Election 2026! The last-gasp hot-take shootout
Toby Manhire is joined by the Spinoff’s best and brightest for a special pre-election roundtable to recap the good, the bad and the ugly of the campaign so far.
04 Nov 2026
More about the episode
As the campaign hours tick down, a pantheon of the Spinoff’s brightest gather at the roundtable to sum it all up. What were the most memorable moments, the characters, and the words of the campaign? Lyric Waiwiri-Smith, Hayden Donnell, Liam Rātana and Joel MacManus join Toby to revisit the highlights and lowlights, and square up for a Dragons’-Den-esque showdown to convince you which electorate race will be the most exciting on Saturday night. Vote in the comments!
Plus: how are we all doing on the mojo-meter, and our predictions on the number of overhang seats for the next parliament.
At Large with Toby Manhire is produced by Te Aihe Butler, Zoe Madden-Smith and The Spinoff.
