Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchNew Zealand's place in the New World Order
Episode 1709
We're living through an extraordinary moment of geopolitical volatility. New Zealand politicians and businesses need to adapt.
Is New Zealand doing en…
8 hours ago
Young kiwis stuck in the nicotine cycle
Episode 1708
With young people making up about a fifth of our daily vaping rates, one expert is worried there hasn't been enough focus on how addictive vapes are.…
1 day, 8 hours ago
"Very, very tight race" puts election on a knife-edge
Episode 1706
Five weeks out and nobody can call this election, with the declining major parties tied and minor parties surging.
It's proving a "very, very tight ra…
2 days, 8 hours ago
NZ Rugby's financial reckoning
Episode 1705
As rugby bosses confront a financial crisis, the biggest changes in NZ rugby could be just around the corner.
New Zealand Rugby is facing a financial …
3 days, 8 hours ago
The two new laws that will rule our land
Episode 1704
The dreaded RMA has finally gone, but its replacement Acts have come in for a slew of criticism, especially from environmentalists.
We've gone from 'y…
4 days, 8 hours ago
Zombie Towns: Everything I Missed
Episode 1702
Economist Shamubeel Eaqub recounts how the term 'zombie towns' created an outcry in rural New Zealand. Now, a decade on, he wants to understand if an…
5 days, 7 hours ago
Israel pushes illegal settlements as tough elections approach
Episode 1703
While New Zealand condemns expansion of settlements on West Bank, it does not join international sanctions.
Israel's ruling coalition faces a tough re…
1 week ago
LEGO defies the market odds, builds a profit
Episode 1701
LEGO is making a comeback in New Zealand - just as National makes a push to get Kiwi kids spending less time on screens.
The humble LEGO brick is havi…
1 week, 1 day ago
Veterans' Affairs in the firing line
Episode 1699
They offered their lives for their country, now veterans say they are fighting for support.
They offered their lives for their country - now Kiwi vete…
1 week, 2 days ago
The killer robots on our doorstep
Episode 1700
Even the heads of big tech companies are warning we must slow down on rapidly developing AI, before we lose control of it.
An expert says there's a n…
1 week, 3 days ago