Insight Podcast Options

7:50 AM.There is no shortage of applicants for New Zealand's Pacific Quota immigration scheme, which is drawn by ballot every year. RNZ Pacific reporter, Sara Vui-Talitu looks into the quota system and… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Recent figures indicate the gender wage gap has narrowed, but does that mean employers are valuing women more? The settlement that gave 55,000 care and support workers pay increases may be a… Read more Video, Audio

8:10 AM.NZ's mental health system is groaning under the weight of growing demand. Catherine Hutton asks how well the service is coping and what needs to change. Read more Video, Audio

8:10 AM.NZers are sending more waste to the dump. Teresa Cowie asks why and explores whether there are bigger,undetected issues Read more Video, Audio

8:10 AM.New Zealand is entering the biggest construction boom in its history. Phil Pennington investigates if it is possible to avoid a cycle that has led to chronic and sometimes acute building failure. Read more Video, Audio

8:09 AM.As warnings over threats to drinking water supplies continue to grow, Philippa Tolley asks what the final answer might be, how willing communities are to accept change such as universal chlorination… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Tracy Neal explores how the West Coast is planning to re-invent its economy. Read more Audio

8:12 AM.After 14 years and $3 billion in support from Australia, New Zealand and other partners, do the Solomon Islands have a shot at lasting peace? RNZ Pacific's Koroi Hawkins investigates for Insight. Read more Audio, Gallery

7:50 AM.Social media and big data companies are harvesting and vast amounts of information from users' online profiles to increase the effectiveness of political advertising. Adam Bennett explores how this… Read more Video, Audio

8:12 AM.Mountain biking is experiencing a boom in New Zealand. Chris Bramwell takes to the trails to find out why. Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The America's Cup celebration parades have come to an end, but the planning for the next race has only just started.  Todd Niall considers where and what form the next America’s Cup challenge will… Read more Video, Audio

8:10 AM.With the Trump administration withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement and some US states and companies stepping up to fill the gap, is there now pressure for more or less action over climate… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.The opposition to the Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal focused on jobs, questions over economic benefit and possible threats to sovereignty. But in the light of the Trump administration and its… Read more Audio, Gallery

8:12 AM.The government is working on plans to get community providers to hand over clients' names and details in order to improve systems, but Teresa Cowie asks how much personal data should we be willing to… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.Is immigration - particularly by those who identify as Asian - changing the sporting landscape in New Zealand? Bridget Tunnicliffe explores how major sports such as rugby are responding. Read more Audio

8:12 AM.Schools in New Zealand have faced huge change since 2008. RNZ Education Correspondent John Gerritsen investigates what impact nine years of National Party policies have had on schools and the children… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.Is traditional high country farming under threat? RNZ Rural reporter, Alexa Cook works on a cattle muster and explores why, and if, New Zealand should hold on tighter to its high country farms. Read more Video, Audio

8:12 AM.The rise in methamphetamine use in New Zealand is breaking up families, piling the pressure on schools, mental health workers, police and rehabilitation clinics. RNZs Northland reporter, Lois Williams… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.Methamphetamine is cheaper and easier to get hold of than ever before. Our police reporter, Carla Penman, asks authorities and gang members about who is to blame for the problem escalating. She also… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.The state of the country's waterways is almost constantly in the headlines. Now a definitive landmark report from the Ministry for the Environment has confirmed what many already suspected, that there… Read more Video, Audio

8:12 AM.Demand for medical cannabis is growing, Teresa Cowie investigates how patients are coping with living in an 'illegal limbo' Read more Audio

8:12 AM.Alarm is growing in Central Otago as the region's 150-year-old water licence system is overhauled. Ian Telfer explores if the permits from the gold rush days can be updated without leaving farmers… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.New Zealand has been tied together by a rail system that has been unfolding across the country since the late 19th century. Today up to 18 million tonnes of freight is moved via rail, every year. It's… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.Robin Martin explores if tensions over Taranaki's history are on the way to being resolved. Read more Audio

8:12 AM.Online porn presents a minefield to young people and parents. Tim Graham explores what help is on hand to help navigate the way ahead. Read more Video, Audio