Podcast Episodes

In an economic slump, tech startups are in hot demand

Episode 1410

Inside the Auckland event where tech startups pitch to New Zealand's wealthiest investors, the economic outlook is sunny

At the Icehouse Showcase, tech start-ups vie for the attention - and cash - of…

Published on 12 hours ago

When protecting us from the evils of the internet backfires

Episode 1404

When it comes to making the internet safer for children and better for society the devil is in the detail - and those details are often overlooked

A recent wave of morally-motivated lobbying has succ…

Published on 1 day, 12 hours ago

Bonus: Amanda Gillies speaks with Reverend Frank Ritchie on the re_covering podcast

Episode 1409

Amanda Gillies speaks with media chaplain and broadcaster Reverend Frank Ritchie on his podcast re_covering, to unpack the one story that most impacted her personally and professionally. Gillies was …

Published on 2 days, 11 hours ago

Rings fellowship making tracks to NZ

Episode 1407

Lord of the Rings cast members still hold New Zealand close to their hearts after 25 years, and several are making plans to return

Kiwi actor Bruce Hopkins catches up with his fellow cast members from…

Published on 3 days, 12 hours ago

Downfall of the clueless, wannabe, soldier spy

Episode 1408

New Zealand's first-ever conviction for attempted espionage has been handed down, but the solider at the centre of the case was less James Bond and "maybe more like a bumbling wannabe-spy" 

A former N…

Published on 4 days, 12 hours ago

On rate capping, lessons from across the Tasman

Episode 1406

As rate payers feel the pinch, plans for rate capping offer welcome relief. But councillors here and across the Tasman have warnings.

New Zealand householders are likely to get some relief if council…

Published on 5 days, 12 hours ago

Who's afraid of Aotearoa

Episode 1405

A growing list of rollbacks of Māori language and culture beg the question: is the Government pushing New Zealand towards an identity crisis?

From taking Māori words out of children's books and gover…

Published on 6 days, 12 hours ago

A city with a cashflow problem

Episode 1403

Auckland's economy is falling behind that of the South Island and rural areas, and there's no government hero coming to the rescue

Retailers say it's the City of No Sales, productivity is wasted sitti…

Published on 1 week ago

Northland's unprecedented crime surge

Episode 1402

Beautiful Northland should be New Zealand's paradise but a surge in violent crime, drugs and poverty is even putting off police from moving up there

Nine homicides in just four months have stretched N…

Published on 1 week, 1 day ago

Jess Sayer gives life to the author behind Frankenstein

Episode 1393

The Queen of Goth - Frankenstein author Mary Shelley - is the inspiration behind a new play written by Jess Sayer

The playwright behind a new production centring on the gothic author of Frankenstein s…

Published on 1 week, 3 days ago