Episodes
Published 03/21/20
Insight - The state of many of the country's public hospital buildings is compromising medical care. For the first time there's been a national stocktake. Phil Pennington looks at what's wrong, and asks if it can be fixed.
Published 03/19/20
Insight - It is a year since the Christchurch mosque attacks, but many are still struggling to recover and to rebuild their lives. In the first six months following the shootings, Conan Young followed the journey of one of the wounded, Ahmed Jahangir.
Published 03/12/20
The Islamic Women's Council believes it's likely the Christchurch mosque attacks would not have happened if the public service - including police and security agencies - had not ignored their repeated warnings. They have shared their submission to the Royal Commission exclusively with Insight's Philippa Tolley.
Published 03/07/20
Free speech crusaders say the sacred right to freedom of expression is under threat. But minority communities say a law change is needed to protect the most vulnerable.
Published 02/20/20
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 longer viable. Philippa Tolley investigates.
Published 02/13/20
Is New Zealand ready to cope in a global catastrophe? John Gerritsen investigates
Published 02/04/20
Insight - Teresa Cowie heads inside prison to find how a focus on fatherhood could be channelled reducing reoffending
Published 01/30/20
Insight - Touted as a cure for diabetes, epilepsy and doomed New Year's resolutions to lose weight, the Keto diet is taking off in popularity. Insight reporter Teresa Cowie asks - it is a trend or a treatment?
Published 12/07/19
Insight - The government's school donation scheme has not even started and schools are already looking for ways to push its rules to the limit. John Gerritsen investigates how far they will go to give students the best education they can.
Published 11/21/19
Migration is shaping New Zealand as we head towards a population of five million. But why are people choosing to come here? Philippa Tolley attended citizenship ceremonies to ask newly minted New Zealanders why they picked this country
Published 11/14/19
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 around the country to find out what it’s like to be 'the big 0-5' in Aotearoa today and what's changed from when their parents headed off to school. 
Published 11/09/19
After years of rapid growth, New Zealand visitor numbers from China and India are slowing, now nearby Nepal is enticing more of its neighbours to "come visit". Lynn Freeman went to Nepal to find out how it's getting visitors to see the whole country not just the mountain.
Published 11/02/19
Forcing racing clubs to close their tracks and outsourcing the TAB could revitalise the horse racing industry, but as Max Towle discovers, some diehards won't accept change without a fight.
Published 10/19/19
The Reserve Bank's Governor thinks the big 4 Australian banks are making too much money in NZ. Guyon Espiner investigates efforts to rein them in.
Published 10/03/19
New Zealand is a dream destination for many Filipinos. But many are exploited and New Zealanders are increasingly  becoming involved in exploitation in the Philippines as well. Gill Bonnett investigates.
Published 09/26/19
New Zealand has one of the highest reported rates of domestic violence in the developed world. The government has just put tougher laws in place to try stop violence in families. Kim Griggs has been asking, will this make a difference?
Published 09/19/19
Six months on from the mosque attacks in Christchurch, Ahmed Jahangir is still in pain after being shot, his restaurant is still closed and his chef can no longer cook as he too was shot. Conan Young has been following Ahmed's journey as the months unfolded.    
Published 09/12/19
Solo mums say benefits just aren't enough to raise a family and food banks say they're seeing unprecedented demand from parents. Sarah Robson investigates the Coalition government's promise to overhaul the welfare system, so everyone could live with dignity.
Published 09/05/19
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 is more than we spend on transport infrastructure each year, Ben Strang investigates why we aren't doing more.
Published 08/29/19
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 now stepping outside niche cheese and ice cream markets and into the bulk ingredient arena. Teresa Cowie investigates how much of a threat synthetic products pose to our dairy industry.
Published 08/22/19
More than 100,000 Chinese students have studied in New Zealand in the past 20 years. What impact do those graduates have on the China-New Zealand relationship and is New Zealand making the most of their goodwill? John Gerritsen travelled to China to speak to former students.
Published 08/15/19
After the attacks on the mosques in Christchurch there were pleas for unity and love in the face of evil and a huge outpouring of grief and support for the Muslim community. But did New Zealanders just pat themselves on the back for reacting well, while doing nothing to tackle on-going Islamophobia? Philippa Tolley investigates.
Published 08/08/19
Tuvalu is the poster boy for small island countries suffering from climate change and its very existence and that of its people is under threat. Despite the gloomy outlook, Tuvalu has big plans for its future and its leaders are urging polluting nations to help.  Sally Round travelled to Tuvalu to investigate
Published 08/01/19
New Zealand's mental health system is on the brink of a major overhaul, Health Correspondent Karen Brown examines the pressure points and asks what's need to help those living with mental illness.
Published 07/25/19