Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe year of the kākāpō
Episode 1482
Kākāpō numbers are recovering at such a rate that we are running out of pest-free islands to put them on
2026 could be the year that the kākāpō breed…
9 months ago
Police face deepening crisis of trust
Episode 1481
Government pressed for action as scandal over police handling of McSkimming complaints sparks national reckoning
A week after a bombshell IPCA report …
9 months ago
The rising crisis of child sexual exploitation in NZ
Episode 1480
Sexual exploitation of children is seen as one of the worst crimes out there - but do the prison terms reflect the severity?
An advocacy organisation …
9 months ago
How Kiwi kids are becoming the new face of 'adult' diabetes
Episode 1479
Type 1 diabetes used to be called 'juvenile diabetes', and Type 2 affected adults. But that's no longer the case, and the number of kids with Type 2 …
9 months ago
The "inherently unsafe" brakes in some 70,000 vehicles
Episode 1478
For years, a father has been fighting for Waka Kotahi to do more about the dangers of a vehicle braking system involved in his son's death. Now a cor…
9 months, 1 week ago
The BBC edit heard around the world
Episode 1477
Editing scandal at BBC sparks 'existential crisis' for public-service broadcaster and puts the spotlight on trust in journalism
From editing error to …
9 months, 1 week ago
Earth's weakest link may be in space
Episode 1476
Space terrorism is no longer relegated to sci-fi movies: it's happening already, and one legal expert warns we're far from prepared
An attack on satel…
9 months, 1 week ago
Fears of bubble trouble with AI shares
Episode 1475
As AI share prices soar, some economic doomsayers have started to ring the warning bells of a bubble risk
More and more, finance experts are predicti…
9 months, 1 week ago
An economy based on tourism burns
Episode 1474
Ruapehu District's mayor says the huge fire still burning in the region could have the same effect on the local economy as the 1996 eruption
In Tongar…
9 months, 1 week ago
In Taiwan, invasion by disinformation
Episode 1473
In a country swamped by disinformation, two entrepreneurs have come up with solutions to tackle the problem, on and offline
For Taiwan, the threat o…
9 months, 1 week ago