At Large with Toby Manhire
Party season is on for election 2026
Toby Manhire speaks to Lyric Waiwiri-Smith and Joel MacManus about all the latest political party election year jamborees, and Tara Ward about Three’s new local drama Head Girl.
01 Jul 2026
More about the episode
Boom time for balloons, battle cries and bitter zingers as New Zealand’s political parties stage their jamborees with added election-year energy. Fresh from the National, Labour and Act bashes, Lyric Waiwiri-Smith and Joel MacManus join Toby to recount their experiences, and deliver the critical mark on the mojo-meter.
Plus: In How Good, Tara Ward on a killer scene in the new TV drama Head Girl.
At Large with Toby Manhire is produced by Te Aihe Butler, Jin Fellet and The Spinoff. Read more at thespinoff.co.nz.
