Gone By Lunchtime

Live at Auckland Writers Festival with Tova O'Brien guest star

Toby Manhire, Annabelle Lee-Mather and Ben Thomas are joined live on stage by Tova O’Brien to assess the political landscape six months out from the general election.

22 May 2026

gone by lunchtime

More about the episode

In a special six-months-to-the-election edition, Toby, Annabelle and Ben, joined by a special surprise guest who may or may not be the brilliant Tova O'Brien of TVNZ Breakfast, size up the State of Things across the parties and putative combinations.
Recorded live at the Kiri Te Kanawa theatre for the Auckland Writers Festival on Friday May 15, 2026.