Toby Manhire
Toby and Toby on President Bannon
Opinion - Toby Manhire and Toby Morris are pretty sure who's president of the United States. It's the one who wanted to bring everything crashing down. Or maybe it's the other guy.
Will the 2017 election be 'Battle of the Boring'?
The date for the election's set for September 23. Our panel discusses what we can expect during this year's election campaign. Audio
Media: 2017 election year
2017 is an election year. Will it be a goldmine for our political journalists, or a big yawn? Did John Key's resignation late last year really stir things up? Will New Zealanders bother to vote or can… Audio
Toby & Toby: A User's Guide to 2017
Opinion - Toby Manhire and Toby Morris return with a cut-out-and-keep user's guide to the year ahead.
Why 2016 was a terrible year
2016 has been quite a year... from major political surprises to the death of cultural icons. Toby Manhire is here to round up the year, from the perspective of Toby and Toby. Audio
Toby & Toby on... 2016
Opinion - From fake news to truthful hyperbole, political shake-ups and the loss of luminaries, Toby Morris and Toby Manhire reflect on a turbulent 12 months.
Toby & Toby on... Hillary Clinton's emails
Opinion - Toby Manhire and Toby Morris consider the latest in the Hillary Clinton email saga and ask whether the revelations match the hyperbole.
Toby & Toby on... the legacy of President Barack Obama
Opinion - The end of Obama is nigh. Toby Manhire and Toby Morris ponder his presidency before Hillary Clinton - or, oh boy, the other one - succeeds him.
Toby & Toby on ... a crisis in Havelock North and NZ's water problem
Opinion - The Havelock North water contamination is a public health crisis that should set alarm bells ringing, say Toby Manhire and Toby Morris.
The Auckland Mayoral Race
The first major poll for the Auckland mayoral race has Phil Goff well ahead. The poll, by Survey Sampling International (SSI) for the website The Spinoff, puts support for Mr Goff at 32 percent, with… Audio
Toby & Toby on West Papua at the Olympic Games
Opinion - Toby Manhire and Toby Morris query the notable absence of West Papua from the Olympics.
Toby & Toby on... post-truth politics
Opinion - Some say we're in a new era of post-truth politics. Others say that's overblown. Some say "he said, she said" reporting is to blame. Toby Morris and Toby Manhire weigh in.
Toby & Toby on the Democratic jamboree and Clinton's challenge
Opinion - Toby Manhire and Toby Morris on the Democratic jamboree and Hillary Clinton's challenge.
Toby & Toby on the Turkish military coup d'etat that wasn't
Opinion: Turkey is dealing with the fallout of a failed coup. Toby Manhire and Toby Morris look at the purge that's following the putsch.
Toby & Toby... on Boris Johnson and leaderless pandemonium in post-Brexit Britain
OPINION: Boris Johnson is poised to become the next British prime minister after the Brexit referendum, but his battles may be just beginning, say Toby Manhire and Toby Morris.
Toby & Toby on... murder, politics and politicised murders
OPINION: Tragic killings in Florida and Yorkshire have prompted shock, grief, and claims of political point scoring. Where does it all leave us, ask Toby Manhire and Toby Morris.
Toby & Toby on... the emergence of emergency housing in the housing emergency
Housing in New Zealand has emerged as an emergency, particularly in terms of emergency housing, say Toby Manhire and Toby Morris. Video
Toby & Toby on... the year of megastars dying and performative mourning
The year's celebrity death toll is strangely high. Can we blame the baby boomers and should the grief police back down, ask Toby Manhire and Toby Morris.
GreenLab a marriage of convenience?
Political commentator Toby Manhire talks about the Labour-Greens combo and if it'll beat National in the next election. Audio
