Public Interest

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Episodes: 40

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Making sense of politics, power and the economy in Aotearoa NZ. Independent, accessible, audience-funded.

Episode Date
In Brief: Are New Zealand hospitals being deliberately understaffed?
Oct 25, 2026
Undercurrents: Can Te Tiriti help us build a different economy? | Part 2
Oct 23, 2026
Undercurrents: Can Te Tiriti help us build a different economy? | Part 1
Oct 23, 2026
The State of It: Guy and Avi fix the economy
Oct 21, 2026
In Brief: Can the Alliance bring back socialism?
Oct 16, 2026
The State of It: Guy and Avi solve crime
Oct 12, 2026
Who Broke My City: What’s behind National’s war on councils?
Oct 11, 2026
Undercurrents: How do you manufacture a movement? Nicky Hager on Dirty Work
Oct 06, 2026
In Brief: Chlöe Swarbrick on capitalism, democracy and the Greens’ path to power
Sep 30, 2026
Undercurrents: Why did Ardern’s government fall short?
Sep 24, 2026
In Brief: Professor Nigel French on bird flu, climate change and the next pandemic
Sep 15, 2026
Undercurrents: What does the right really want?
Sep 11, 2026
In Brief: Bernard Hickey on Labour’s fiscal straitjacket
Sep 08, 2026
In Brief: Qiulae Wong on what Opportunity really stands for
Aug 28, 2026
In Brief: Is it really a renter’s market?
Aug 23, 2026
Undercurrents: What can New Zealand learn from Mamdani and the DSA?
Aug 18, 2026
In Brief: Are Rocket Lab launches helping Israel target Gaza?
Aug 12, 2026
In Brief: Marilyn Waring on pay equity and the value of women’s work
Aug 09, 2026
Undercurrents: Is big agriculture holding New Zealand hostage?
Aug 07, 2026
In Brief: Why are we panicking about superannuation?
Jul 31, 2026
In Brief: Abby Martin on Earth’s Greatest Enemy
Jul 27, 2026
Undercurrents: Who really pays for inflation? Geoff Bertram Part 2
Jul 22, 2026
Undercurrents: Why is New Zealand so expensive? Geoff Bertram Part 1
Jul 22, 2026
In Brief: How the media reached crisis point
Jul 19, 2026
In Brief: Is Christchurch about to privatise its port?
Jul 12, 2026
Undercurrents: What’s the government’s real education agenda?
Jul 08, 2026
In Brief: What’s behind the health and safety reforms nobody wants?
Jul 03, 2026
In Brief: Government backs down on conservation land. Is the fight really over?
Jun 26, 2026
Undercurrents: Are the unions back?
Jun 25, 2026
In Brief: What does the Rich List say about New Zealand?
Jun 19, 2026
In Brief: Max Harris on Labour, Rogernomics and the 2026 election
Jun 13, 2026
Undercurrents: Who really benefits from tough on crime?
Jun 10, 2026
In Brief: A landmark corruption scandal? Bryce Edwards on the climate lobbying cover-up
Jun 03, 2026
In Brief: What the government doesn’t want you to know about Budget 2026
May 29, 2026
Undercurrents: Can the climate movement fight back?
May 26, 2026
In Brief: Inside the fight over outsourcing in Wellington
May 21, 2026
In Brief: What the end of fees-free means for NZ’s polytechs and unis
May 13, 2026
Undercurrents: Who broke NZ's health system? Rob Campbell and Justine Sachs talk with Ollie Neas
May 12, 2026
Undercurrents: Who's to blame for the energy crisis?
Apr 28, 2026
Undercurrents: Why is Luxon's government so unpopular?
Apr 16, 2026