The Panel

The Pre-Panel for 5 February 2026

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

Photo: RNZ / Jeff McEwan

The Panel with Mark Knoff-Thomas and Kathryn Graham, Part 1
 
Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Mark Knoff-Thomas and Kathryn Graham.
 
First up, we return to Wellington's south coast where sewage continues to spew out. Eugene Doyle is a local resident and former member of the Mayoral Taskforce on Three Waters. 

Then, the mismatch between office working hours and school time is growing, and parents seem to be performing more complicated juggling acts every year. Otago University Associate Professor Paula O'Kane digs into it.

Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone

 
The Panel with Mark Knoff-Thomas and Kathryn Graham, Part 2
 
In part two, the Government is in talks with the Trump administration on a critical minerals deal - Greenpeace executive director Russel Norman says that puts New Zealand at risk of becoming a pawn in a bigger quest.

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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 Mark Leishman.
 
Then: ADHD diagnoses are on the rise, but so is misinformation about the disorder. Auckland University psychological medicine professor David Menkes joins Wallace for a 101 session, of sorts.

Photo: AFP / Thom Leach / Science Photo Library