Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchNew 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, 6 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, 6 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, 7 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, 7 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, 7 months ago
The hīkoi and the bill
As the Hīkoi mō te Tiriti streams through Auckland, Annabelle Lee-Mather, Toby Manhire and Ben Thomas assess its impact, and the state of the Treaty …
1 year, 7 months ago
The American election and everything else
Annabelle Lee-Mather reveals why she doesn't care who wins next week in the US, while she, Ben Thomas and Toby Manhire all pick who they think will w…
1 year, 8 months ago
US election special: Todd Muller on why it matters and who will win
The once leader of the National Party these days pays minimum attention to NZ politics and spends as much time as possible watching the American elec…
1 year, 8 months ago
The one-year stocktake
Twelve months after an election that delivered New Zealand its first three-party coalition, Annabelle Lee-Mather, Ben Thomas and Toby Manhire cast th…
1 year, 8 months ago
The big hill and the tax boulder
The capital gains tax debate has lurched back on to the agenda thanks to the boss of our biggest bank and the housing issues faced by Christopher Lux…
1 year, 9 months ago