Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchAuckland mayoral election special, with the doyen of Super City journalism Todd Niall
Our biggest city is gearing up for its fifth Super City election, and the golden-voiced Todd Niall – formerly of RNZ and now senior Auckland reporter…
3 years, 6 months ago
James versus Ron for Greens co-leader
The Green Party AGM voted to make James Shaw reapply for his job, but so far his only challenger is Ron, aka Re-open Nominations. Toby, Annabelle and…
3 years, 7 months ago
UK politics special: The Boris Johnson implosion
Guardian journalist Richard Adams joins Toby Manhire to recount the scandals and fabrications of "a government run by journalists" and assess the con…
3 years, 7 months ago
Andrea Vance on Blue Blood: The Inside Story of the National Party in Crisis
The hell years of National since John Key's departure are revisited in jaw-dropping detail in Andrea Vance's new book. In a special edition of Gone B…
3 years, 7 months ago
Relentlessly negative and around the world
The Rats are back: Annabelle Lee-Mather and Ben Thomas have been released from isolation and there’s a lot to catch up on. With Toby Manhire, they di…
3 years, 7 months ago
Strike raptor Gib board taskforce
Is a plasterboard shortage turning into a political crisis? Annabelle Lee-Mather, Ben Thomas and Toby Manhire unholster the tape measure. Plus: Who w…
3 years, 8 months ago
Gareth Hughes on Jeanette Fitzsimons and the future of the Greens
In this bonus episode, Toby Manhire talks to former Green MP Gareth Hughes about his new book on Jeanette Fitzsimons, a giant of green politics in Ne…
3 years, 8 months ago
The president, the Pacific and a platinum jubilee
Ben Thomas, Annabelle Lee-Mather and Toby Manhire dress head to toe in union jacks to assess Jacinda Ardern's US visit and the furious Chinese respon…
3 years, 8 months ago
The squeezed muddle
In a globetrotting edition of our politics podcast, Toby, Annabelle and Ben look at the Australian election and its meaning for New Zealand, Jacinda …
3 years, 9 months ago
Budget 2022: Reaction special
Toby Manhire (Gone By Lunchtime; Auckland studio) and Bernard Hickey (When The Facts Change; parliament studio) join forces for a budget reaction cro…
3 years, 9 months ago