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Public Interest

Public Interest

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

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46 episodes

  1. In Brief: What went wrong for the left this election? 46:10
  2. Undercurrents: What is the legacy of the coalition government? 1:03:54
  3. Who Broke My City: Why are we so obsessed with car parks? 30:39
  4. In Brief: How New Zealand's tax system favours the rich 31:34
  5. The State of It: Guy and Avi take on the Rich List 54:57
  6. In Brief: Whose supermarket policy is best? 1:10:39
  7. In Brief: Are New Zealand hospitals being deliberately understaffed? 30:35
  8. Undercurrents: Can Te Tiriti help us build a different economy? | Part 2 47:44
  9. Undercurrents: Can Te Tiriti help us build a different economy? | Part 1 42:27
  10. The State of It: Guy and Avi fix the economy 46:19
  11. In Brief: Can the Alliance bring back socialism? 36:53
  12. The State of It: Guy and Avi solve crime 41:55
  13. Who Broke My City: What’s behind National’s war on councils? 32:48
  14. Undercurrents: How do you manufacture a movement? Nicky Hager on Dirty Work 58:39
  15. In Brief: Chlöe Swarbrick on capitalism, democracy and the Greens’ path to power 35:01
  16. Undercurrents: Why did Ardern’s government fall short? 1:26:33
  17. In Brief: Professor Nigel French on bird flu, climate change and the next pandemic 23:39
  18. Undercurrents: What does the right really want? 49:30
  19. In Brief: Bernard Hickey on Labour’s fiscal straitjacket 53:51
  20. In Brief: Qiulae Wong on what Opportunity really stands for 44:50
  21. In Brief: Is it really a renter’s market? 28:25
  22. Undercurrents: What can New Zealand learn from Mamdani and the DSA? 1:02:59
  23. In Brief: Are Rocket Lab launches helping Israel target Gaza? 21:07
  24. In Brief: Marilyn Waring on pay equity and the value of women’s work 27:47
  25. Undercurrents: Is big agriculture holding New Zealand hostage? 1:08:08
  26. In Brief: Why are we panicking about superannuation? 24:32
  27. In Brief: Abby Martin on Earth’s Greatest Enemy 23:28
  28. Undercurrents: Who really pays for inflation? Geoff Bertram Part 2 52:14
  29. Undercurrents: Why is New Zealand so expensive? Geoff Bertram Part 1 45:23
  30. In Brief: How the media reached crisis point 44:31
  31. In Brief: Is Christchurch about to privatise its port? 22:55
  32. Undercurrents: What’s the government’s real education agenda? 55:20
  33. In Brief: What’s behind the health and safety reforms nobody wants? 29:28
  34. In Brief: Government backs down on conservation land. Is the fight really over? 19:50
  35. Undercurrents: Are the unions back? 59:57
  36. In Brief: What does the Rich List say about New Zealand? 27:37
  37. In Brief: Max Harris on Labour, Rogernomics and the 2026 election 25:58
  38. Undercurrents: Who really benefits from tough on crime? 57:38
  39. In Brief: A landmark corruption scandal? Bryce Edwards on the climate lobbying cover-up 26:41
  40. In Brief: What the government doesn’t want you to know about Budget 2026 16:31
  41. Undercurrents: Can the climate movement fight back? 56:11
  42. In Brief: Inside the fight over outsourcing in Wellington 20:11
  43. In Brief: What the end of fees-free means for NZ’s polytechs and unis 15:43
  44. Undercurrents: Who broke NZ's health system? Rob Campbell and Justine Sachs talk with Ollie Neas 59:37
  45. Undercurrents: Who's to blame for the energy crisis? 55:14
  46. Undercurrents: Why is Luxon's government so unpopular? 1:02:40