Podcast Episodes
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Episode 1593
The praise for a new plan for green credit trading was quickly forgotten as two more announcements landed in the headlines
A trio of decisions from …
1 month ago
The fight for the Māori vote
Episode 1592
Te Tai Tokerau is becoming the new ground zero in a fierce battle for Māori political power
Māori politics has erupted as Mariameno Kapa-Kingi launche…
1 month ago
Simon Barnett on grief, healing, and hope
Episode 1590
Broadcaster Simon Barnett reflects on life after Jodi, opening up his heart again, changing careers - and being beaten by a Black Fern on TV this mon…
1 month, 1 week ago
Why ultra-processed foods are so addictive
Episode 1591
New research from Auckland University reveals why it's not entirely our own fault for loving junk food
The marketers of ultra-processed foods have tak…
1 month, 1 week ago
A path to employability
Episode 1589
Trades trainers hope the shifting of government money from free university fees to vocational pathways will give students a better start in their wor…
1 month, 1 week ago
Media under fire from all angles
Episode 1588
Political pressure, public distrust and a media in meltdown - the country is witnessing a reckoning for journalism
New Zealand media is in the firing…
1 month, 1 week ago
An anti-fireworks tipping point
Episode 1587
The Parliamentary Petitions Committee has taken the unusual step of recommending the government overhaul our fireworks laws by banning their sale to …
1 month, 1 week ago
Bereaved parents fight banks to stop alcohol sales to kids
Episode 1585
An underage teenager was able to buy alcohol from three different places without being asked for ID, before he drove drunk to his death. His parents …
1 month, 1 week ago
The noticeably absent finalist at the Ockham Awards
Episode 1586
Pens are poised, pages are turning, and egos are trembling; it's time for the biggest night in books at the Ockham Awards - but Dame Jacinda Ardern w…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The dark horse party of opportunities
Episode 1584
There's a new opportunity this election for the party started by economist Gareth Morgan to have a break-out year
The new-look Opportunity Party is …
1 month, 2 weeks ago