The Long Read from Stuff

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The Long Read from Stuff episodes

February 06, 2024 Introducing Tova: Back for 2024 - Wairua, waiata and wero: On the ground(s) for Waitangi 2024
Looking for your new favourite politics pod? Look no further! Tova is back for 2024. In this weeks episode, Tova brings you the full story of one of the most significant Waitangi weekends for many years.
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55 min
February 02, 2024 The hidden struggles of homeless women in Aotearoa
Women make up over 50% of Aotearoa’s homeless population. And yet they are often overlooked - because they aren’t seen. Advocates say unless gendered issues are specifically addressed, women will continue to fall through the gaps.
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CREDITS
Written by Hanna McCallum
Read by Imogen Wells
Produced by Philippa Tolley
Audio editing: Connor Scott

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25 min
January 29, 2024 A lonely death at Horseshoe Lake
Frances Rawling lived in the ruins of an abandoned suburb in east Christchurch. When she passed, her body remained undiscovered in the red zone for weeks. The mystery of her life - and why she stayed living in the ruins of an abandoned suburb - are still being unravelled.
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CREDITS
Written and Read by Charlie Mitchell
Produced by Jen Black
Audio editing: Connor Scott

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31 min
January 26, 2024 Death of a highway
SH25A connects one side of the Coromandel peninsula to the other and was closed after extensive cyclone damage. For 10 months communities were isolated and businesses struggled while repair work was completed on SH25A.
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CREDITS
Written by Annemarie Quill
Read by Sam Smith
Produced by Jen Black
Audio editing: Connor Scott

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15 min
January 22, 2024 National treasure Kim Hill
Kim Hill is well known for her many years of service at RNZ and her fearless interview style. She left her Saturday Morning slot in November 2023 after 21 years in the role. Senior Journalist Adam Dudding reflects on Hill's career and discusses her legacy.
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CREDITS
Written and Read by Adam Dudding
Produced by Jen Black
Audio editing: Connor Scott

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18 min
January 19, 2024 The Search for the Sydenham Slasher
On the face of it, there appeared little reason why anyone would want the pensioner, Alfred Anderson, dead. Although police have a possible DNA profile of the 64-year-old’s killer - once dubbed the “Savage Sydenham Slasher” - a suspect has died, and his family has refused to cooperate.
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CREDITS
Written and Read by Blair Ensor
Produced by Jen Black
Audio editing: Connor Scott

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18 min
January 15, 2024 Anatomy of an arrest
Previously described as an officer who served with distinction, former cop Reece Marshall says he wouldn't change anything about the actions that saw him prosecuted.
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CREDITS
Written by Marty Sharpe
Read by Elmo Johnstone
Produced by Jen Black
Audio editing: John Ropiha

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20 min
January 13, 2024 Amanda Palmer's NZ Experience
In the vacuum of Covid, stranded US musician Amanda Palmer found community and controversy in New Zealand. She explains how she got through those days of personal and public turmoil to become an accidental semi-Kiwi.
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CREDITS
Written and read by Adam Dudding
Produced by Jen Black
Audio editing: Connor Scott

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16 min
January 08, 2024 Double Standard
The medicinal cannabis industry is booming globally, while in New Zealand, industry figures and users alike struggle with intense regulations, high costs and other barriers, relegating most people to the black market.
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CREDITS
Written and read by Keiller MacDuff
Produced by Jen Black
Audio editing: John Ropiha

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17 min
January 05, 2024 Not under your jurisdiction
The phenomenon known as 'psuedolaw' is clogging up courts around New Zealand. Researchers describe it as a parallel legal system with rules and practices that vaguely represent the actual legal system, except no legal practitioner would recognise it as legally authoritative.
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CREDITS
Written by Charlie Mitchell
Read by Aaron Dahmen
Produced by Jen Black
Audio editing: Connor Scott

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18 min