Tess Mc Clure
The dark side of mining healing crystals
New Zealand journalist, Tess McClure's been travelling the world revealing the appalling truth behind the origins of healing crystals, a fast growing industry worth billions of dollars. She talks… Audio
'An Interesting place, a dark place'
A short documentary about the utopian '70s Coromandel commune Mahana, and its lone original resident Arthur, has been released on VICE New Zealand. Audio
Migrants on slave like conditions in Thai fishing industry
Migrant workers in Cambodia say they were forced to work 23 hour days under slave like conditions while on board Thai fishing vessels. Video, Audio
H&M to open in Auckland
Shoppers are excited this week about the arrival of another global fashion brand in New Zealand. The opening of H&M in Auckland is causing a retail frenzy. RNZ online magazine The Wireless has been… Audio
Where do NZ's bananas come from?
An RNZ investigation into the conditions faced by the Philippine workers who pick bananas for New Zealand has uncovered an ugly picture of exploitation, violence and underpayment - with workers paid… Video, Audio
Banana Republic: the ugly story behind New Zealand’s most popular fruit
From the top of a rusting observation tower, the leaves stretch out in every direction: thick, glossy, utterly uniform, as far as the eye can see. Video, Audio
Twenty five dollars and a dream - the story of Tapu te Ranga Marae
An urban marae built from scavenged materials by homeless youth, ex-cons, and gang members in the 1970s in Wellington is struggling to keep its whare open after the council deemed several of its… Video, Audio, Gallery
The Wireless
Tess McClure tells us about The Wireless' coverage for #mentalhealthmatters Audio