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The Panel for Thursday 5 March 2026

The Pre-Panel for 5 March 2026

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

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The Panel with Nalini Baruch and Chris Wikaira, Part 1
 
Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Nalini Baruch and Chris Wikaira.
 
First up, Defence Force planes heading to the Middle East to evacuate stranded New Zealanders will be armed. Former Defence Minister Ron Mark joins the show.

Then, teenage boys are among the biggest concerns for New Zealand's spy agency, with a rise of violent and extreme material being viewed online. The Panel hears from Director-General of Security, Andrew Hampton.

November 28, 2018 - U.S. Air Force specialist marshals a C-130J Super Hercules at the Saipan International Airport, Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. (Photo by Stocktrek Images / StockTrek Images via AFP)

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The Panel with Nalini Baruch and Chris Wikaira, Part 2
 
In part two, DOC is pulling out of maintaining a popular track leading to a natural sinkhole in Abel Tasman. Local resident and caver Gerard Hindmarsh is incensed.

Then, Toyota Corollas and Bentleys alike are lining up to reach record-breaking speeds at this year's Landspeed Trials. Organiser John Secombe breaks it down.

 

 

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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: what's in a wealth tax? International success has been patchy, and it's been repetitively added and dropped from party policy lists. Tax Justice Aotearoa has released a report into how it could work.

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