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  • In Brief: How New Zealand's tax system favours the rich

    October 30, 2026 · 32 min

    New research finds New Zealand's wealthiest families pay less than half the effective tax rate of ordinary New Zealanders – and the gap is growing. Economist Tayla Forward joins In Brief to unpack her new research into how our tax system…

  • The State of It: Guy and Avi take on the Rich List

    October 29, 2026 · 55 min

    New Zealand's economy is struggling, but the country's richest people have never been wealthier. So what's going on? And how much money is too much money? This week on The State of It, Guy Williams and Avigail Allan dive into New Zealand's…

  • In Brief: Whose supermarket policy is best?

    October 27, 2026 · 1 hr 11 min

    All the parties this election are promising action to bring down the price of groceries. So whose plan is best? Economist Geoff Bertram joins Ollie Neas to explain how New Zealand ended up with one of the most concentrated supermarket…

  • In Brief: Are New Zealand hospitals being deliberately understaffed?

    October 25, 2026 · 31 min

    Doctors and nurses are sounding the alarm about chronic understaffing in New Zealand's public hospitals, with growing waiting lists and patients missing out on essential care. Is this simply the result of years of underfunding, or is the…

  • Undercurrents: Can Te Tiriti help us build a different economy? | Part 2

    October 23, 2026 · 48 min

    Can Māori economic sovereignty be meaningfully realised within capitalism? Or does honouring Te Tiriti require us to rethink the foundations of our economic system? In part two of this two-part episode of Undercurrents, Ollie Neas, Jane…

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  • Undercurrents: Can Te Tiriti help us build a different economy? | Part 1

    October 23, 2026 · 42 min

    What does capitalism have to do with the colonisation of Aotearoa? And what did Te Tiriti promise Māori in terms of economic sovereignty? In part one of this two-part episode of Undercurrents, Ollie Neas is joined by Emeritus Professor…

  • The State of It: Guy and Avi fix the economy

    October 21, 2026 · 46 min

    Why is everything so expensive? And who's getting rich while the rest of us struggle to pay the bills? This week on The State of It, comedian Guy Williams and researcher Avigail Allan take on New Zealand's cost of living crisis, with a…

  • In Brief: Can the Alliance bring back socialism?

    October 16, 2026 · 37 min

    The Alliance Party is back – and it wants to bring socialism back to New Zealand politics. But is there room for another party on the left? Ollie Neas speaks to Alliance leader Victor Billot about the party's plans to revive public…

  • The State of It: Guy and Avi solve crime

    October 12, 2026 · 42 min

    Watch the first episode of The State of It, a new show from Public Interest featuring comedian Guy Williams and researcher Avigail Allan. Join Guy and Avi as they tackle the state of crime and punishment in New Zealand. Why does New…

  • Who Broke My City: What’s behind National’s war on councils?

    October 11, 2026 · 33 min

    National said urgent changes to local democracy were needed to lower costs and fix the basics. Then, just two months out from an election, it abruptly halted its council amalgamation plans, deferring decisions until after the election. So…

  • Undercurrents: How do you manufacture a movement? Nicky Hager on Dirty Work

    October 6, 2026 · 59 min

    How do you manufacture a political movement? Ollie Neas talks to investigative journalist Nicky Hager about his new book Dirty Work, which investigates the Taxpayers’ Union and a network of lobby and campaign groups that Hager argues have…

  • In Brief: Chlöe Swarbrick on capitalism, democracy and the Greens’ path to power

    September 30, 2026 · 35 min

    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, economic inequality, corporate power…

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Making sense of politics, power and the economy in Aotearoa NZ. Independent, accessible, audience-funded.