{"id":344661,"date":"2026-03-24T03:14:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T03:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/344661\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T03:14:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T03:14:13","slug":"the-panel-for-tuesday-24-march-2026-the-panel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/344661\/","title":{"rendered":"The Panel for Tuesday 24 March 2026 The Panel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Pre-Panel for 24 March 2026\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Wallace Chapman and producer Jos\u00e9 Barbosa\u00a0preview\u00a0tonight&#8217;s instalment of The Panel.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/4KNMCI5_Wallace_Chapman_portrait_square_png.jpeg\" width=\"1050\" height=\"1050\" alt=\"Relaxed smile portrait of Wallace Chapman on grey background\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"photo-captioned__information\">\n<p>Photo: RNZ \/ Jeff McEwan\n<\/p>\n<p>The Panel with Mary Lambie\u00a0and Simon Wilson, Part 1 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Mary Lambie\u00a0and Simon Wilson. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>First up, we get The Panel&#8217;s reckons around ACT Party deputy and minister Brooke van Velden&#8217;s just announced departure from politics. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Then, 50 dollars a week for 144 thousand families; that&#8217;s the top line on the government&#8217;s fuel support package. Is it enough? The Panel talks to a home support worker about how far she thinks it&#8217;ll go.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/4O8L65G_image_crop_40655.jpeg\" width=\"1050\" height=\"700\" alt=\"A commercial fishing boat off the coast (file photo)\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"photo-captioned__information\">\nPhoto: 123RF\n<\/p>\n<p>The Panel with Mary Lambie\u00a0and Simon Wilson, Part 2 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In part two, why we don\u2019t have a 24-hour commerce culture in New Zealand? The Panel talks to retail expert Juanita Neville Te Rito about why the streets are more or less empty in New Zealand after 9pm.<\/p>\n<p>Then, get ready for Fungi Fest! This week a month long celebration of all things mushroom kicks off. The Panel talks to Bobbi Summers, the Executive Director &amp; Fungi Fest NZ Co-Ordinator.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/4KYS2AH_Oyster_mushrooms_1_jpg.jpeg\" width=\"1050\" height=\"1400\" alt=\"Grey oyster mushrooms\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"photo-captioned__information\">\nGrey oyster mushrooms<br \/>\nPhoto: Supplied\n<\/p>\n<p>The Panel Plus \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he&#8217;s joined by Nights host Emile Donovan. \u00a0 Then: Michael Smythe is back with Kiwi Nuggets. This time he&#8217;s telling the story of the Merryware Body Brush, a staple of 1970s bathrooms.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/4JR9GOY_image001_jpg.jpeg\" width=\"1050\" height=\"652\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"photo-captioned__information\">\n<p>Photo:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Pre-Panel for 24 March 2026\u00a0 Wallace Chapman and producer Jos\u00e9 Barbosa\u00a0preview\u00a0tonight&#8217;s instalment of The Panel. 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