The Panel

The Panel

The Panel features a range of panellists from across the opinion spectrum, together with an interesting mix of experts, leaders, and locals.

Episodes

The Panel with Jo McCarroll and Ed Amon Part 2

August 29, 2025 • 53 mins
Kicking off the second half: South Australia is about to be the first aussie state to ban soy sauce fish containers. The Panel talks to Dr Nina Wootton a marine scientist specialising in microplastics at the University of Adelaide: she's pretty happy about the whole thing. And then: the story of Pleakly the tui. Pleakly lives at the Otorohanga Kiwi House in Waikato and has around 15 favourite phrases including "hey buddy" and ...
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The Panel with Jo McCarroll and Ed Amon Part 1

August 29, 2025 • 24 mins
Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Jo McCarroll and Ed Amon. First up: emotions have been running high over proposals to allow for greater housing and development around City Rail Link stations in Auckland. About 200 people packed out the Mt Eden Village Centre in Auckland last night. Margot McRae is the chairperson of Devonport Heritage and a member of Character Coalition. She explains her oppositi...
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The Pre-Panel for 29 August 2025

August 28, 2025 • 8 mins
Jesse Mulligan is joined by The Panel host Wallace Chapman and producer José Barbosa to preview this evening's marlarky.
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The Panel Plus for 28 August 2025

August 28, 2025 • 19 mins
An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Emile Donovan. Then: they may have their uses, but plastic wet wipes contiue to be the bane of water and health authorities around the world. We talk to an environmental expert about their impact and why some countries, inclding our own, are reluctant to issue bans.
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The Panel with Richard Pamatatau and Maddy Burgess-Smith Part 2

August 28, 2025 • 22 mins
Kicking off the second half: the Ministry for Primary Industries is currently reviewing how meat gets checked on the production line, the PSA union is worried this could erode the safety of our meat. We talk to a meat inspector who has seen it all. And then: chaotic gardening, the latest gardening trend on TikTok. We talk to a gardening expert about the new style of gardening.
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The Panel with Richard Pamatatau and Maddy Burgess-Smith Part 1

August 28, 2025 • 25 mins
Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Richard Pamatatau and Maddy Burgess-Smith. First up: the government has signed off on a plan to ease alcohol restrictions, pledging fewer hurdles for bars and bottle stores. Then, a recent report on on the state of radiology in our public health system paints a grim picture: according to some it's a crucial service on its knees.
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The Whip for 27 August 2025

August 27, 2025 • 27 mins
It's another hit of the most insightful and sharp 30 minutes in political analysis. Tonight Wallace is joined by RNZ's Mihingarangi Forbes, Stuff's national editor Andrea Vance and former national minister Wayne Mapp. The Whip panel looks at economic growth minister Nicola Willis's announcement about fast tracking new supermarket developments. Followed by Mihi's reporting on how the Public Service Commissioner is considering a...
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The Panel Plus for 27 August 2025

August 27, 2025 • 19 mins
An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Emile Donovan. Then: locals in the Auckland suburb of Beachlands are upset that a group of pohutukawa trees has been removed. Mels Barton of the Tree Council talks to Wallace about the grey areas in what consitute a protected tree.
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The Panel with Kathryn Graham and Mark Knoff-Thomas Part 2

August 27, 2025 • 21 mins
In part two, the Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance is up in arms about a $237,561 council spend on fairy lights. Then, the notorious Waipawa duck is set to make an appearance at Spring Fling, an annual festival hosted by the central Hawke's Bay town. The panel learn more about the the duck that;s divided a community.
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The Panel with Kathryn Graham and Mark Knoff-Thomas Part 1

August 27, 2025 • 24 mins
Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Kathryn Graham and Mark Knoff-Thomas. First up, economic Growth Minister Nicola Willis announced new changes to increase grocery competition and reduce food prices. Will this change the hit we all feel at the till? Then, representatives from Uber have made a rare appearance in from of MPs, and a last ditch plea renewing a call for a retrospective law change that wo...
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The Pre-Panel for 27 August 2025

August 26, 2025 • 9 mins
Jesse Mulligan is joined by The Panel host Wallace Chapman and producer José Barbosa to preview this evening's marlarky.
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The Panel Plus

August 26, 2025 • 19 mins
An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Emile Donovan. Then: fashion writer and 95bFM Thursday Morning Glory host Emma Gleason reports live from NZ Fashion Week.
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The Panel with Cindy Mitchener and Rajorshi Chakraborti Part 2

August 26, 2025 • 21 mins
In part two, the AA is pushing for tougher driver licence rules in a bid to improve the country's dismal youth road safety record. What exactly are they asking for? Then imagine having the ability to detect a single drop of petrol in an Olympic-sized swimming pool, it's a skill that German shepherd "Boss" has - as the only New Zealand canine trained to detect flammable substances.
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The Panel with Cindy Mitchener and Rajorshi Chakraborti Part 1

August 26, 2025 • 24 mins
Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Cindy Mitchener and Rajorshi Chakraborti. First up, David Seymour has admitted his approach to four-year parliamentary term was too complicated, but he's having another go. The Panel discusses if it has merit. Then a spike in anti-social behaviour has forced a popular restaurant in Auckland to get rid of its pokie machines. What's going on?
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The Pre-Panel for 26 August 2025

August 25, 2025 • 8 mins
Jesse Mulligan is joined by The Panel host Wallace Chapman and producer Lucy Walker to preview this evening's marlarky.
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The Panel Plus

August 25, 2025 • 21 mins
An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Emile Donovan. Then: a new survey has found that even retirees who have paid off their homes are struggling with the cost of living, Wallace talks to Professor Ngaire Kerse, the Joyce Cook chair in Ageing Well
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The Panel with Liam Heir and Verity Johnson Part 2

August 25, 2025 • 21 mins
In part two, a census involving several thousand kids have given a real insight into the life of today's young people, and what they love is ... sushi! And then in Hawera the town's foodbank was looking near empty, but a challenge started by a local business has seen the shelves of the town's foodbank groan with the weight of donations.
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The Panel with Liam Heir and Verity Johnson Part 1

August 25, 2025 • 24 mins
Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Liam Heir and Verity Johnson. First up, it's tougher for small businesses now than it was during the 2008 global financial crisis according to Antje Fiedler, senior lecturer in Management and International Business at University of Auckland. Is the government doing the right things to make sure they survive? And in Whakatane it appears that services like cemeteries...
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The Pre-Panel for 25 August 2025

August 24, 2025 • 8 mins
Jesse Mulligan is joined by The Panel host Wallace Chapman and producer Lucy Walker to preview this evening's marlarky.
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The Panel with Boopsie Maran and Alan McElory Part 2

August 22, 2025 • 23 mins
In part two, flashing mouthguards will be making their debut at the Women's Rugby World Cup this weekend. The mouthguards flash when a player gets hit in a collision that's big enough to potentially cause a concussion. The panel hears how they work and tlearn what impact they will have. Then, by popular demand, a listener is on-air speaking fluent Espertano. The V errity Wandel, the Australian whose postman carefully took her ...
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