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The Panel for Monday 15 September 2025

  • The Pre-Panel for 15 September 2025

    3:45 PM.Jesse is joined by The Panel host Wallace Chapman and producer Tom Riste-Smith to preview this evening's show. Audio

  • The Panel with Ali Jones and Sarah Sparks Part 1

    6:00 PM.Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Ali Jones and Sarah Sparks. First up, the world has been awash with headlines about fugitive Tom Phillips's death and the rescue of his… Read more Audio

  • The Panel with Ali Jones and Sarah Sparks Part 2

    6:30 PM.In part two, rugby commentator and journalist Scotty Stevenson joins the panel to discuss the All Blacks defeat on the weekend and celebrate the Balck Ferns' progression to the world cup semi-finals… 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 Emile Donovan. Then: Wallace talks to Dave Carter who is an Associate Professor at the School of Music… Read more Audio

The Pre-Panel for 15 September 2025 

Jesse is joined by The Panel host Wallace Chapman and producer Tom Riste-Smith to preview this evening's show.

Relaxed smile portrait of Wallace Chapman on grey background

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The Panel with Ali Jones and Sarah Spark Part 1

Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Ali Jones and Sarah Spark.

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The Panel with Ali Jones and Sarah Spark Part 2

In part two, rugby commentator and journalist Scotty Stevenson joins the panel to discuss the All Blacks defeat on the weekend and celebrate the Balck Ferns' progression to the world cup semi-finals. 
And toothpaste brand Solid has produced toothpaste with Te Reo labelling for Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2025. As co-founder Adam McConnochie tells the panel, proceeds from sales will go to support the new mobile dental unit destined for Wairoa, where there is currently no resident dentist.

Titahi Bay toothpaste company Solid was founded by dental hygienist/therapist Laura Nixon and her husband Adam McConnochie. They make toothpaste tablets and powders packed in glass jars stocked in 60 eco stores around the country.

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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: Wallace talks to Dave Carter who is an Associate Professor at the School of Music and Screen Arts at Massey University. They discuss how to save the country's much-loved, but struggling grassroots music venues

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Dimmer - Live at The Hollywood (2022) Photo: Matt von Trott