Show Notes
An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Emile Donovan. Then: Waikato University senior lecturer Chip Van Dyk gives Wallace a history lesson on Halloween, from carved pumpkins, to trick or treating, to bobbing apples.
More from The Panel
First up, advanced voting opened today, with over 70,000 people turning up to the ballots. But with enrollment shut, 320,000 people will miss out. Politics researcher Dr Michael Swanson shares his analysis. Then, kids across the North Island are getting delayed dental treatment thanks to staffing shortages. Bay of Plenty principal dental officer for the community dental service, Dr Rudi Johnson, sheds some light on the issue. And an art historian in Christchurch is calling for chippies to be banned at the theatre, after too many interruptions from crinkly bags and crunching. Finally, quinoa growers in Aotearoa say they've found a niche in international trade, and demand is soaring. Kiwi Quinoa director managing director Dan Cottrel explains.
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.
First up, the fallout from the resignation of Labour candidate Kerrin Leoni after a video emerged of her campaigning alongside Mongrel Mob members. Then, there's only two days left to enroll before the election of 7 November. The panel talks to the campaign director of On A Roll, a campaign to get young people enrolled. Are young people really disengaged from politics and the election process? The panel finds out. And Australia has a scheme by which car manufacturers must make more information available to independent mechanics. Those in favour of the scheme say it saves motorists thousands of dollars and that it needs to happen here. Finally, after a wave to discussion and memories from our listeners earlier in the week, we have returned to the topic of pneumatic tubes. The panel talks to Nick Annear, the co-owner of C1 Espresso in Christchurch who, we are told, uses the said tubes to delivery fries to customers.
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.
It's time for a hit of pub politics, Panel style! Wallace Chapman hosts a special edition of The Panel from the Thistle Inn in Wellington.