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The Panel for Wednesday 15 October 2025

  • The Pre-Panel for 15 October 2025

    2:30 PM.Jesse is joined by The Panel host Wallace Chapman and producer Jose Barbosa to preview this evening's show. Audio

  • The Panel with Heather Roy and Tim Batt, Part 1

    6:05 PM.Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Heather Roy and Tim Batt. First up, a Greymouth nurse who suffered an injury in surgery is in a battle with ACC over its refusal to pay… Read more Audio

  • The Panel with Heather Roy and Tim Batt, Part 2

    6:30 PM.In part two, the Mexican Cafe is an Auckland institution that's been feeding and entertaining people for 42 years. But the Victoria Street restaurant is struggling after a decade of the City Rail… Read more Audio

  • The Panel Plus for 15 October 2025

    7:05 PM.An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Emile Donovan. Then: Rory O'Sullivan, The Panel's in-house linguist is in the studio to discuss how… Read more Audio

  • The Whip for 15 October 2025

    7:30 PM.This week on The Whip, panellists Corin Dann, Maria Slade and Wayne Mapp discuss and examine all the major political stories of the day. Tonight, they look at the unravelling of Te Pati Maori, the… Read more Audio

The Panel with Heather Roy and Tim Batt, Part 1

Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Heather Roy and Tim Batt. 

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon at a press conference in Auckland.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon at a press conference in Auckland. Photo: MARIKA KHABAZI / RNZ

The Panel with Heather Roy and Tim Batt, Part 2

In part two, the Mexican Cafe is an Auckland institution that's been feeding and entertaining people for 42 years. But the Victoria Street restaurant is struggling after a decade of the City Rail Link's disruption and construction.
Then, we turn to: butter. There are complaints from a number of shoppers about flaky, watery blocks of Pams. What's happening to our loved, but expensive staple? 

A block of butter on a white dish.

Butter is a hot topic. Photo: Margaret Jaszowska for Unsplash

The Panel Plus

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

The Cambridge Dictionary has added 6000 new words to its lexicon.

The Cambridge Dictionary has added 6000 new words to its lexicon. Photo: Marianna Massey / Getty Images via CNN Newsource

The Whip for 15 October

This week on The Whip, panellists Corin Dann, Maria Slade and Wayne Mapp discuss and examine all the major political stories of the day. 

Tonight, they look at the unravelling of Te Pāti Māori, the latest political polls, the aftermath from the local elections and should everyone wear a tie in parliament? 

Te Pāti Māori co-leaders Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi speak to Mata host Mihingārangi Forbes.

Te Pāti Māori co-leaders Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi speak to Mata host Mihingārangi Forbes. Photo: RNZ