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The Pre-Panel for 19 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 Mary Lambie and Chris Wikaira, Part 1

Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Mary Lambie and Chris Wikaira. 

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Photo: Shellie Evans 2014/Wikipedia

The Panel with Mary Lambie and Chris Wikaira, Part 2

In part two, a retirement village has banned booze but under our current licensing laws what is really legal here? Once we've reached retirement, haven't we earned the right to have alcohol with our peers in retirement villages we're paying for?
Then, we touch base with Carterton Space Week where NASA scientists are hanging out this week in one of our official Dark Sky Reserves.

Wairarapa Dark Sky Reserve

Wairarapa Dark Sky Reserve Photo: Haritina Mogoșanu