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The Panel

The Panel features a range of panellists from across the opinion spectrum, together with expert phone guests.
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Episodes

The Pre-Panel for 16 June 2025

Jesse Mulligan is joined by The Panel host Wallace Chapman and producer José Barbosa to preview this evening's marlarky.

Jun 16, 20258 min

The Panel with Aimie Hines and Andie McCombs (Part 1)

Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Aimie Hines and Andie McCombs The Panel discusses the Israel attack on Iran and its implications and the terrible Air India crash and the story of its one survior.

Jun 13, 202524 min

The Panel Reboot

An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman. First up is a look ahead to Nights with host Emile Donovan. Then after hearing some feedback, Wallace is joined by Ryan McNaught, a.k.a. Brickman, the judge of an international all-star season of Lego Masters Plus we hear from listeners and their stories about topics discussed in the show.

Jun 12, 202520 min

The Panel with Paula Penfold and Conor English Part 1

Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Paula Penfold and Conor English Paula goes behind the scenes on her breakthorugh story this week about former Prime Minister staffer Michael Forbes; the nation's disaster monitoring centre is hit by funding cuts and The Finance Minister is being accused of opening a can of worms for considering giving farmers early access to their Kiwisavers.

Jun 12, 202522 min

The Pre-Panel for 12 June 2025

Jesse Mulligan is joined by The Panel host Wallace Chapman and producer José Barbosa to preview this evening's marlarky.

Jun 12, 20258 min

The Politics Panel

Journalists Ruwani Perera and Dan Brunskill join Wallace Chapman to discuss all the big politics news of the week. Also in the studio is former NZ First MP Tracey Martin. Tonight they examine the Gaza floatilla headed by Greta Thunberg and the NZ sanctions placed on two Israeli ministers. They also discuss the tren dfor more right leaning and alt poltical organisations to film their interviews - David Seymour recently took hi own camera to an interview conducted by John Campbell. What to our jou...

Jun 11, 202528 min

The Panel with Patrick Phelps and Georgie Stylianou Part 2

This half hour the panel hears from a construction expert the best ways to heat your home and they hear from an Australian woman turned an ill-advised online purchase of a 8 metre dinosaur scultpture into a win for her small town community.

Jun 11, 202523 min

The Panel with Patrick Phelps and Georgie Stylianou Part 2

This half hour the panel hears from a construction expert the best ways to heat your home and they hear from an Australian woman turned an ill-advised online purchase of a 8 metre dinosaur scultpture into a win for her small town community.

Jun 11, 202523 min

The Panel with Patrick Phelps and Georgie Stylianou Part 1

Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Patrick Phelps and Georgie Stylianou. A photo of 6 tonne piece of coral caught in a trawl net has environmentalists asking if our fishing industry needs to be overhauled and the Taxpayers Union's new petition asks for a governent mandated cap to be placed on local council rates increases.

Jun 11, 202525 min

The Pre-Panel for 11 June 2025

Jesse Mulligan is joined by The Panel host Wallace Chapman and producer José Barbosa to preview this evening's marlarky.

Jun 11, 20259 min

The Panel with Jennie Moreton and Peter Elliott Part 2

Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Jennie Moreton and Peter Elliott. This half hour the panel hears how the Southern Right Whale is coming back from a dire population crash and they learn how to give children the freedom to play on driveways and streets - just like the old days!

Jun 10, 202523 min

The Panel with Jennie Moreton and Peter Elliot Part 1

Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Jennie Moreton and Peter Elliott Regular panelist economist Ed McKnight pops in to discuss the fallout from Auckland's new property valuations and more than ten thousand primary school students are stood down from school every year.

Jun 10, 202525 min

The Pre-Panel for 10 June 2025

Mark Leishmann is joined by The Panel host Wallace Chapman and producer Tessa Guest to preview this evening's marlarky.

Jun 10, 202514 min

The Panel Expanded for 9 June 2025

An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman. First up is a look ahead to Nights with host Emile Donovan. Then after hearing some feedback, Wallace is joined by employment lawyer Mary Breckon O'Sullivan about how employers will probabaly face more and more unfair dismissal cases from female employees who say they ahve been fired bcause they are menopausal. Plus we hear from two listeners and their stories about topics discussed in the show.

Jun 09, 202522 min

The Panel with Martin Bosley and Heather Roy Part 1

Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Martin Bosley and Heather Roy. Today they cross to LA where protests against ICE raids have been playing out for two days, and back home, New Zealand's gas supply is running out fast.

Jun 09, 202525 min

The Panel with Leonie Freeman and Mike Williams Part 2

Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Leonie Freeman and Mike Williams. This half hour the panel hears about the vandalism inflicted on sports fields and reserves in Rotorua; and they talk to Nainz Tupa'i, the director of a Pacific Secondary school choir, whose rendition of the US anthem went viral.

Jun 06, 202524 min

The Panel with Leonie Freeman and Mike Willlams Part 1

Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Leonie Freeman and Mike Williams. They discuss the fallout from Te Pāti Māori haka protest; Trump vs Musk: grab the popcorn, and the issues around political party affiliation in local politics.

Jun 06, 202523 min

The Pre-Panel for 6 June 2025

Jesse Mulligan is joined by The Panel host Wallace Chapman and producer Tessa Guest to preview this evening's marlarky.

Jun 06, 20258 min

The Panel Expanded

An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman. First up is a look ahead to Nights with host Emile Donovan. Then after hearing some feedback, Wallace is joined by linguist Rory O'Sullivan who discusses why English is such hard language to learn. Plus we hear from two listeners and their stories of seeing bands play at their school: includes mentions of Certain Sounds and the Holiday Makers.

Jun 05, 202524 min

The Pre-Panel for 5 June 2025

Jesse Mulligan is joined by The Panel host Wallace Chapman and producer José Barbosa to preview this evening's marlarky.

Jun 05, 20259 min

The Politics Panel for 4 June 2025

All things politics are discussed in this laser-focused version of The Panel. Today Wallace Chapman is joined by RNZ host of 30 with Guyon, Guyon Espiner and Maria Slade, BusinessDesk journalist.

Jun 04, 202527 min

The Panel Extended for 4 June 2025

An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman. First up is a look ahead to Nights with host Emile Donovan. Then after hearing some feedback from our engaged listeners, Wallace is joined by scrabble enthusiast Alexander Gandar for a discussion on the rising popularity of watching games in real time via livestreams.

Jun 04, 202520 min
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