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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, 9 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, 9 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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 months ago
Auckland 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, 10 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 months ago