Podcast Episodes

New Year special: 2026 in NZ politics

Annabelle Lee-Mather, Ben Thomas and Toby Manhire take a quick break from partying atop the Sky Tower to discuss the highlights from the political ye…

6 months, 1 week ago

Summer Reissue: Emergency politics Toddcast - The National Party after Muller

Gone By Lunchtime is taking a break over summer. We’ll be back soon with new episodes but, until then, here’s one of our favourites from the vault:

A…

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Breaking: everything is good now

His summer break may only be 20 minutes long, but Christopher Luxon goes into it grinning, on the back of a poll that saw a swing to the right, boost…

6 months, 4 weeks ago

The Luxon conundrum

There’s a lot of talk about challenges to Christopher Luxon’s leadership. Toby, Ben and Annabelle do as they must and talk about the talk and whether…

7 months, 1 week ago

The Police and the bad apple thesis

A shocking report by the Independent Police Conduct Authority has revealed a litany of serious failings in the handling of complaints relating to the…

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Good news: NZ is back on track

In his first face-to-face encounter with Donald Trump, Christopher Luxon has exchanged hair jokes and golf banter. Does that confirm that back on tra…

8 months, 1 week ago

Meltdown in Te Pāti Māori

A 10pm email to members blew apart the reset mood in Te Pāti Māori on Monday night with a litany of allegations and appendices dating back years, as …

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Peters delivers Palestine decision in New York

After a protracted process and plenty of speculation, Winston Peters has announced the cabinet decision on acknowledgement of Palestinian statehood i…

9 months, 1 week ago

Te Pāti Māori wrenches defeat from the jaws of victory

Celebrations for a big and bodacious Oriini Kaipara byelection victory were shortlived for Te Pāti Māori thanks to Tākuta Ferris's decision to double…

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Pulse check, pub quiz & predictions: live from WORD Christchurch

In a special live edition of GBL in Ōtautahi, Toby Manhire, Annabelle Lee-Mather and Ben Thomas complete a stocktake of the governing and alternative…

10 months ago