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The Panel for Thursday 4 December 2025

The Pre-Panel for 4 December 2025

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

Relaxed smile portrait of Wallace Chapman on grey background

Photo: RNZ / Jeff McEwan

The Panel with Marian Hobbs and Scott Campbell, Part 1
 
Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Marian Hobbs and Scott Campbell.
 
First up, health insurance premiums rose by a shocking 19.2 percent in the year to September - what's driving the cost? Financial Services Council chief executive Kirk Hope explains.

Then, has New Zealand given up on fighting climate change? The government has rejected all of the Climate Change Commission's recommendations to boost our emissions targets, among a raft of other decisions. 

Health insurance depiction

Photo: Pixabay

 

 
The Panel with Marian Hobbs and Scott Campbell, Part 2
 
In part two, in another edition of Soapbox: The Panel edition, Sarah Bradley recounts her horror at being asked about a Super Gold Card, whilst still in her 50s.

A super gold card held in someone's hands.

Photo: RNZ / Kim Baker-Wilson


 
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: The story of the rise and fall of the property group Du Val has been hard to look away from. BusinessDesk's property editor, Maria Slade has chronicled the story in a new podcast.

Kenyon Clarke

Director of Du Val, Kenyon Clarke. Photo: kenyonclarke.com