In Depth

In Depth headlines with summaries.

• How Christopher Luxon is rebranding the National Party

  Politics

  7 Jun 2022

  

  He's white, male, bald, rich and Christian, but he's also championed gender pay equity, worked to halt human trafficking and has climate change credentials.

  How Christopher Luxon is rebranding the National Party

• The Land Laid Bare: Why Māori can’t build on their whenua

  Te Ao Māori

  30 May 2022

  

  They held onto their land through war and confiscations or fought to get it back, but now they can't build on it. Ella Stewart finds out why.

  The Land Laid Bare: Why Māori can’t build on their whenua

• ‘Communication gap’ blamed after toddler kept in hospital unnecessarily

  In Depth

  5 May 2022

  

  A chronically-ill toddler was unduly kept in hospital for months and her mother asked to abandon Covid-19 isolation to come in and nurse her. The child picked up the virus. DHB failures and a staff…

  ‘Communication gap’ blamed after toddler kept in hospital unnecessarily

• I was raped, then ruined by the systems that were supposed to help me

  In Depth

  12 Apr 2022

  

  She was raped by an ex-boyfriend, then further traumatised by her interactions with colleagues, police and ACC.

  I was raped, then ruined by the systems that were supposed to help me

• First interview: Man kept as slave in NZ speaks out

  immigration

  9 Apr 2022

  

  He was lured to New Zealand with promises of money and a better life, but instead he was kept as a slave, repeatedly assaulted and cut off from his family. For the first time, he tells his story.

  First interview: Man kept as slave in NZ speaks out

• I know I’m Māori but sometimes I feel like a fraud

  Te Ao Māori

  5 Apr 2022

  

  First person - As a white-passing Māori, Ella Stewart (Ngāpuhi), has been told she's lying about her ethnicity and constantly asked what percentage Māori she is.

  I know I’m Māori but sometimes I feel like a fraud

• How the police watchdog is more secretive than the spy agency

  New Zealand

  30 Mar 2022

  

  Why is the SIS subject to the Official Information Act while the IPCA is not? The chair of the police watchdog defends the secrecy but admits it doesn't have enough resources to do its job properly.

  How the police watchdog is more secretive than the spy agency

• The streets have eyes: 'They're everywhere and I can't see them going away'

  New Zealand

  19 Apr 2022

  

  Millions of dollars of ratepayers' money has been spent installing and running CCTV systems, but the eyes on our streets are not necessarily making us any safer.

  The streets have eyes: 'They're everywhere and I can't see them going away'

• Shooting to wound 'something from the movies' - Coster

  New Zealand

  1 Apr 2022

  

  After RNZ obtained a secret IPCA report that sheds light on the Armed Offenders Squad, Police Commissioner Andrew Coster denies 'shoot to kill' policy.

  Shooting to wound 'something from the movies' - Coster

• Police who killed were given evidence in advance

  New Zealand

  23 Mar 2022

  

  When police shoot and kill, they're investigated by fellow officers. Guyon Espiner reveals that shooters have been shown evidence in advance of being interviewed.

  Police who killed were given evidence in advance

• Licence to Kill: The startling truth about NZ's fatal police shootings

  New Zealand

  21 Mar 2022

  

  New Zealand police are fatally shooting people at 11 times the rate of officers in England and Wales. Who are they killing and are they justified?

  Licence to Kill: The startling truth about NZ's fatal police shootings

• The town that backed a child sex abuser

  New Zealand

  1 Mar 2022

  

  When a firefighter abused his young son, many in their small town refused to believe it. Fire and Emergency kept him on, and locals turned on the boy's mum, saying she'd made up the allegations.

  The town that backed a child sex abuser

• 'So I get raped, he gets away with it' - Young woman horrified and revictimised during trial

  New Zealand

  16 Feb 2022

  

  You think you're doing the right thing by reporting your rape. You think it might help prevent the same thing happening to others. But what happens if your attacker is found not guilty?

  My rapist was found not guilty - Young woman horrified and revictimised during trial

• Unvaccinated US man planning trip to NZ with illegally-obtained certificate

  New Zealand Covid-19

  14 Feb 2022

  

  An unvaccinated man plans on travelling to New Zealand - and there's no way to tell he hasn't had the jab.

  Covid-19: US man buys vaccine certificate to get into NZ

• 'Traumatising' - Cleaners post aftermath photos of crime, suspected suicides on social media

  New Zealand crime

  8 Feb 2022

  

  A crime scene cleaning business has been posting images of the aftermath of suspected suicides, attempted suicides, assaults and domestic violence. Audio

  Cleaners post crime, suspected and attempted suicide scene photos on social media

• RNZ in-depth: The best long reads for summer

  In Depth

  2 Jan 2022

  

  2021 was a year of fast-moving Covid-19 news, but RNZ's in-depth team also produced some exceptional long reads. As you slow down over summer, check out some of the best of the past year here.

  RNZ in-depth: The best long reads for summer

• Bad then, worse now: How Covid-19 will hurt retired women

  New Zealand Business

  17 Dec 2021

  

  Women are worse off than men in retirement - and experts predict Covid-19 will make things worse, Naomi Arnold reports.

  Bad then, worse now: How Covid-19 will hurt retired women

• The health system’s attention deficit when it comes to ADHD

  New Zealand health

  6 Dec 2021

  

  From struggling kids to out-of-control teens and desperate adults, NZ's ADHD community is in crisis. Why is it so hard for them to get help that some are resorting to TikTok for medical advice? Anusha…

  The health system’s attention deficit when it comes to ADHD

• Pressure on takeaway chains as Domino’s ditches 'fast chickens'

  In Depth

  17 Nov 2021

  

  KFC refuses to say if it will sign up to the "Better Chicken Commitment" its competitor Domino's Pizza has adopted which promises a switch from fast-growing "Frankenchickens" to slower growing breeds.

  Pressure on takeaway chains as Domino’s ditches 'fast chickens'

• 'Essentially fobbed off' - Sexual assault victims say they struggled to get help from ACC

  New Zealand

  14 Dec 2021

  

  Two sexual assault victims say ACC discouraged them from making claims and failed to inform them about the financial help they could be entitled to - and a lawyer says it's part of a long-running…

  'Essentially fobbed off' - Sexual assault victims say they struggled to get financial help from ACC

• ACC privacy breach claims in Korean embassy assault case

  New Zealand

  16 Nov 2021

  

  The victim of alleged sexual assault by a Korean diplomat says ACC staff divulged information about his sensitive claim to someone claiming to represent the Korean embassy.

  ACC privacy breach claims in Korean embassy assault case

• Proof: Watch Guyon Espiner's alcohol documentary

  New Zealand Proof

  15 Nov 2021

  

  Blackouts, bad hangovers and even an embarrassing incident with Helen Clark wasn't enough to stop Guyon Espiner drinking, but two years ago he finally quit the booze.

  Proof: Watch Guyon Espiner's alcohol documentary

• Oxford criminologist 'outraged' by NZ women’s prisons

  New Zealand

  4 Nov 2021

  

  An expert on America's 'supermax' jails says the way women are treated in New Zealand prisons is "extremely troubling".

  Oxford criminologist 'outraged' by NZ women’s prisons

• Whangārei Hospital: Leaky roofs, dodgy lifts, waiting lists and Covid-19’s here

  New Zealand Covid-19

  3 Nov 2021

  

  Covid-19 has locked down parts of Northland, but if the virus rips through how will Whangārei Hospital cope when the battered building can't even stand up to heavy rain?

  Whangārei Hospital: Leaky roofs, dodgy lifts, waiting lists and Covid-19’s here