Big questions that linger after election day
Toby Manhire speaks to Lara Greaves from Victoria University of Wellington to address the biggest, gnarliest and most confounding questions left unanswered after the general election.
12 Nov 2026
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Which way will the special votes go, who cast them, and what does the surprisingly low turnout tell us? Lara Greaves, associate professor of politics at Victoria University of Wellington, joins Toby to work through some of the pressing questions that remain after Saturday’s cliffhanger New Zealand election.
Also on the list: How much impact did the overhang campaigns have, how might the mechanism be removed, and will the politicians have the stomach for it anyway? Could recounts come into play? And did the enrolment changes amount to “voter suppression”?
At Large with Toby Manhire is produced by Te Aihe Butler, Bridget Mills and The Spinoff.
