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The Panel for Friday 5 December 2025

The Pre-Panel for 5 December 2025

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

Relaxed smile portrait of Wallace Chapman on grey background

Photo: RNZ / Jeff McEwan

 

 

The Panel with Ed McKnight and Verity Johnson, Part 1
 
Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Ed McKnight and Verity Johnson.
 
First up, a Palmerston North based tenancy advocate was appalled to discover a local property for rent with stained walls, peeling carpet and filthy kitchen tops.

Then, should street names be privatised? Dunedin councillor Benedict Ong thinks so, as a method to lower rates. 

Mercury Lane street sign

Photo: RNZ/Tim Collins

 


The Panel with Ed McKnight and Verity Johnson, Part 2
 
In part two, a music lecturer says streaming platform Spotify is ghosting local music, as listener stats plummet. Jesse Austin-Stewart joins the panel.

X and Spotify icons are seen displayed on a phone screen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on January 4, 2025. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto) (Photo by Jakub Porzycki / NurPhoto via AFP)

Photo: Jakub Porzycki / NurPhoto via AFP