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Gone By Lunchtime

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

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The giant hole election

The giant hole election

Join Annabelle Lee-Mather, Ben Thomas and Toby Manhire in a deep dive into the holes of the emerging campaign. Is it tim... Read more

2 Aug 2023

42mins

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Bonus episode: Kiri Allan resigns

Bonus episode: Kiri Allan resigns

New Zealand woke to news this morning that cabinet minister Kiri Allan had resigned and will face charges for careless d... Read more

24 Jul 2023

17mins

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Hipkins scratches the switch

Hipkins scratches the switch

Chris Hipkins has dashed the hopes of some of his most senior colleagues and Labour progressives by burying the prospect... Read more

19 Jul 2023

43mins

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One hundred days to go. Or is it?

One hundred days to go. Or is it?

Kiri Allan is under pressure over her relationships with staff – what exactly is she accused of and does it add up to a ... Read more

6 Jul 2023

48mins

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Bonus episode: Direct from the Great Hall of the People

Bonus episode: Direct from the Great Hall of the People

The Spinoff editor Madeleine Chapman has just returned on the NZDF workhorse from covering Chris Hipkins' big week in Ch... Read more

3 Jul 2023

32mins

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Bonus episode: Chris Hipkins and the China Challenge

Bonus episode: Chris Hipkins and the China Challenge

As PM Hipkins leads a big delegation for a big week in China, Toby Manhire is joined by Newsroom's national affairs edit... Read more

24 Jun 2023

44mins

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Wet, Whiny and Gangward-looking

Wet, Whiny and Gangward-looking

Nothing says election year quite like writ day, rosettes and pledges to crack down on gangs. Annabelle Lee-Mather, Ben T... Read more

19 Jun 2023

44mins

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Bonus episode: Electoral review chair on the recs and the wreckers

Bonus episode: Electoral review chair on the recs and the wreckers

The review of electoral laws calls for wide-ranging changes, across the voting age, thresholds and donations. It also pr... Read more

10 Jun 2023

41mins

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Wood's stock: a very sloppy festival

Wood's stock: a very sloppy festival

Teenager Michael Wood's purchase of Auckland airport shares, and his failure to get rid of them as transport minister, h... Read more

7 Jun 2023

41mins

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ChatGBL and the blowback budget

ChatGBL and the blowback budget

Toby Manhire crosses live to our correspondents in Wairoa and Ponsonby, Ben Thomas and Annabelle Lee-Mather, for an asse... Read more

24 May 2023

43mins

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