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RNZ: Insight

RNZ

A weekly investigative documentary exploring what is happening in New Zealand and to New Zealanders here and overseas.

Episodes

20 of 634 episodes

Cramped, rotting and risky - the scale of the hospital fix-up revealed

Insight - The state of many of the country's public hospital buildings is compromising medical care. For the first time there's been a natio...

00:28:13Mar 21, 2020

Lives put on hold by the mosque attacks

Insight - It is a year since the Christchurch mosque attacks, but many are still struggling to recover and to rebuild their lives. In the fi...

00:25:26Mar 12, 2020

Ignored by the state - How Muslim women tried to warn of impending danger

The Islamic Women's Council believes it's likely the Christchurch mosque attacks would not have happened if the public service - including p...

00:26:38Mar 7, 2020

Free speech vs hate speech: The government’s dilemma

Free speech crusaders say the sacred right to freedom of expression is under threat. But minority communities say a law change is needed to...

00:27:58Feb 22, 2020

Farmers fear new water rules could push them under

The poor quality of our fresh water is a top worry for New Zealanders. But some farmers fear the new proposals might mean their farms are no...

00:28:10Feb 15, 2020

How NZ would fare during a world catastrophe

Is New Zealand ready to cope in a global catastrophe? John Gerritsen investigates

00:27:44Feb 4, 2020

Why prisons should help inmates to be good dads

Insight - Teresa Cowie heads inside prison to find how a focus on fatherhood could be channelled reducing reoffending

00:28:25Jan 30, 2020

The Keto Diet - Trend or Treatment?

Insight - Touted as a cure for diabetes, epilepsy and doomed New Year's resolutions to lose weight, the Keto diet is taking off in popularit...

00:27:49Dec 7, 2019

How schools will try to work around the donation-ban plan

Insight - The government's school donation scheme has not even started and schools are already looking for ways to push its rules to the lim...

00:28:33Nov 23, 2019

Forever home - Why immigrants chose New Zealand

Migration is shaping New Zealand as we head towards a population of five million. But why are people choosing to come here? Philippa Tolley...

00:28:12Nov 16, 2019

Play time over: How Kiwi kids lost their freedom to roam

With New Zealand's population about to hit 5 Million for the first time Insight's reporter Teresa Cowie talks to five 5-year-olds from aroun...

00:28:06Nov 9, 2019

Everest Descent - Can Nepal get tourists exploring off the beaten track?

After years of rapid growth, New Zealand visitor numbers from China and India are slowing, now nearby Nepal is enticing more of its neighbou...

00:27:41Nov 2, 2019

Horse racing shake-up: Selling tracks and outsourcing the TAB

Forcing racing clubs to close their tracks and outsourcing the TAB could revitalise the horse racing industry, but as Max Towle discovers, s...

00:28:08Oct 19, 2019

Adrian Orr: The Reserve Bank governor taking on the Aussie banks

The Reserve Bank's Governor thinks the big 4 Australian banks are making too much money in NZ. Guyon Espiner investigates efforts to rein th...

00:28:07Oct 3, 2019

The New Zealanders involved in the exploitation of Filipinos

New Zealand is a dream destination for many Filipinos. But many are exploited and New Zealanders are increasingly becoming involved in explo...

00:26:49Sep 26, 2019

Getting tough: How New Zealand could stop domestic violence

New Zealand has one of the highest reported rates of domestic violence in the developed world. The government has just put tougher laws in p...

00:26:36Sep 19, 2019

Closed until further notice - a life on hold after the mosque attacks

Six months on from the mosque attacks in Christchurch, Ahmed Jahangir is still in pain after being shot, his restaurant is still closed and...

00:28:02Sep 14, 2019

Solo mums on benefits having to decide between food and fuel

Solo mums say benefits just aren't enough to raise a family and food banks say they're seeing unprecedented demand from parents. Sarah Robso...

00:27:45Sep 7, 2019

Written off: The true cost of road deaths

At least one person is dying every day on our roads on average, and it's costing the country more than $5bn a year. Given that annual figure...

00:28:07Aug 29, 2019

Milk shake - Why the future of dairy looks scary

Dairy's huge role earning export dollars for New Zealand is facing a threat some say could bring it to its knees. Lab-grown milk protein is...

00:27:54Aug 24, 2019