The Panel for Wednesday 1 October 2025

The Pre-Panel for 1 October 2025 

Jesse is joined by The Panel host Wallace Chapman and producer Tessa Guest  to preview this evening's show.

The Panel with Michael Moynahan and Jenni Giblin, Part 1

Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Michael Moynahan and Jenni Giblin.

First up, the cost of power is front of mind today as the government announces an energy sector shake up. But the changes fall short of what's required to bring prices down in the short term, say critics. 

The Panel with Michael Moynahan and Jenni Giblin, Part 2

In part two, how do you cope in a season of workplace restructures and job losses? Psychologist Dougal Sutherland explains how you can support yourself, and your colleagues. 

Then, New Zealanders love our giant sculptures, but is $300,000 too much to spend to restore the Rakaia salmon? Local councillors are divided.

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: how do telephones work? Wallace speaks to an expert in the field, Brian Potter. He started as a telephone exchange engineer at the New Zealand Post Office in 1971, and these days he shares his knowledge at MOTAT's telecomms section.

The Whip

This week on The Whip, panellists Ruwani Perera, David Farrar and Sue Bradford begin with Winston Peter's shocking move on Palestine statehood recognition. Then they unpack the government's electricity sector changes unveilled today, and the question everyone's asking: do they go far enough to bring power prices down? Then, with less than two weeks left to vote in local body elections, the panellists take a look at the 10 percent turnout so far in Auckland.