The Panel for Friday 15 August 2025
The Pre-Panel for 15 August 2025
Jesse Mulligan is joined by The Panel host Wallace Chapman and producer José Barbosa to preview this evening's marlarky.
Photo: RNZ / Jeff McEwan
The Panel with Anna Dean and Ed McKnight Part 1
Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Anna Dean and Ed McKnight
First up, he government has confirmed how much it cost us to break the contract with South Korean ship builders for new ferries: 144 million dollars. Was it worth it? then everyone is coming down with winter colds and illnesses - it feels bad this year, but is it? Public health expert Michael Baker says it's actually pretty normal.
Professor Michael Baker Photo: Supplied / Luke Pilkinton-Ching
The Panel with Anna Dean and Ed McKnight Part 2
In part two, tertiary students in Auckland are calling for a 50 percent discount for public transport and the panel talks to Rutendo Shadaya, who at 16 years of age has gotten into TIME magazine for her amazing self published fantasy novels.
Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi