Toby Manhire

1 month ago | thespinoff.co.nz | Toby Manhire

Politicsabout 13 hours agoNew polling shows a global trend is very much alive here, too. Donald Trump’s historic return to the presidency was powered by one demographic more than any: support from young men – white young men, especially. One of the most remarkable realities within that trend is the gap that has opened up between men and women. Women under 30 overwhelmingly voted for Kamala Harris. Men under 30 overwhelmingly voted for Trump.

1 month ago | thespinoff.co.nz | Toby Manhire

OPINIONPoliticsToday at 5.00amFrom coup conjecture at home to a breakthrough abroad. It wasn’t just the one week, not really. Back in February a series of unfortunate events – many of his own making – befell Christopher Luxon. After a burst of growthy-changey music at the outset of the year, the weeks since for the prime minister were accompanied mostly by a low, lacklustre hum. That turned into something more like nails on a chalkboard last week.

1 month ago | thespinoff.co.nz | Toby Manhire

From coup conjecture at home to a breakthrough abroad. It wasn’t just the one week, not really. Back in February a series of unfortunate events – many of his own making – befell Christopher Luxon. After a burst of growthy-changey music at the outset of the year, the weeks since for the prime minister were accompanied mostly by a low, lacklustre hum. That turned into something more like nails on a chalkboard last week.

1 month ago | thespinoff.co.nz | Toby Manhire

Politicsabout 13 hours agoA wide-ranging conversation with the opposition spokesperson on foreign affairs. Even before the second Trump term began, the world was a volatile place. But since January 20, across eight whiplash weeks, the pace of change has been astonishing. Donald Trump’s America First geopolitics, melding expansionist and isolationist instincts, has created a febrile, volatile atmosphere in foreign affairs.

1 month ago | nzherald.co.nz | Toby Manhire

Infinity Sessions is a series of livestreamed Roundhead concerts, curated by Finn, bringing together artists from New Zealand and abroad. Photo / Toby ManhireOriginally published by The Spinoff. More than two decades after his first foray into livestreaming, Finn’s Infinity Sessions is beaming extraordinary collisions from Roundhead Studios to the world. Ahead of the latest installation, Toby Manhire catches up with the Crowded House frontman at Studio A.