The Panel

Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Anna Rawhiti-Connell and Nick Leggett. First we discuss the first debate of the election campaign, The Press Kingmakers' debate. Political commentator Jacqui Van Der Kaay joins the show with her thoughts. Then, The Panel returns to the topic of toilet infrastructure. Why is it so crucial for the regions? We speak to Mayor of Central Otago, Tamah Alley. And, over 90 percent of Kiwi drivers say touchscreens are distracting. So what can be done? The Panel chats to Charles Dawson from AutoSense. Finally, a group calling themselves Roskill Rovers have carried a couch up to The Pinnacles DOC hut and back down. The Panel finds out why with leader Jadzia.

Wallace Chapman and Jesse Mulligan star in the shortest show on radio, where they show they really can make something out of nothing, join them to be part of their delight, or to simply despair. Wallace will also preview what's on The Panel tonight.

An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Emile Donovan. Then: what with all the proposed policies to tackle supermarket prices, our everyday food items are shaping up to be one of the biggest issues of the election. But Jonathan Baker, a senoir lecturer in strategy at Adelaide University, argues no single policy will solve the problem alone.

Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Peter Field and Nicky Pellegrino. First up, from today, cyclists will have a minimum space bubble of 1.5m from cars overtaking them on the road. The Panel speaks to an ex cyclist about whether this will get her back on the bike, and cycling advocate Patrick Morgan. Then, Wellington ratepayers might have to cough up to cover the council and water authority's failures in managing the Moa Point wastewater plant, with criminal charges laid. And eight years into the arrival of e-scooters, what role are the nifty sets of wheels playing in New Zealand's transport system? Jo Draper has authored a report. Finally, what was once national gardening week has become national gardening month. Sally Brown of Blueskin Bay Nursery in Otago explains what's on for October.

Wallace Chapman and Jesse Mulligan star in the shortest show on radio, where they show they really can make something out of nothing, join them to be part of their delight, or to simply despair. Wallace will also preview what's on The Panel tonight.