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EPISODE · Apr 20, 2026 · 23 MIN

The Panel with Penny Ashton and Phil O'Reilly, Part 1

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Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Penny Ashton and Phil O'Reilly. First up, we hear from the Wellington region which has been hit by extreme rain and suffered flooding and landslips. We'll talk to affected residents and hear from local authorities. Then, questions around Christopher Luxon's leadership of the National Party and this Prime Minister role keep bubbling to the surface. Now, another nightmare poll, this time from 1News has support for him and his party crash to new lows. The Panel talks to Michael Swanson, PhD candidate for politics at the University of Otago about where this is all going to end up.

Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Penny Ashton and Phil O'Reilly. First up, we hear from the Wellington region which has been hit by extreme rain and suffered flooding and landslips. We'll talk to affected residents and hear from local authorities. Then, questions around Christopher Luxon's leadership of the National Party and this Prime Minister role keep bubbling to the surface. Now, another nightmare poll, this time from 1News has support for him and his party crash to new lows. The Panel talks to Michael Swanson, PhD candidate for politics at the University of Otago about where this is all going to end up.

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