Toby Manhire
Coalition talks progression with Toby Manhire
It's been nearly a month since election day and a week since the special votes were counted. And the secretive talks for a new government are still ongoing! What does ACT want? What does New Zealand… Audio
Toby Manhire: Election aftermath
A week on from the General Election, editor-at-large at the Spinoff Toby Manhire reflects on lessons learned during the times of previous National and Labour opposition, with cautionary tales for… Audio
Toby Manhire: reporting in from the local body campaign trail
The Spinoff's editor-at-large Toby Manhire has been spending much of his recent time following the highs and lows of the local body election campaigns across the country. Audio
Toby Manhire on tonight's leaders debate
The political editor at The Spinoff, Toby Manhire, has taken a look at what can be expected from tonight's political leaders debate on TV1. Toby talks to Jesse about what he's expecting. Audio
Chernobyl’s culture of secrecy trumped safety and hastened the end of the Soviet Union
Serhii Plokhy argues that the catastrophe at Chernobyl was a nuclear disaster waiting to happen. He talks to Toby Manhire. Audio
The Spinoff launches its first book
Since launching as an independent TV-and-pop-culture website five years ago, The Spinoff website has changed the face of New Zealand media. Audio
The battle for hearts and minds on our op-ed pages
New Zealanders are drowning in comment. Auckland University staff alone wrote 220 comment pieces for general audiences in 2017. Think tanks and sector groups churn them out op-eds, and many others do… Audio
Mediawatch for 1 July 2018
This week: Mediawatch asks if comment is free who's paying the bill? Talks to the CEO of a company dedicated to the facts and nothing but the facts. And looks at how a jokey interviewlanded the leader… Audio
Toby & Toby Awards 2017: Winners revealed
Opinion - Another year is coming to an end - time for Toby Manhire and Toby Morris to dish out awards for the year's greatest and grottiest achievements.
Toby & Toby's definitive guide to the next government
Opinion - As the two-horse neck-and-neck drag race on a knife edge comes to an end, Toby Manhire and Toby Morris take a look at the possible results.
Election17 fires up with latest leaders' debate
Monday night's Newshub leaders' debate was fiery, it was at times unruly, and it ran for a punishing hour and a half. With their verdict on who came out on top we're joined by political marketing… Audio
Toby & Toby on... Jacindamania and the Greens
Opinion - After years in the doldrums, Labour's riding high. But could a support party in chaos make newly-enthusiastic voters green about the gills? Toby Manhire and Toby Morris investigate.
Toby and Toby on... the Corbyn surge as a reeling Britain heads to the polls
Opinion - With all this talk of the Corbyn surge and a reeling Britain, Toby Manhire and Toby Morris go looking for answers as the UK election nears.
Toby & Toby on... re-entering the Pike River mine
Opinion - The issues surrounding the deadly disaster refuse to be buried, and footage leaked this week has brought tensions back to the surface, explain Toby Manhire and Toby Morris.
Toby & Toby present... starter's orders for Election 2017
Opinion - Toby Manhire and Toby Morris take a punt on the 23 September election front runners.
The Toby & Toby inquiry into historic abuse in state care
Opinion - Toby Manhire and Toby Morris inquire into the inquiry - or lack thereof - of the historical abuse of children in state care.
Toby and Toby on President Bannon
Opinion - Toby Manhire and Toby Morris are pretty sure who's president of the United States. It's the one who wanted to bring everything crashing down. Or maybe it's the other guy.
Will the 2017 election be 'Battle of the Boring'?
The date for the election's set for September 23. Our panel discusses what we can expect during this year's election campaign. Audio
Media: 2017 election year
2017 is an election year. Will it be a goldmine for our political journalists, or a big yawn? Did John Key's resignation late last year really stir things up? Will New Zealanders bother to vote or can… Audio
Toby & Toby: A User's Guide to 2017
Opinion - Toby Manhire and Toby Morris return with a cut-out-and-keep user's guide to the year ahead.