The Panel

By RNZ

The Panel features a range of panellists from across the opinion spectrum, together with an interesting mix of experts, leaders, and locals.... more

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Number 1: The Whip for 23 September 2026
Join Wallace for New Zealand's most explosive 30 minutes of politics. He is joined by panellists Fran O'Sullivan, Andrea Vance and Marian Hobbs. First they discuss Nicky Hager's new book - bombshell or fizzer? Then, is the OIA fit for purpose? It's a question summoned by the leak of an Education Ministry meeting where staff are told to keep certain feedback out of their written communication. And are grocery prices shaping up to be one of the defining issues this election year?
September 23, 202629min
Number 2: The Whip for 16 September 2026
Join Wallace for New Zealand's most explosive 30 minutes of politics. He is joined by panellists Andrew Williams, Guyon Espiner and Jenna Lynch. The discuss the harrowing inquiry into police and Oranga Tamariki's handling of the Tom Phillips case, two new political polls that make the major parties look more like minors, the latest pitches to bring supermarket prices down, and the historic opening of Auckland's City Rail Link.
September 16, 202628min
Number 3: The Whip for 9 September 2026
Join Wallace for New Zealand's most explosive 30 minutes of politics. He is joined by panellists Annabelle Lee-Mather, Jonathan Milne and Peter Dunne. On the show tonight: Chris Hipkins new shocking poll result, should Labour give him the heave-ho?; the Greens supermarket policy is to spend billions to create a viable, state-run alternative in the market place, is this even possible?; how can political parties hoover up the youth vote?; and Winston Peters called music group Kneecap "low IQ weasels", little did he know NZ First had used a Kneecap song in a video for social media.
September 09, 202628min
Number 4: The Panel with Simon Wilson and Jo McCarroll
Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Simon Wilson and Jo McCarroll. First up, Coastguard Tautiaki Moana is celebrating new rules that make lifejackets compulsory on all small vessels. Then, a Panel debate that's carried through the week: how much milk is it appropriate to drink from your workplace fridge? A primary school teacher got in touch to say her school is in the midst of a crackdown on that exact thing. After the headlines, Queensland is undergoing major reform on e-bikes - and now, they're only available to over 16 year olds. Bicycle Queensland chief executive Matthew Burke is outraged.
September 04, 202648min
Number 5: The Pre-Panel: Your daily dose of stuff and nonsense
Wallace Chapman and Jesse Mulligan star in the shortest show on radio, where they show they really can make something out of nothing, join them to be part of their delight, or to simply despair. Wallace will also preview what's on The Panel tonight.
September 04, 20269min