The Panel for Wednesday 29 October 2025
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The Pre-Panel for 29 October 2025
3:45 PM.Wallace Chapman previews tonight's instalment of The Panel. Audio
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The Panel with Heather Roy and Jeremy Elwood, Part 1
6:05 PM.Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Heather Roy and Jeremy Elwood. First up, educators are up in arms about the draft years 1 - 10 curriculum for schools, but this… Read more Audio
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The Panel with Heather Roy and Jeremy Elwood, Part 2
6:30 PM.In part two, who pays for climate related damages? Rehette Stoltz, mayor of Gisborne and vice-president of LGNZ is concerned more regulation around climate adaptation will place a heavy burden on… Read more Audio
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The Panel Plus for 29 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 is The Panel's in-house linguist. He's in studio with more… Read more Audio
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The Whip for 29 October 2025
7:30 PM.The fastest and best half hour of politics analysis is here and ready to go. Joining Wallace tonight is Guyon Espiner, Marian Hobbs and David Farrar. Up for discussion tonight is: Labour's Capital… Read more Audio
Then, a new report from the New Zealand Initiative suggest reform of government should include MORE MPs, not less.
The fastest and best half hour of politics analysis is here and ready to go. Joining Wallace tonight is Guyon Espiner, Marian Hobbs and David Farrar.
Up for discussion tonight is: Labour's Capital Gains Tax, they finally did it. Or did they? Is it really a tax and will the voters slurp up what they are offering? The New Zealand Initiative is suggesting that any serious government reform should include provisions for MORE MPs, not less. Christopher Luxon is at ASEAN, is there room for him in the Trump show? and Winston Peters claps back to a Luxon tweet: trouble in paradise? Five years after the country voted no to legalising cannabis, The Greens want public feedback on what good drug legislation looks like. And finally, is it inappropriate for the Aussie PM to wear a Joy Division T shirt?
Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone
