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The Spinoff

A New Zealand politics podcast hosted by The Spinoff's Toby Manhire with Annabelle Lee-Mather and Ben Thomas.

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  • 20 episodes
  • Avg 42 min
  • English

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  • August 21 · 40 min

    Post-coup chat, with guest star Chris Penk

    Our hosts reflect on the past nine days since the PM stared down his second caucus uprising. On an unrelated note, Chris Penk joins the podcast to share what he’s been up to lately.

  • August 12 · 31 min

    Emergency pod: Do you get déjà coup?

    As the dust clears on the prime minister’s second leadership vote, our hosts convene an emergency podcast to make some sense of the failed coup.

  • August 7 · 43 min

    What is Mr Luxon doing?

    Annabelle, Ben and Toby discuss the latest a series of recent, unforced errors from the prime minister, from the Rotorua Business Chamber breakfast to an off-the-cuff, informal commitment to constitutional reform while live on air.

  • July 23 · 54 min

    Someone take away Stuart Nash's phone, please

    Our hosts reconvene to evaluate the short-lived political resurrection of Stuart Nash, the surprise candidacy of Paul Henry for Act and the latest development in the ongoing saga of RMA reform.

  • July 8 · 52 min

    Are the Oppies unstoppable?

    Toby, Annabelle and Ben return to assess the latest political tidings, including the ascension of The Opportunity Party, the impending arrival of Narendra Modi to our shores, and which pop culture reference best describes the political exhumation taking place in the New Zealand First party list.

  • July 3 · 3 min

    Jamboree season in an election year

    Fresh from the bright lights and bitter recriminations of the National, Labour and Act party bashes, Lyric Waiwiri-Smith and Joel MacManus join Toby to reveal all, in this excerpt from the Spinoff’s new podcast, At Large with Toby Manhire.

  • June 24 · 53 min

    Unhappy families

    Annabelle, Ben and Toby reconvene to unpack the coalition infighting kicked off by Simeon Brown’s party conference speech, before appraising the latest policy moves (and missteps) from the parties Green and Labour.

  • June 5 · 48 min

    Hardcore lobbying and the emotional senior staffer

    Our hosts digest a veritable buffet of political headlines from the past few weeks, including (but not limited to) the saga of the missing briefing documents, a run-in with the US secretary of war in Singapore and a slightly belated budget wrap.

  • May 28 · 34 min

    Budget special with Bernard Hickey

    Bernard Hickey joins Toby Manhire to discuss the top lines from today's budget, the rosy economic forecasts on which it is built, and the battle lines it draws for the campaign ahead.

  • April 22 · 47 min

    Luxon stares down rebel moan squad across 100 white-knuckle hours

    Toby, Annabelle and Ben dissect the latest developments in Christopher Luxon’s leadership of the National Party, the possible whereabouts of party whip Stuart Smith and the ‘ebullient’ public response from coalition partner Winston Peters.

  • April 9 · 40 min

    The force majeure election

    Aotearoa’s foremost experts on the Strait of Hormuz (aka the hosts of Gone By Lunchtime) assess the latest developments in the Middle East, Winston’s visit to Washington DC and the National Party’s latest reshuffle.

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