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The Panel for Thursday 11 September 2025

  • The pre-Panel

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    3:45 PM.Emile Donovan is joined by The Panel host Wallace Chapman and producer José Barbosa to preview this evening's show. Audio

  • The Panel with Penny Ashton and Tim Wilson Part 1

    6:00 PM.Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Penny Ashton and Tim Wilson. First up, America has been left reeling after today's assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk… Read more Audio

  • The Panel with Penny Ashton and Tim Wilson Part 2

    6:30 PM.In part two, the government's new shoplifting offence reverses the innocent until proven guilty rule. What does this mean for individual rights? Then, health and safety concerns have closed the flying… Read more Audio

  • The Panel Plus

    7:00 PM.An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Mark Leishman Then: it's Papua New Guinea Pidgin Language Week, so Wallace welcomes two native… Read more Audio

The Pre-Panel for 11 September 2025 

Emile Donovan is joined by The Panel host Wallace Chapman and producer José Barbosa to preview this evening's show.

Relaxed smile portrait of Wallace Chapman on grey background

Photo: RNZ / Jeff McEwan

The Panel with Penny Ashton and Tim Wilson Part 1

Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Penny Ashton and Tim Wilson.  

First up, America has been left reeling after today's assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The panel talk to Professor Julian Droogan, Head of the School of International Studies at Macquarie University, about the impact of this and what it tells us about US politics right now. 
Then, the latest Financial Services Council report has revealed that our Gen Zs are great savers, but that the cost of living is a huge worry for them. Is there a way to build their confidence? 

Charlie Kirk.

Charlie Kirk has been shot. Photo: JUSTIN SULLIVAN / AFP

The Panel with Penny Ashton and Tim Wilson Part 2

In part two, the government's new shoplifting offence reverses the innocent until proven guilty rule. What does this mean for individual rights? 
Then, health and safety concerns have closed the flying fox at Kaitawa Reserve in Paraparaumu. 

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Photo: 123RF

The Panel Plus

An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Mark Leishman

Then: it's Papua New Guinea Pidgin Language Week, so Wallace welcomes two native speakers, Emmanuel Simon and Deborah Kakis, to guide him and us through the wonders of Tok Pisin.   

Locals at Gordon's Market to greet Chris Hipkins

Papua New Guineas at Gordon's Market, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone