Gone By Lunchtime
Gone By Lunchtime: Final polls, pervy trolls, and our predictions
Annabelle, Ben and Toby gather one last time before the polls close on election 2026 to assess the final flurry of campaign action and deliver their 100% correct predictions about the results on Saturday night.
06 Nov 2026
More about the episode
Hyperventilating, overheating and sometimes just plain cringe-making, the 2026 election campaign is at its end. Annabelle Lee-Mather, Ben Thomas and Toby Manhire gather at the final hour to assess a week on fumes, with Don Brash and Michael Laws leading the way, a major scandal over the status of an Opportunity Party van’s warrant of fitness, and a flurry of final polls to parse.
Plus: impressions of the final multi-party debate and 100% correct predictions about what will happen on Saturday night.