The Panel
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The Panel
The Panel features a range of panellists from across the opinion spectrum, together with an interesting mix of experts, leaders, and locals.
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The Whip for 25 March 2026
Join Wallace for New Zealand's most explosive 30 minutes of politics. He is joined by panellists Jacqui Van Der Kay, Lyric Waiwiri-Smith and Ron Mark....
The Panel Plus for 25 March 2026
An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Emile Donovan. Then: in house linguist Rory O'Sulliva...
The Panel with Jo McCarroll and Allan Blackman, Part 2
In part two, we'll be looking at the politics of the fuel crisis and how political parties have been capitalising on the crisis. Then, if there's one...
The Panel with Jo McCarroll and Allan Blackman, Part 1
Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Jo McCarroll and Allan Blackman. First up, a quick check in up north to see how the wea...
The Panel Plus for 24 March 2026
An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Emile Donovan. Then: Michael Smythe is back with Kiwi...
The Panel with Mary Lambie and Simon Wilson, Part 2
In part two, why we don't have a 24-hour commerce culture in New Zealand? The Panel talks to retail expert Juanita Neville Te Rito about why the stree...
The Panel with Mary Lambie and Simon Wilson, Part 1
Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Mary Lambie and Simon Wilson. First up, we get The Panel's reckons around ACT Party dep...
The Panel Plus
An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Emile Donovan. Then: we love our grassy lawns in New...
The Panel with Cindy Mitchener and Peter Field, Part 2
In part two, elections run a little differently, thanks to a law with strict requirements about truth in political advertising. Todd Farrell is a seni...
The Panel with Cindy Mitchener and Peter Field, Part 1
Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Cindy Mitchener and Peter Field. First up, the number of electric car charges available...
The Pre-Panel for 23 March 2026
Wallace Chapman and producer Tessa Guest preview tonight's instalment of The Panel.
The Panel with Ben Thomas and Kanoa Lloyd, Part 2
In part two, organisations around the world are racing to establish an official certification system to declare products AI-free. But is AI too far em...
The Panel with Ben Thomas and Kanoa Lloyd, Part 1
Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Ben Thomas and Kanoa Lloyd. First up, a wrap on the government's approach to the Iran f...
The Pre-Panel for 20 March 2026
Wallace Chapman previews tonight's instalment of The Panel.
The Panel Plus
An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Emile Donovan. Then: the rise of extremist Christian...
The Panel with Sally Wenly and Andie McCombs, Part 2
In part two, most of us a familiar with betting, be it rugby, horses, or even elections. But what about war? Karoline Thomson from the University of S...
The Panel with Sally Wenly and Andie McCombs, Part 1
Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Sally Wenly and Andie McCombs. First up, New Zealand-founded company Rocket Lab has won...
The Pre-Panel for 19 March 2026
Wallace Chapman and producer Tessa Guest preview tonight's instalment of The Panel.
The Whip for 18 March 2026
Join Wallace for an explosive half-hour of politics. He is joined by panellists Jonathan Milne, Maria Slade and Sue Kedgley. They begin with the turmo...
The Panel Plus for 18 March 2026
An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Emile Donovan. Then: in-house linguist Rory O'Sulliva...
The Panel with Anna Rawhiti-Connell and Chris Finlayson, Part 2
In part two, a new half-million dollar government boost is going into a twelve-month SPCA trial to desex dogs in Northland and Auckland. Helen Beattie...
The Panel with Anna Rawhiti-Connell and Chris Finlayson, Part 1
Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Anna Rawhiti-Connell and Chris Finlayson. First up, with diesel prices up by 50%, just...
The Pre-Panel for 18 March 2026
A preview of tonight's Panel programme with a side of saxophone.
The Panel Plus
An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Emile Donovan. Then: fashion critic Emma Gleason give...
The Panel with Tim Batt and Jenni Giblin, Part 2
In part two, nothing gets people more angry than rubbish. In Rotorua, a change from weekly to fortnightly collection has prompted a petition with 4,00...
The Panel with Tim Batt and Jenni Giblin, Part 1
Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Tim Batt and Jenni Giblin. First up, the Public Service Association is calling for a lo...
The Pre-Panel for 17 March 2026
Wallace Chapman and producer Tessa Guest preview tonight's instalment of The Panel.
The Panel Plus
An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Emile Donovan. Then: a legal case against the governm...
The Panel with Verity Johnson and Tim Wilson, Part 2
In part two, proposed citizen arrest laws are proving unpopular, with the Police Association being the latest to object. President Steve Watt shares h...
The Panel with Verity Johnson and Tim Wilson, Part 1
Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Verity Johnson and Tim Wilson. First up, with the price of petrol ticking over the $3 m...
The Pre-Panel for 16 March 2026
Wallace Chapman and producer José Barbosa preview tonight's instalment of The Panel.
The Panel with Eve McCallum and Martin Cocker, Part 2
In part two, we return to the issue of speed bumps in Nelson. Earlier this week we talk to resident Jeremy Matthews who was very anti-bumps. But today...
The Panel with Eve McCallum and Martin Cocker, Part 1
Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Eve McCallum and Martin Cocker. First up, Shane Jones says the last govt fatally wounde...
The Pre-Panel for 13 March 2026
Wallace Chapman previews tonight's instalment of The Panel.
The Panel Plus for 12 March 2026
An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Emile Donovan. Then: Louis Theroux's latest documenta...
The Panel with Marian Hobbs and David Farrar, Part 2
In part two, the panel hears from Arash Alaeinia an Iranian New Zealander based in Rotorua about his fears for Iran and his friends and family. Then,...
The Panel with Marian Hobbs and David Farrar, Part 1
Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Marian Hobbs and David Farrar. First up, a third of households in New Zealand have stru...