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The Panel for Thursday 18 September 2025

  • The Pre-Panel for 18 September 2025

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    3:50 PM.Jesse is joined by The Panel host Wallace Chapman and producer José Barbosa to preview this evening's show. Audio

  • The Panel with Anna Dean and Phil O'Reilly Part 1

    6:07 PM.Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Anna Dean and Phil O'Reilly First up, according to GDP figures out today the economy is in the toilet. Finance Mnister Nicola Willis… Read more Audio

  • The Panel with Anna Dean and Phil O'Reilly Part 2

    6:35 PM.In part two, food insecurity peaks in your mid thirties, and predictors include single people, those living in urban centres, and social disconnection. It looks like New Zealand is on an upward trend… Read more Audio

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  • The Panel Plus

    7:06 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 Hassan Vally, Associate Professor of Epidemiology at Deakin… Read more Audio

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The Pre-Panel for 18 September 2025 

Jesse 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 Anna Dean and Phil O'Reilly Part 1

Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Anna Dean and Phil O'Reilly

Finance Minister Nicola Willis fronts as the latest GDP figures show the economy has shrunk, again.

Finance Minister Nicola Willis fronts as the latest GDP figures show the economy has shrunk, again. Photo: Samuel Rillstone

The Panel with Anna Dean and Phil O'Reilly Part 2

In part two, food insecurity peaks in your mid-thirties, and predictors include single people, those living in urban centres, and social disconnection. It looks like New Zealand is on an upward trend, why? And can we stop it? 
Then, Whakatāne District Council staff have gone viral with some "racy dance moves" in a video aimed at raising voter awareness. 

Wellington landmarks and voting sign

Photo: RNZ

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 Hassan Vally, Associate Professor of Epidemiology at Deakin University about why bad arguments sound convincing and the 10 tricks of logic that underpin vaccine myths. 

Express corona test. Positive covid antigen test.

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