The first Green Party campaign ad for 2017, explained
In the third of our series mining the truths from the political promos, Toby Manhire overthinks 'Great Greens'.
Toby Manhire
Toby Manhire is senior editor at the Spinoff. He also writes columns for the NZ Herald and with other people called Toby for RNZ.
The first Labour Party campaign ad for 2017, explained
Andrew Little just talks naturally to New Zealand in the party's first ad ahead of the election. Toby Manhire dives deep and scrawls captions on top of their captions.
The first National Party campaign ad for 2017, explained
Already the internet is being bedazzled by political messages ahead of the election. Toby Manhire watches National's debut effort and provides a running commentary.
A Green MP foolishly spoke the truth – now his party is scrambling to deal with the fallout
Backbencher Barry Coates' indiscreet but accurate words are just what National wanted, writes Toby Manhire.
The latest poll offers little for anyone to crow about – apart from that guy on the bus
Pollwatch: A new poll for TVNZ is being called dismal for Labour and Little. And it is. But it's not all rosy for National, either, writes Toby Manhire. There's no getting around it: this evening's Colmar Brunton …
Shane Jones joins Winston Peters and NZ First: genius or jeopardy?
He was plucked in 2014 from the Labour caucus by National's Murray McCully and made Pacific ambassador. Now, sporting a "Put New Zealand First Again" cap, the ego has landed in Camp Winston, becoming leader-in-waiting. Toby Manhire asks whether Shane Jones' reinvention is a brilliant idea or a disaster in the making.
‘No point asking me all these questions’: Bill English in his own words on the Barclay affair
The Todd Barclay affair has plunged the new prime minister into his first major political maelstrom, leading to claims of contradictory statements. Do they add up? Here's our trawl of the key remarks.
‘The whole team went rogue’: the gruesome political reality of Labour’s campaign for change
It demands a Herculean effort to shift the spotlight from a scandal engulfing a government MP, but New Zealand Labour's shonky intern scheme might just have done it, writes Toby Manhire.
A quick read of the National Party election social media guide
A 10-page advice sheet for candidates on using Twitter and Facebook and the rest has surfaced. And Nicky Wagner has helpfully provided a real-life example of what to avoid. Toby Manhire reads the rules.
Gloomy news for Labour in latest Newshub poll, as Shane Jones drops hint about future
Pollwatch: Reid Research survey suggests a fourth National term remains easily the likeliest scenario, though NZ First is climbing, and their likely recruit is planning an announcement – after the rugby.
