The Smellie Plan to make NZ ‘a place we want to stay in’
Toby Manhire speaks to Pattrick Smellie, founder of BusinessDesk, about his plan to safeguard Aotearoa’s future, and Alex Casey about a local film winning praise and prestige on the other side of the world.
13 Jul 2026
More about the episode
Blockades in the Strait of Hormuz have laid bare our reliance on global energy supply. Climate change keeps bursting river banks. And Young New Zealanders are drifting away. Does anyone have a big vision to take all this on? Pattrick Smellie does and he’s urging our politicians to jump on board. The BusinessDesk founder and columnist talks to Toby.
Plus: In How Good, Alex Casey joins Kristen Stewart in raving about Big Girls Don’t Cry, the new film from Paloma Schneideman that opens this year’s NZ International Film Festival.
At Large with Toby Manhire is produced by Te Aihe Butler, Jin Fellet and The Spinoff. Read more at thespinoff.co.nz.
