Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchRaf Manji on TOP 3.0
Earlier this year, former Christchurch councillor Raf Manji became the third leader of the Opportunities Party. In this GBL special, fresh from the u…
3 years, 4 months ago
Star-studded live Tauranga special
To cap off a tremendous Escape Festival in Tauranga, Minister Jan Tinetti and the incoming mayor of Rotorua, Tania Tapsell join the GBL trio of Toby …
3 years, 4 months ago
Local election super-wrap special
A whistle-stop tour of the biggest and most surprising results in the 2022 local body elections, from south to north, with The Spinoff’s local electi…
3 years, 4 months ago
Phil Goff special: on a life in politics and idealism v pragmatism
After 40 years and 14 election campaigns, Phil Goff is departing politics. He completes his farewell tour in a discussion with Toby Manhire, spanning…
3 years, 5 months ago
Around the poll campfire
Ben, Annabelle and Toby huddle around the new TVNZ/Kantar numbers to warm their frostbitten fingers. What does it mean for the year to election day, …
3 years, 5 months ago
Charles III, king of Aotearoa
On their 18th hour queuing outside Westminster Hall, Toby Manhire, Annabelle Lee-Mather and Ben Thomas pause to discuss the death of Queen Elizabeth …
3 years, 5 months ago
King Charles III special
No, KC3 is not on the pod, but we have the next best thing: Otago University professor and royal correspondent Andrew Geddis, in conversation with To…
3 years, 5 months ago
The cost of living cudgel and political chocolate
The "squeezed middle" payment was meant to be a political circuit breaker, but it's left the government on the defensive. Annabelle Lee-Mather, Ben T…
3 years, 6 months ago
Chris Finlayson on the rule of law and the fear of winning
In a special episode to mark the publication of his book Yes, Minister, the former National cabinet minister talks to Toby Manhire about the Key year…
3 years, 6 months ago
Gaurav Sharma and Sam Uffindell, suspended
Two junior MPs, one new and the other very new, have become the centre of political attention in the last 10 days. Both have been suspended from thei…
3 years, 6 months ago