The Panel

The Panel with Penny Ashton and Alan McElroy

September 18, 2026·50 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Penny Ashton and Alan McElroy. First up, beloved artist Otis Frizzell joins the show to recount the mammoth 17 hour mission to paint a mural for the Warriors ahead of the weekend. Then, Exercise NZ chief executive Richard Beddie explains just how far he thinks athletes should push themselves, after Australian athlete Joanna Wietrzyk carried on after soiling herself during a competition in China. And to build or not to build in Devonport? A fast-tracked 8-storey housing development has picked up strong backlash from some locals, but today, The Panel hears from Reuben, a resident who supports it. Finally Kapiti-based nurse Debs Phillips has picked up 1,500 social media followers in two months for doing something simple, yet heartwarming: turning up to different workplaces and starting a singalong.

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