Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick wants the Greens to become the largest party of the left. But what would it take to get there?Ollie Neas talks to Swarbrick about the Greens’ changing politics,…
Nearly a decade after Jacinda Ardern swept into office promising transformation, what can we learn from where her government fell short?Ollie Neas talks to economist Dr Geoff Bertram about the…
Bird flu has reached New Zealand. Ollie Neas talks to epidemiologist Professor Nigel French about the threat H5N1 poses to New Zealand, how prepared we are for an outbreak, and why climate change,…
Around the world the centre-right is collapsing and the far-right is insurgent. Is the same about to happen here in New Zealand?Ollie Neas is joined by political commentator Bryce Edwards and Massey…
Labour says New Zealand’s economy is no longer working for ordinary people. But do its new fiscal rules leave it enough room to actually change things?Ollie Neas talks to journalist and commentator…
The Opportunity Party could decide the next government. But what does it actually stand for?Ollie Neas sits down with party leader Qiulae Wong to discuss whether Opportunity is really left-wing or…
As rents fall in parts of New Zealand, some have claimed we’re finally in a “renter’s market”. But the bigger picture tells a different story: rents increased 25% between 2020 and 2025, low-income New…
The Democratic Socialists of America is winning elections and building political power across the United States. What explains its success – and could something similar happen here in New…
A new lawsuit alleges satellites launched from New Zealand by Rocket Lab may be providing intelligence used by Israel in Gaza.Ollie Neas speaks to plaintiff Yasser Abdulaal, a Palestinian New…
More than a year after the government’s shock rewrite of New Zealand’s pay equity laws, the fight over the value of women’s work continues.Dame Marilyn Waring joins Public Interest to discuss what the…
