

Today on The Panel Wallace Chapman and panellists Dr Ella Henry and Nick Leggett discuss teachers on strike today and where the incentive is for people to train to be a teacher. Also, they discuss wage increases amid rising inflation, and if pub etiquette is changing.

24m
Mar 16
The Pre-Panel with Dr Ella Henry and Nick Leggett

Wallace Chapman and panellists Dr Ella Henry and Nick Leggett discuss the end of printed AA maps. Plus, our panellists tell us what has been on their mind this week.

15m
Mar 16
The Panel with Lavina Good and Chris Wikaira (Part One)

Today on The Panel Wallace Chapman and panellists Lavina Good and Chris Wikaira discuss Stuart Nash resigning as Police Minister following comments earlier this morning. Also, they discuss new analysis the Cyclone Gabrielle's rainfall was made worse by climate change, and Potter Brothers have admitted to using bulk product.

23m
Mar 15
The Panel: Raising Sakinah, Finding Peace exhibition

Wallace Chapman and panellists talk to Janneth Gil about Raising Sakinah, Finding Peace exhibition honouring the Shuhada, those taken from us on March 15, 2019 - four years ago today.

8m
Mar 15
The Pre-Panel with Lavina Good and Chris Wikaira

Wallace Chapman and panellists Lavina Good and Chris Wikaira reflect on it being four years since the Christchurch mosque attacks by learning about the Raising Sakinah, Finding Peace exhibition on at Christchurch City Library. Plus, our panellists tell us what has been on their mind this week.

13m
Mar 15
The Panel with Alexia Russell and Dean Hall (Part Two)

Today on The Panel Wallace Chapman and panellists Alexia Russell and Dean Hall discuss deferring the container return scheme after the PM's announcement yesterday. Plus, they discuss how wheelchair users pay more for event tickets, and declining salmon numbers migrating back to New Zealand.

24m
Mar 14
The Panel with Alexia Russell and Dean Hall (Part One)

Today on The Panel Wallace Chapman and panellists Alexia Russell and Dean Hall discuss the increase in profits being made by the banking sector. Also, they discuss high sodium levels in processed for relating to strokes, and whether it's rude for an answering machine to say "text me instead".

24m
Mar 14
The Pre-Panel with Alexia Russell and Dean Hall

Wallace Chapman and panellists Alexia Russell and Dean Hall discuss Phantom of the Opera coming to an end on Broadway after 35 years. Plus, our panellists tell us what has been on their mind this week.

14m
Mar 14
The Panel with Georgie Stylianou and David Slack (Part Two)

Today on The Panel Wallace Chapman and panellists Georgie Stylianou and David Slack discuss whether job seekers deserve a reply when applying. Plus, they discuss Buy Now Pay Later and the issues of the quanitiy of pigeon poo.

26m
Mar 13
The Panel: Wastewater issues in Beach Haven

Today on The Panel, Beach Haven Hadfield Street resident Gary Flynn talks to Wallace and the panellists about the myriad of issues Hadfield Street residents have been facing with broken sewerage pipes since January 27th.

6m
Mar 13
The Panel with Georgie Stylianou and David Slack (Part One)

Today on The Panel Wallace Chapman and panellists Georgie Stylianou and David Slack discuss what the incentive is to get into teaching if the pay isn't very high.  Also, they discuss the temporary solutions Hadfield Street are dealing with after their sewerage pipes broke in the floods, and whether tea tastes better with milk in first or after hot water.

22m
Mar 13
The Pre-Panel with Georgie Stylianou and David Slack

Wallace Chapman and panellists Georgie Stylianou and David Slack discuss the Oscars as they happen with entertainment man Brooks Alexander.  Plus, our panellists tell us what has been on their mind this week.

14m
Mar 13
The Panel with Anna Dean and Guy Williams (Part Two)

Today on The Panel Wallace Chapman and panellists Anna Dean and Guy Williams discuss whether people are politer on buses in Auckland or Wellington, and the challenges facing the Wellington bus service. Plus, they discuss whether crocs are bad for children's feet, and whether the moon was brighter this week.

24m
Mar 10
The Panel with Anna Dean and Guy Williams (Part One)

Today on The Panel Wallace Chapman and panellists Anna Dean and Guy Williams discuss the meningococcal vaccine rollout amid more cases in Canterbury. Also, they discuss the privatisation of the ECE sector, and what they think about ghosting on dates.

23m
Mar 10
The Pre-Panel with Anna Dean and Guy Williams

Wallace Chapman and panellists Anna Dean and Guy Williams open the Friday Mailbag and discuss correspondence from our listeners this week. Plus, our panellists tell us what has been on their mind this week.

14m
Mar 10
The Panel with Nicky Pellegrino and Allan Blackman (Part Two)

Today on The Panel Wallace Chapman and panellists Nicky Pellegrino and Allan Blackman discuss the impact of public access to coastline due to coastal fortifications. Plus, they discuss what you now have to comply with as an incorporated club, and "hand-crafted" chocolate.

25m
Mar 09