Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchDavid Seymour and his Prince Hal epoch
The leader of the Act Party has been in plenty of headlines in the last two weeks, ranging from a controversial (and historic) letter written on beha…
1 year ago
Winston wants a word with Mr Brown
The Cook Islands prime minister, Mark Brown, has provoked the wrath of NZ's foreign minister with his decision to head to China to sign a new strateg…
1 year ago
Bonus episode: The Waitangi special
A passive protest at the pōwhiri. A prime minister avoiding the Treaty Grounds. A “very interesting” idea about a possible te Tiriti Commissioner. In…
1 year ago
Luxon launches reboot for 2025
The political year kicked off with a dramatic reshuffle that sees Shane Reti removed from health in favour of Simeon Brown, James Meager made ministe…
1 year, 1 month ago
Summer reissue: Live! With special guest Kim Hill, 40 years on from a seismic NZ election
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 2024:
In a sp…
1 year, 1 month ago
New Year special: the year ahead in NZ politics
In this bonus, snackable festive pod, Annabelle Lee-Mather, Ben Thomas and Toby Manhire point their goggles at 2025. Which issues will dominate, who …
1 year, 2 months ago
A plan to have a plan about some ferries
Twelve months after the coalition government torpedoed the new ferry plan it had inherited, along with a wild cost blowout, from the previous governm…
1 year, 2 months ago
Meet James Meager, the man left holding the treaty principles bill
After an acclaimed maiden speech, the new National MP for Rangitata faces his biggest test in politics yet: chairing the committee hearing Act’s cont…
1 year, 2 months ago
A special edition of The Fold: The future of The Spinoff
Normally on The Fold, we discuss events in the wider media, but today, the subject is us and the future of The Spinoff. Published on site today is an…
1 year, 3 months ago
Chris Luxon's big first birthday boil-up
Today marks the first anniversary of the National-led coalition's swearing in. Ben Thomas, Annabelle Lee-Mather and Toby Manhire parse the prime mini…
1 year, 3 months ago