John Daniell

As Samoa and Fiji face off at the Pacific Nations Cup, rugby bosses say they're trying to close the gap between the top playing nations and the Pacific. And a new generation of Pasifika are ready to… Audio

Pasifika women just want to play the game they love but they're fighting for even fewer resources than their male counterparts. They're also battling to change traditional mindsets about women in… Audio

Fijian rugby is doing better than its island neighbours but within World Rugby vast disaparites still exist between playing nations. Audio

"We don't get the resources the big nations get." In Samoa even the school kids know the score. Has inequality become normalised? Audio

Journalist and former professional rugby player, John Daniell, explains the 'hook' that prompted him to take a closer look at Pacific rugby.

Pasifika players have brought so much to the game of rugby - what have they got in return? Audio

Tongan players talk about tough choices and a huge gap in resources between powerful rugby nations and the Pacific. And they ask: ''Is this structural racism?" Audio

If you have a game where the rules favour one set of teams over another - is that game fair? Video, Audio

As China becomes more assertive, human rights abuses are exposed and evidence grows of our politicians being played, where should New Zealand draw the line? Audio

The Chinese Government has a propaganda super ministry. But how much influence does it have in New Zealand? And is development money from the CCP an opportunity or economic 'invasion'? Audio

A young Uyghur man living in New Zealand says he has lost all contact with his family in China and fears they are in concentration camps in Xinjiang.

More than a million Uyghurs are in what the… Audio

New Zealand is at risk of giving China coercive power over its economy, according to an American general who held a top national security role with the US government.

General HR McMaster, who served… Audio

Two dissidents die in a car crash. China expert Anne-Marie Brady reports break-ins at her house and office. A US National Security Advisor warns that Beijing wants "servitude". Should we be worried… Audio

Three lecturers in Chinese politics and history suspect courses at New Zealand universities are being infiltrated by spies gathering intelligence for the Chinese Communist Party.

Lecturers from… Audio

In a new podcast series, Guyon Espiner and John Daniell investigate China's influence in New Zealand, and ask if we can continue to walk the thin red line between what some see as an evil empire, but…

Two Chinese New Zealanders are killed in a car crash while on a mission to warn of the dangers of the Chinese Communist Party. So exactly what is China up to in New Zealand? Audio

Are we paranoid? Or is the Chinese Communist Party out to get us? Guyon Espiner and John Daniell investigate China's growing influence in New Zealand in this four-part podcast series. Video, Audio

A new podcast is tackling the weighty issue of what it means to be a man in New Zealand in 2021. The six-part series talks to a number of men from diverse backgrounds about masculinity, and the… Audio

Guyon and John break radio silence with new revelations about SIS operations, the reactions from Iran and India and news about surveillance of one of New Zealand's most renowned writers. And Guyon… Audio

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