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The Panel for Tuesday 18 November 2025

The Pre-Panel for 18 November 2025

Wallace Chapman and producer José Barbosa preview tonight's instalment of The Panel.

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The Panel with Sarah Perriam-Lampp and Peter Fa'afiu, Part 1
 
Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Sarah Perriam-Lampp and Peter Fa'afiu.
 
First up, it's about to become much cheaper to import dirty cars into New Zealand - with the government slashing Clean Vehicle Standard fees. Car importers are happy but advocates for electric vehicles are not so. 

Then, Sky Sports has pulled the plug on its new all pink TikTok channel designed for female sports fans, self-described as the 'little sister' to Sky Sports. It was widely derided as infantilising and sexist. The Panel surveys the wreckage.

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The Panel with Sarah Perriam-Lampp and Peter Fa'afiu, Part 2


In part two, Police will start random roadside drug testing in December, but there are concerns it won't actually make our roads safer.

Then, some Waikato residents are seeing red over tourists taking over Putāruru's Blue Spring and parking illegally.

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The Panel Plus

An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Emile Donovan.
Then: Emma Gleason is back to talk fashion. this week she examines the wonderful appeal and history of paisley. 

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