The Panel for Friday 24 October 2025
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The Pre-Panel for Friday 24 October 2025
3:50 PM.Jesse is joined by The Panel host Wallace Chapman and producer Tessa Guest to preview this evening's show. Read more Audio
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The Panel with Penny Ashton and Nick Leggett, Part 1
4:10 PM.Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Penny Ashton and Nick Leggett. First up, they check in with the Student Volunteer Army in Invercargill, as they enter clean-up mode from… Read more Audio
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The Panel with Penny Ashton and Nick Leggett, Part 2
4:35 PM.In part two, do you remember swimming lessons at school? Water Safety NZ says not enough kids are getting on the waka, with under half of the country's children doing lessons according to a 2023… Read more Audio
The Pre-Panel for Friday 24 October 2025
Photo: RNZ / Jeff McEwan
The Panel with Penny Ashton and Nick Leggett, Part 1
Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Penny Ashton and Nick Leggett.
First up, they check in with the Student Volunteer Army in Invercargill, as they enter clean-up mode from this week's devastating weather. Then, how often are we set to see this extremity of weather as the climate continues to rise? Climate Scientist Dr Nathanael Melia joins The Panel. And ACT MP Laura McClure's bill to criminalise sexually explicit 'deepfake' images has been drawn from the biscuit tin. What does this mean?
The Shot South owner Justine Abbott said she was on North Road when the tree "came out of nowhere" and crushed her van. Photo: Supplied
The Panel with Penny Ashton and Nick Leggett, Part 2
In part two, do you remember swimming lessons at school? Water Safety NZ says not enough kids are getting on the waka, with under half of the country's children doing lessons according to a 2023 report.
Then, a community choir with a special twist is celebrating 10 years of song with a star-studded concert in a few weeks' time.
