OpinionToby ManhireToby Manhire: Isis decision too big for PM aloneToby Manhire argues the decision of whether NZ will jump into a looming war against Islamic State is simply too big for John Key to decide by himself.09 Oct 04:00 PM
OpinionToby ManhireToby Manhire: Cunliffe goes from slopes to ropesThe dreamlike quality of the 2014 election was only confirmed yesterday when New Zealand woke to discover that everything was pretty much unchanged.21 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionToby ManhireToby Manhire: Hint of third-termitis stealing Team Key's resolveThe National Party is way out in front and in big trouble. John Key is going to win in eight days' time. It's possible, if unlikely, that he may not be able to form a government.11 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionToby ManhireToby Manhire: Trying for a clean break after digging the dirtAs the Dirty Politics fallout continues to rain down on the nation's political parties, Toby Manhire scoops up the digital email debris uncovered in his satirical inbox.04 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionToby ManhireToby Manhire: Huffing and puffing on the hustingsElection emails fall from time and space on to the desk of columnist Toby Manhire - who shares them with you today. What do the say about NZ politics?07 Aug 09:30 PM
OpinionToby ManhireToby Manhire: Privilege debate guillotined by Act's French farceIn those terms, it is hard to know what to make of Whyte's self-made maelstrom around race and privilege in New Zealand law.31 Jul 09:30 PM
OpinionToby ManhireToby Manhire: Dotcom's delayed bombshell looks like a fizzerToby Manhire imagines how Kim Dotcom will deliver his promised election-eve "bombshell".17 Jul 11:03 PM
OpinionToby ManhireToby Manhire: Sex crimes tarnish our women's rights haloToby Manhire writes: Sure as night follows day, the decision for the complainant in the diplomat sex case to speak out sparked controversy.10 Jul 11:30 PM
OpinionToby ManhireToby Manhire: The leaked #TeamKey strategy emailsPolitics columnist Toby Manhire leaks his version of the secret emails between the top players in Team Key.03 Jul 11:50 PM
OpinionToby ManhireToby Manhire: Soap operas aside, policy rules in this campaignIf it seems a dismal beginning to the election campaign, there is cause to hope that this has been a flash flood, rather than the start of a long storm, writes Toby Manhire.26 Jun 09:30 PM
OpinionToby ManhireToby Manhire: Mr Keys goes to Washington: the White House briefingsCan't do troops or SAS or probably even engineers. Maybe ask the president if Baghdad could use any cutting-edge yacht designers, writes Toby Manhire.19 Jun 09:30 PM
OpinionToby ManhireToby Manhire: 'Any price' too much to pay for our top-table seatLet's call them what they are: junkets, writes Toby Manhire. They might be effective, they might bring in crucial votes, but the whole approach leaves an unpleasant taste in the mouth.12 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionToby ManhireToby Manhire: Over the threshold: the Internet-Mana weddingToby Manhire looks at this week's strange coming together of Kim Dotcom's Internet Party and Hone Harawira's Mana Party. "Here we are. Bloody hell."29 May 05:00 PM
OpinionToby ManhireToby Manhire: End of rainbow man golden chance for LabourFor Labour, the Williamson resignation caps comfortably their sunniest week since David Cunliffe assumed the leadership, writes Toby Manhire. God knows they needed one.01 May 09:30 PM
OpinionToby ManhireToby Manhire: Don't stop at the flag - vote on monarchy tooNo matter how entertaining and likeable the touring royals might be, this is surely no basis on which to assess the appropriateness or otherwise of monarchy, writes Toby Manhire.10 Apr 05:30 PM
OpinionToby ManhireToby Manhire: Cheery McWavy - A Kiwi story for baby GeorgeOut of the gate, and off for a walk, went Cheery McWavy, to kiss all the babies, writes Toby Manhire. Behind him the pack followed up hill and down, keen to be seen with the top dog in town.03 Apr 08:30 PM
OpinionToby ManhireToby Manhire: No app yet for the scrutiny of politicsThe timing of revelations that Kim Dotcom owns Nazi memorabilia could hardly have been worse, writes Toby Manhire, coming on the eve of the launch of his political enterprise.27 Mar 08:30 PM
OpinionToby ManhireToby Manhire: Labour woes lay bare 'bed blocking' crisisNo one could reasonably begrudge David Shearer about now were he to lean back on his chaise longue, log on to his New York bank account and let out a sigh of relief, writes Toby Manhire.06 Mar 08:30 PM
OpinionToby Manhire: Scottish plea 'manna from Mars'The referendum may still be 200 days away, but it is very much in the foreground of British news, writes Toby Manhire.27 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionToby ManhireToby Manhire: Revealed: the leaked election strategy emailsToby Manhire exclusively reveals a series of strategy emails recovered from a secret source that involve leaders from New Zealand's top political parties.13 Feb 08:30 PM
OpinionToby ManhireToby Manhire: Don't try to replace Waitangi Day with a mythAround rolls another Waitangi Day, and with it the predictable outbursts from a small self-important, racket-making bunch, who so disappointingly let their own kind down by drowning out what should be a time of national reflection, writes Toby Manhire.06 Feb 08:30 PM
OpinionToby ManhireToby Manhire: Party leaders' opening salvoes, digestedToby Manhire offers political leaders' opening setpiece and parliamentary speeches for 2014, desiccated and digested.30 Jan 08:30 PM
OpinionToby ManhireToby Manhire: Jetsetters ponder poverty gap over mulled wineThe combined wealth of the 85 richest people in the world is the same as the combined wealth of the world's poorest 3.5 billion, writes Toby Manhire.23 Jan 04:30 PM
OpinionToby ManhireToby Manhire: NZ's political upstartsJanuary's reputation as a political dead zone is getting a battering, writes Toby Manhire. The month is meant to be one of tumbleweed, interrupted only by the occasional burnt-sausage waft.16 Jan 08:30 PM
OpinionToby ManhireToby Manhire: The moa peril, and other tips for tourists in NZWhatever you do, never, ever attempt to feed a moa, warns Toby Manhire. The domesticated varieties might only bite you. The feral roadside moa, however, can be deadly.09 Jan 08:30 PM
OpinionToby ManhireToby Manhire: What's 2014 bringing? Take your pick from this lotOnly a great fool prints screeds of predictions for the year ahead. So here are 100 of them.02 Jan 04:30 PM
OpinionToby ManhireToby Manhire: Bright blue future lurks inside Pandora's boxAccording to high-level and wholly fabricated sources, an even higher rebate is available to film-makers who "reflect the realities of contemporary NZ", writes Toby Manhire.19 Dec 08:30 PM
OpinionToby ManhireToby Manhire: The essential gift listTwelve days to Christmas, and I know what you're thinking, hardworking families of New Zealand: what gift to get your favourite public figure? Toby Manhire investigates.12 Dec 08:30 PM
OpinionToby ManhireToby Manhire: Final Act - and the tea party's overThis week, the Act Party left this Earth, drawing its final breath after a long and anguished illness, writes Toby Manhire. The account is overdrawn and must now be closed.05 Dec 08:30 PM
OpinionToby ManhireToby Manhire: Climate asylum claim sign of things to comeThe story from NZ that received the most international play this week was: NZ rejects climate change refugee. Kooky. But his effort to gain asylum here because of the impact of climate change in Kiribati is more a harbinger than an oddity.28 Nov 08:30 PM
OpinionToby ManhireToby Manhire: Selfies more about sharing than self-loveIt probably doesn't happen like this, but I like to imagine a huddle of ancient boffins gathered around a large wooden table, all corduroy jackets patched at the elbow with leather.21 Nov 04:30 PM
OpinionToby ManhireToby Manhire: Roast Busters questions scream for answersThe response was swift and pretty much universal: this was appalling, stomach churning, almost certainly criminal, writes Toby Manhire.07 Nov 04:30 PM
