Security
A waiting room for danger - the remand crisis
Remand prisoners are kept in a waiting room for danger - and they make up more than a third of the prison population. How did this situation turn into a crisis? Audio
A waiting room for danger - the remand crisis
Remand prisoners are kept in a waiting room for danger - and they make up more than a third of the prison population. How did this situation turn into a crisis?
AudioIs NZ ok with carrying out America's space business?
It's one of our most successful companies - but how much do we know about what Rocket Lab is carrying into outer space, and who it's carrying it for? Audio
Is NZ ok with carrying out America's space business?
It's one of our most successful companies - but how much do we know about what Rocket Lab is carrying into outer space, and who it's carrying it for?
AudioDemand for COVID isolation facilities spilling into the regions
The Government is planning to increase their number of isolation facilities, and are looking to the regions to do it. At an announcement yesterday, the Head of Managed Isolation and Quarantine, Air… Audio
Data shows the armed response team were used with children
Data from the police about their now-abandoned Armed Response Teams trial shows they dealt with six incidents involving 12 year old children - almost all Maori - some armed with weapons other than… Audio
05: The Raid
In the final episode, we close in on the details around the joint MI6/SIS operation targeting the Czechoslovakian Embassy. Finally, someone who was on the raid breaks their silence. But there’s a… Audio
04: The Club
The Five Eyes is an intelligence alliance with roots that go all the way back to World War II. It’s a tight club – but just what does membership demand of us? Audio
03: A Full Court Press from the KGB
In the mid-1980s, New Zealand's anti-nuclear policy is attracting international attention. With the ANZUS alliance in crisis, the KGB see an opportunity. Audio
02: The Wilderness of Mirrors
New Zealand has Cold War spy stories we know about - and some we don't. Even now, it's hard to get people to talk. The big question is: who do you trust? Audio
01: One Night in Wadestown
On his 10th birthday, John Daniell's Mum tells him she used to work for the SIS. But that's just the start of the secrets… Audio
Surf Life Saving warns beachgoers to be safe
Surf Life Saving is calling for beachgoers to take care this weekend, as there will be no life guards on patrol.
Although the Surf Life Saving season ended in April, the organisation is expecting… Audio
Police told Armed Response Teams trial flawed before it began
New documents reveal the police knew its controversial Armed Response Team trial was flawed from the beginning.
The police launched its six-month Armed Response Team trial as a way to tackle a rise… Audio
How China is not letting a crisis go to waste
Aggressively expanding, and sensitive to diplomatic slights, China is making sure a good crisis is not going to waste. Audio
How China is not letting a crisis go to waste
Aggressively expanding, and sensitive to diplomatic slights, China is making sure a good crisis is not going to waste.
Audio'It suits Beijing to have a puppet like Carrie Lam'
Hong Kong-based writer and lawyer Antony Dapiran believes Beijing is keen to re-shape Hong Kong into an image that is a lot more to their liking. And he says they're happy to have a "puppet" like… Audio
Clearview AI searched for dozens of people in NZ
An update on our story from earlier in the week about an unapproved police trial of new technology using controversial facial recognition software.
It was used to conduct dozens of searches for… Audio
Coronavirus: NZNO wants WorkSafe investigation into Waitakere Hospital
The nurses organisation is calling for Worksafe to investigate how seven nurses caught Covid-19 at Waitakere Hospital.
They caught the virus after infected residents from St Margarets rest home were… Audio
Coronavirus: Experts urge caution after zero new cases
Zero cases might be a cause for celebration but it'll be the tamest party on the block if health experts have their way.
They say New Zealanders can pat themselves on the back for reaching the first… Audio
Coronavirus: Palantir in talks with Privacy Commissioner
The secretive US data firm Palantir has been in talks with the Privacy Commissioner, as well as pitching its pandemic-tracking software to the Health Ministry.
Palantir - co-owned by New Zealand… Audio