At Large with Toby Manhire
Chlöe Swarbrick on being cast as ‘bogeyman’ of 2026 election
Toby Manhire speaks to the Green Party co-leader about being the bête noire of the right, the possibilities of an overhang and whether they can really work alongside Labour.
28 Oct 2026
More about the episode
In March 2024 Chlöe Swarbrick became co-leader of the Greens – right in the middle of what can only be described as a crisis year for the party. Today, they’ve jumped to around 15% in polling, and Swarbrick is under intense fire from Nicola Willis and the incumbent coalition. So how did they turn it around, do the Greens’ economic prescriptions hold up to scrutiny, and could they really work coherently with Labour?
At Large with Toby Manhire is produced by Te Aihe Butler, Zoe Madden-Smith and The Spinoff.
