Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchBread, butter, Coke, Pepsi: on PM Hipkins
In the blink of an eye we'll have a new NZ prime minister. Annabelle, Ben and Toby assess the coronation, the reset and what it all means for electio…
3 years, 1 month ago
EMERGENCY PODCAST: Jacinda Ardern resigns
An out-of-gas Jacinda Ardern is standing down as prime minister. What prompted the decision, what legacy will she leave, who is in the running to suc…
3 years, 1 month ago
Bonus Episode: Predicting the 2023 election date
It's election year! In the coming weeks Jacinda Ardern will reveal the date of the upcoming general election. Toby Manhire uses his superior deductio…
3 years, 1 month ago
Bonus Episode: The days that defined NZ politics in 2022
From the occupation at parliament to disruption within the National party, Toby Manhire flips through the calendar, circling key dates as he waves go…
3 years, 2 months ago
The Spinoff presents SUPERPOD 2022
SUPERPOD is back! And for 2022, we're bigger than ever! Hosted by Gone By Lunchtime's Toby Manhire and featuring Jane Yee and Alex Casey from The Rea…
3 years, 2 months ago
Performing a check-up on NZ's political parties
What is the current state of our political parties as 2022 grinds to a spluttering halt? On the eve of election year we ask; can Labour rejuvenate? W…
3 years, 2 months ago
The fog of Orr
As Reserve Bank governor Adrian Orr paints a gruesome picture for the year ahead, Ben Thomas, Annabelle Lee-Mather and Toby Manhire ask what it means…
3 years, 3 months ago
Kiri Allan, Erica Stanford and Chlöe Swarbrick on five terrible, glorious years
Five years ago, three would-be MPs accepted invitations from The Spinoff to write diaries chronicling their efforts. Five years on, in a special live…
3 years, 3 months ago
Good cop, bad cop, dark cop, anxious cop
As Labour lurches from upbeat conference to buzzkill poll, Ben, Annabelle and Toby look at how they’re changing their tactical approach to National. …
3 years, 3 months ago
Labour girds its loins
As the Labour Party gathers in Auckland for its annual conference, Annabelle Lee-Mather, Ben Thomas and Toby Manhire assess the impact of the just-pa…
3 years, 4 months ago