Podcast Episodes

Is Kāinga Ora too slow in managing troubled tenants?

Kāinga Ora is getting bad press once again, following the publication of the harrowing story of a Hamilton woman who for years lived next door to dis…

3 years ago

Crisis in Sudan: What a Kiwi aid worker saw on the ground

As the world’s eyes have been fixed on Ukraine, another conflict on a different continent has seen more than a million people displaced from their ho…

3 years ago

How are economic conditions impacting renters?

Rising interest rates and dropping house prices have seen most of our attention focused on New Zealand mortgage holders.  

But we are also a nation o…

3 years ago

Why a champion rower is funding his career through OnlyFans

Kiwi rower Robbie Manson has found a unique way of promoting himself in the lead up to next year’s summer Olympics.

The world record holder has signe…

3 years ago

Marama Davidson on why the Green Party is committed to a wealth tax

As political parties look to shape the debate ahead of October’s election, the Green Party have made a bold statement when it comes to tax. 

Their po…

3 years ago

Who is Xavier Valent? The story behind the Kiwi kingpin's drug empire

Last week, 34-year-old Xavier Valent was sentenced to life in prison for importing drugs into New Zealand.  

It is only the third time someone has re…

3 years ago

Ports of Auckland boss on future of the city's most divisive organisation

Everyone in Auckland has an opinion on what should happen to the city's port.
 
Businesspeople want its ownership structure to change, the mayor wants …

3 years ago

David Seymour on ACT's election priorities and coalition desires

David Seymour isn’t one to mince his words.  
 
That much was clear at the ACT Party annual conference, where Seymour used the opportunity to rally the…

3 years ago

Inside the Michael Wood shares blunder - and Labour's other ministerial woes

Michael Wood is the latest minister to lose a portfolio under Chris Hipkins. 

He has been stood down from the Transport portfolio after revelations h…

3 years ago

Aged care crisis: Are we doing enough to take care of our elderly?

Aotearoa’s population is getting older, which means more people are entering aged care every year. 

The problem is that our care facilities are alrea…

3 years ago