The Panel

First up, should New Zealand ban the sale of fireworks? We'll hear from Alice Hayward, founder of Ban the Boom NZ as NZ First campaigns on the issue. Then, a controversial rockpool harvesting ban and what it means for coastal communities, the panel hears from Waikato Regional Council Chair Warren Maher. And, Labour's proposal to require local support acts at major international concerts, with MusicHelps' Carmel Bennett. Finally, more than 200 Australians wrote apology letters over cricket's infamous underarm bowl incident. We'll chat to New Zealand Cricket Museum manager Lily Wilson about their remarkable collection.

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: this week marks the three-year anniversary of the October 7 massacre in Southern Israel. The resulting Israeli invasion of Gaza sparked two years of war, destroyed much of Gaza and left 74 thousand Palestinians dead. Eyal Mayroz is a Senior Lecturer in Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Sydney. he's written about the anniversary and the questions that remain.

First up, randomised drug testing for beneficiaries will be on the way if the National Party is elected. But will it actually do anything minimise illegal drug use? The panel talks to Dr Fiona Hutton, Associate Professor in Criminology at Victoria University, and is on the board of the drug checking organisation, Know Your Stuff. Then, continuing with Policy Watch today and Labour wants compensation or reimbursement given to flyers when checked baggage is significantly delayed or paid services aren't delivered. Consumer NZ's Jessica Walker walks the panel through your air travel rights and how it works now. And there's questions around Wellington's community housing after a strong piece by The Post's Andrea Vance. Joan Buchanan is a tenant advocate and resident at Newtown Park apartments, she talks to the the panel about how she sees the system failing the most vulnerable. Finally: a new company is trying it's damnest to leverage off NZ's large sardine population to provide locally harvested sardines to the local market. Can they do it and who knew we had loads of sardines anyway?

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.