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The Panel for Thursday 25 September 2025

The Pre-Panel for 25 September 2025 

Emile Donovan and producer José Barbosa preview this evening's show.

A smiling man (Emile Donovan) with short brown hair wearing a white top and a casual blue jacket. 
Dark blue background.

Photo: RNZ / Jayne Joyce and Jeff McEwan

The Panel with Kathryn Graham and Conor English Part 1

Tonight, on The Panel, Emile Donovan is joined by panellists Kathryn Graham and Conor English. 

First up, from today the oil and gas exploration ban has officially been removed, leaving any manner of business entities to apply for contracts to search for more fossil fuels. 
Then, they call themselves "Trump boys", reports of New Zealand school children radicalised through misogynistic social media like that of Andrew Tate. 

An onshore oil rig in France. November 7 2018

Photo: 123rf

The Panel with Kathryn Graham and Conor English Part 2

In part two, a foundation is providing what it thinks is the solution to the severe lack of coaches and volunteers in community sport. 
Then, Garden Place Must Evolve is the name of an event taking place in Hamilton tonight. The topic? what to do with the central city's most obvious eyesore.  

Garden Place. Photo:

The Panel Plus

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

Then: why is Northland such a hub for banana growers? Emile talks to a boutique banana grower to learn the secrets of growing commercial bananas. 

Banana bunch ripening

Banana bunch ripening Photo: RNZ/Leah Tebbutt