The Panel for Monday 15 December 2025

The Pre-Panel for 15 December 2025

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

 

 

The Panel with Anton Matthews and Marian Hobbs, Part 1
 
Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Anton Matthews and Marian Hobbs.
 
First up, the horror of the attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach is still setting in. Eyewitness Tiffany Salmond recounts her experience of events, before Holocaust Centre chair Deborah Hart gives reaction from the local Jewish community.

Then, Australian gun control advocate Simon Chapman gives his analysis of tightened rules announced this afternoon.

And back home, plans to protect 174 significant trees across Auckland have been scrapped by the government. City councillor Richard Hills joins The Panel.

 

 
The Panel with Anton Matthews and Marian Hobbs, Part 2
 
In part two, roadside drug testing has kicked in today, but questions still hang over it's effectiveness. Otago University health researcher Geoff Noller isn't convinced.

 

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: Invercargill is getting creative in finding ways to encourage rangatahi to get outside. Active Southland chief executive Vanessa Hughey-Pol explains the plan.