The Panel for Wednesday 26 November 2025

The Pre-Panel for 26 November 2025

Wallace Chapman and producer Tessa Guest preview tonight's instalment of The Panel.

Photo: RNZ / Jeff McEwan

The Panel with Verity Johnson and Nick Leggett, Part 1
 
Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Verity Johnson and Nick Leggett
 
First up, the reverberations are still being felt from yesterday's announcement about the government's proposal to axe regional councils. After 24 hours what questions linger and what needs to be answered? 

Then, the Reserve Bank has made a 25-basis point cut to the official cash rate. Has obsessing over the OCR become our new national sport?

The Panel with Verity Johnson and Nick Leggett, Part 2
In part two, Paul Glass is a blind man who was out for a walk with his guide dog Clayton last week, when he was attacked out of nowhere by another person's dog. Clayton has been left badly injured, shaken, and potentially unable to continue as a guide dog.

It wouldn't take much for attacks like these to be stopped --- so what should people do when they come across a guide dog?

The Noel Leeming clearance centre store in Henderson. Photo: RNZ / Nick Monro

The Whip 26 November 2025

It's time for the country's most explosive 30 minutes of politics. This week Wallace is joined by Andrea Vance, Jonathan Milne and former labour MP Chris Carter. 

Tonight, the team discuss: is 2026 going to be the year of Winston Peters?; is Luxon going to be rolled?; the plan to remove regional councils and the continuing stoush between New Zealand and the Cook Islands.    

Winston Peters Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone