The Long Read from Stuff

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The Long Read from Stuff episodes

June 26, 2023 The Electric Lake
How a shallow lake nestled high in the Central Otago hill country could electrify the country and serve as the biggest public infrastructure project in nearly half a century.
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CREDITS
Read by Adam Dudding
Produced by Philippa Tolley
Audio editing: Connor Scott

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42 min
June 23, 2023 Lessons from Antarctica on how to get through winter
While the dark days of New Zealand’s winters don’t hold a candle to Antarctica’s, there’s no doubt they can still affect our physical and mental health. So what can we learn from the experts - people who spend six months of the year in darkness.

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19 min
June 19, 2023 The Great Kea Cull
It's hard to believe, but there used to be a bountry on the beak of every kea.
They were accused to attacking sheep and hunters killed about 150,00 in a hundred years of slaughter.
In this episode from the archives of The Long Read Charlie O'Mannin sets out the how kea have gone from being regarded as the enemy to the focus of consevation.
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CREDITS
Read by Michael Wright
Produced by Philippa Tolley
Audio editing: Connor Scott

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29 min
June 16, 2023 Hope and the Loafers Lodge Fire
One month on from the Loafers Lodge fire, the man who jumped to safety rather than burn, tells Nikki Macdonald he’s been given “a fighting chance to get the life I never had”.
But he wonders why it took a fatal fire for people to care.
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CREDITS
Read by Nikki Macdonald
Produced by Philippa Tolley
Audio editing: John Ropiha

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22 min
June 09, 2023 Did his partner try to kill him?
Stephen Lewis trusted and cared about his partner, Dr Shelagh Dawson. It never occurred to him that she could be secretly trying to kill him.

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26 min
June 02, 2023 The Collapse of New Freeland
What if you could build a new society inside a national park? A motley crew of sovereign citizens tried to do just that, with an ambitious – but mostly incompetent – attempt to establish “New Freeland” under the Department of Conservation’s nose.

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24 min
May 26, 2023The full story of the Mama Hooch rapists
The identities of two men who drugged and sexually assaulted numerous women have been revealed after earlier being found guilty. Blair Ensor and Jake Kenny give the full report on Operation Sinatra.
A warning: this episode does have references to sexual abuse. Resources are at the bottom of the show notes.
You can read Jake Kenny and Blair Ensor's story here.
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CREDITS
Host: Philippa Tolley
Read by Blair Ensor
Produced by Philippa Tolley
Audio editing: John Ropiha
Where to get help:
Rape Crisis 0800 88 33 00, click link for local helplines.
Victim Support 0800 842 846.
Safetalk text 4334, phone 0800 044 334 webchat safetotalk.nz or email [email protected].
The Harbour Online support and information for people affected by sexual abuse.
Women’s Refuge 0800 733 843
Male Survivors Aotearoa Helplines across NZ, click to find out more (males only).
If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 111.

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29 min
May 19, 2023 The Māori soldiers of Colditz
They are the forgotten Māori soldiers of Colditz. The two men served time in the infamous German prison and went on a dangerous mission at the close of World War II in Europe. Charlie Gates uncovers their full story for the first time.

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29 min
May 12, 2023 The unchecked power of strip clubs
After 19 women were fired from the Wellington strip club, Calender Girls over contract negotiations, Hanna McCullum was given access to the inner sanctum of a strip club. She discovered a bond between the dancers and shocking employment conditions.
A warning: this episode does have references to sexual abuse.
You can read Hanna McCullum's story here.
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CREDITS
Host: Philippa Tolley
Read by Imogen Wells
Produced by Jono Williams
Audio editing: Connor Scott

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24 min
May 05, 2023 The Perfect Storm
A storm with the destructive force of Cyclone Gabrielle could temporarily cripple the capital and sink parts of the Hutt Valley under four metres of floodwater. Ethan Te Ora examines the hypothetical path and fallout of such an event.
You can read Ethan Te Ora's story here.
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CREDITS
Host: Philippa Tolley
Read by Ethan Te Ora
Produced by Jono Williams
Audio editing: Connor Scott

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30 min