An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Mark Leishman. Then: more political debate in the US - this time over a proposal to put President Donald Trump on the one dollar coin. What can the career of the roman emperors, who also put themselves on currency, tell us about the President's reign?
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The Panel with Holly Bennett and Tim Wilson Part 2
In part two, Burger King and Starbucks want in on the untouched town of Tirau, but locals are saying no. Then, the Phillipstown Community Hub in Christchurch is run out of an old primary school and been host to markets, cultural groups, music and dance classes, with more than a thousand people visiting each week. But the Ministry of Education is selling the land, leaving the hub with nowhere to run out of.
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The Panel with Holly Bennett and Tim Wilson Part 1
Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Holly Bennett and Tim Wilson. First, a check in with the locals in the Ruapehu district who've experienced flooding and major road closures due to torrential rain. Then, self-set limits on the number of tenants in rental houses are forcing families apart and locking some people out of housing, according to a new report. Followed by a look at the governments new data to structured literacy and the new regime of phonics checks for 5-year-olds - Education Minister Erica Stanford says it's making a strong difference. But does the data stack up?
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The Panel Plus for 13 October 2025
An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Mark Leishman. Then: Condè Nast, the publisher of Vogue, Vanity Fair and Glamour, will no longer feature "new animal fur in editorial content or advertising" in any of its titles. It's the latest high profiel ban on fur fashion - is this the end of fur? And what's the history of anti-fur activism?
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The Panel with Leonie Freeman and Rajorshi Chakraborti Part 2
In part two, we return to the local election results and the low voter turnout. The panel talks a researcher who argues that those who opted out of voting were acting entirely rationally. Then, the panel talks to the former police officer who combats his PTSD by keeping bees and talking to them. He says it keeps him calm and helps with his well being.