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The Panel for Wednesday 11 March 2026

  • Carless Days

    12:00 PM.Our listener Chris sent in this picture of a car in his collection with a wad of carless day stickers from the late 1970s. 

  • The Pre-Panel for Wed 11 March

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    3:50 PM.Wallace Chapman previews tonight's edition of The Panel. Audio

  • The Panel with Chris Wikaira and Ali Jones, Part 1

    6:00 PM.Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Chris Wikaira and Ali Jones. First up, food manufacturer Heinz Watties is closing three factories - and one of the products to go will be… Read more Audio

  • The Panel with Chris Wikaira and Ali Jones, Part 2

    6:30 PM.In part two, a spate of fatal dog attacks have brought the longstanding issue of legislative reform front of mind. Northland animal welfare advocate Leonie Excel spells out the urgent changes she's… Read more Audio

  • The Panel Plus

    7:00 PM.An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Emile Donovan. Then: in-house linguist Rory O'Sullivan brings some new research suggesting early humans… Read more Audio

  • The Whip for 11 March 2026

    7:30 PM.Join Wallace for New Zealand's most explosive 30 minutes of politics. He is joined by panellists Guyon Espiner, Lillian Hanly, and Heather Roy. They begin with the second report of the Covid-19… Read more Audio

The Pre-Panel for 11 March 2026

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

Relaxed smile portrait of Wallace Chapman on grey background

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The Panel with Chris Wikaira and Ali Jones, Part 1
 
Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Chris Wikaira and Ali Jones.
 
First up, food manufacturer Heinz Watties is closing three factories - and one of the products to go will be a New Zealand classic, Greggs Coffee. Dunedin historian Gregor Campbell joins the programme.

Then, no one will get off scot-free as the global oil price steadily climbs. Federated Farmers arable chair David Birkett explains the impacts on the farming sector.

And move-on orders are proving unpopular in the capital, with all five of Wellington's Mayors and community leaders signing on to an open letter against them. Wellington City Missioner Murray Edridge joins Wallace.

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The Panel with Chris Wikaira and Ali Jones, Part 2
 
In part two, a spate of fatal dog attacks have brought the longstanding issue of legislative reform front of mind. Northland animal welfare advocate Leonie Excel spells out the urgent changes she's like to see.

Then, Ghost Chips are on the menu at a Dunedin pizza joint, but the $8 purchase might not be what you'd expect. Biggies Pizza owner Ian Lindsay tells all.

 

 

 

"Stop a mate driving drunk, Bloody legend" poster

Photo: New Zealand Transport Agency

 


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: in-house linguist Rory O'Sullivan brings some new research suggesting early humans were learning to speak millions of years earlier than researchers thought.

The human face may not be as modern as we think.

Photo: Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London.


 
The Whip for 11 March 2026

Join Wallace for New Zealand's most explosive 30 minutes of politics. He is joined by panellists Guyon Espiner, Lillian Hanly, and Heather Roy.

They begin with the second report of the Covid-19 Response Inquiry - how well did the government of the day handle the pandemic? Then, just as the economy looked like it was making a correcting turn... the war in Iran began and oil prices started spiking. What does this mean in an election year? After that, they discuss how things are shaking out for Christopher Luxon the week after a devastating poll. And finally, a lookback on Shane Reti's legacy as he joins a string of Ministers bowing out from politics.

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - OCTOBER 12: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks to media during a press conference at Parliament on October 12, 2021 in Wellington, New Zealand.

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