Gone by Lunchtime: Tauranga Live

In an Escape first, The Spinoff’s popular political podcast, Gone By Lunchtime, will record an episode live in Tauranga Moana!

Producer and presenter Annabelle Lee Mather, media commentator and PR raven Ben Thomas, and The Spinoff’s Editor-at-Large Toby Manhire spend their days closely studying the ins, outs, ups and downs of Aotearoa’s political, cultural and media landscapes, and the parties and people who inhabit them. In this delightfully acerbic session, the jocular triumvirate will assess the state of play a year out from election, peer into the turbulent times of the Tauranga City Council and discuss the current and future political landscape of our city.

They will be joined by Labour list MP Hon Jan Tinetti and Rotorua Mayoral Candidate Tania Tapsell.

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Wheelchair friendly event

Annabelle Lee-Mather

Annabelle is Aotearoa’s most uninformed political commentator. This in no way prevents her from sharing her hot political takes. Annabelle makes telly and once met former Shazam presenter Phillip Schofield at the Waiheke Area School gala day.

Ben Thomas

Ben Thomas is a public relations consultant, political commentator, and regular columnist in Stuff newspapers. He was previously a National government press secretary to the Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations, and a former political editor of the National Business Review.

Toby Manhire

Toby Manhire is Editor-At-Large at The Spinoff and host of the Gone By Lunchtime podcast.