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The Panel for Wednesday 11 February 2026

  • The Pre Panel

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

  • The Panel with Ali Jones and Allan Blackman, Part 1

    6:00 PM.Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Ali Jones and Allan Blackman. First up, the Salvation Army's nineteenth annual State of the Nation report says family violence is at it's… Read more Audio

  • The Panel with Ali Jones and Allan Blackman, Part 2

    6:30 PM.In part two, Gertjan Verdickt is a senior finance lecturer at Auckland University, he reckons we should do away with Lotto and install something more akin to public bonds.

    Then, the Panel talks to… 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: our in-house linguist Rory O'Sullivan asks: what is YOUR love language? Audio

  • The Whip for 11 February 2026

    7:30 PM.Join Wallace for New Zealand's most explosive 30 minutes of politics. He is joined by panellists Lillian Hanly, Guyon Espiner and former labour MP Poto Williams.

    On the show today: Is it a levy or a… Read more Audio

The Pre-Panel for 11 February 2026

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

Relaxed smile portrait of Wallace Chapman on grey background

Photo: RNZ / Jeff McEwan

The Panel with Ali Jones and Allan Blackman, Part 1  

Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Ali Jones and Allan Blackman.  

First up, the Salvation Army's nineteenth annual State of the Nation report says family violence is at it's highest point in eight years, and more kids are going hungry. The Panel talks to one of the author of the report, Paul Barber. Then, the new granny flat rules have been touted as a win for property owners and housing supply. But Karel Boakes, president of the Building Officials Institute of NZ says they may be easier to start now, but far easier to get wrong.

Table and chairs on the terrace of a flat in summer.

Experts say that the real rule change is simply that when things go wrong, the burden of responsibility will be on the homeowner, not the council. Photo: 123rf

The Panel with Ali Jones and Allan Blackman, Part 2  

In part two, Gertjan Verdickt is a senior finance lecturer at Auckland University, he reckons we should do away with Lotto and install something more akin to public bonds.

Runners take off from the starting line at Auckland Round the Bays.

Runners take off from the starting line at Auckland Round the Bays. Photo: RNZ / Lauren Baker

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: our in-house linguist Rory O'Sullivan asks: what is YOUR love language?  

Modern flower bouquet from professional florist in flower shop for wedding or other celebration. Romance. Valentines day.

Photo: 123rf

The Whip for 11 February 2026

Join Wallace for New Zealand's most explosive 30 minutes of politics. He is joined by panellists Lillian Hanley, Guyon Espiner and former labour MP Poto Williams.

On the show today: Is it a levy or a tax? Has the Government got the messaging about their plan to build a 1-billion-dollar LNG import facility, right? Then, the retail crime advisory group has had its plugged pulled after three of its five members walked away. Was it a folly or did it get the job done? We follow that with a look at the ongoing situation around the Moa Point sewage spill. What's the political story here? And finally, The Post journalist Andrea Vance has suggested MPs who use X are engaged in a form of tacit endorsement in the sharing of child sex abuse material. Is she right?

Simon Watts speaks during an embargoed press conference about proposed local government reforms - 25 November 2025. EMBARGO UNTIL 1700 25/11/25

Local Government Minister, Simon Watts. Photo: RNZ/Mark Papalii