Guyon Espiner

Parties try to look tough as border policies are rolled out, Labour fails its testing test and what are the implications of delaying the election? Audio

A man labelled one of New Zealand's most notorious killers has lodged an appeal against his murder convictions, which his team of high profile justice campaigners claims is a gross miscarriage of… Audio

What impact will the return of Covid in the community have on Election 2020? Plus Gerry Brownlee's conspiracies, Labour's Ardern-astic launch, and Merv & Mellow in Auckland Central Audio

Caucus returns for Election 2020 talking about the state of the parties, Covid debt and problems with our political culture. Audio

Wealthy friends of the Foreign Minister Winston Peters were invited to go to Antarctica partly in the hope they may donate private money to the redevelopment of Scott Base, the New Zealand First… Audio

Foreign Minister Winston Peters directed Antarctica New Zealand to give two highly prized spots on a trip to the continent to two women closely linked to one of South East Asia's richest families.

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The election's getting close and that can only mean one thing… Caucus is coming back. Presented by Guyon Espiner, Lisa Owen, Tim Watkin and Scott Campbell. Audio

In this episode; society. Do we want to go back to our pre-Covid lives? Produced by Justin Gregory, Guyon Espiner, Claire Eastham-Farrelly, Tim Watkin and Veronica Schmidt. Audio

More raids. More embassies. More breaking of international law. Ongoing investigations have uncovered other break-ins by New Zealand's SIS to bug and steal from embassies in Wellington, teaming up… Audio

The SIS broke into the Indian High Commission for MI6 and the Iranian embassy for the CIA in the late 1980s and early 1990s to photograph code books, plant bugs and steal communications.

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This true spy story has topped the podcast charts for the past few weeks… how New Zealand spies worked with MI6 to break into the Czechoslovakian embassy in Wellington back in 1986 and the Cold War… Audio

Can we get the economy back to normal? Should we? Produced by Justin Gregory, Guyon Espiner, Claire Eastham-Farrelly, Tim Watkin and Veronica Schmidt. Audio

Guyon Espiner talks with David Nabarro, Helen Clark, and Prof. Papaarangi Reid about the implications for the world's health once the Covid-19 pandemic has passed

Will there be a vaccine? Or will we have to learn to live with the virus? Produced by Justin Gregory, Guyon Espiner, Claire Eastham-Farrelly, Tim Watkin and Veronica Schmidt. Audio

A leading New Zealand tech boss says a new global workforce could emerge in the wake of Covid-19 where borders are irrelevant and the office is replaced with video conferencing apps like Zoom.

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Guyon Espiner talks with Robert Reich (a former USA Secretary of Labor), Anna Curzon (Xero), Prof. Douglas A. Irwin (Dartmouth College)

In this episode; work. Will there be any to do? Produced by Justin Gregory, Guyon Espiner, Claire Eastham-Farrelly, Tim Watkin and Veronica Schmidt. Audio

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

New Zealand has lost some of its independence within the Five Eyes intelligence alliance and been "drawn in a lot closer" to the US-led spy network, former prime minister Helen Clark says.

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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