Guyon Espiner
Prisoners kept in solitary during outbreak - prison reform group
New Zealand's treatment of prisoners during the Covid-19 outbreak meets the international definition of solitary confinement, according to a justice reform group.
Four families have now come forward… Audio
Coronavirus: Corrections not trying to punish prisoners with Covid-19 restrictions - Kelvin Davis
A justice reform group says New Zealand's treatment of prisoners during the Covid-19 outbreak means that under international definitions, they are now in solitary confinement.
Four families have told… Audio
Coronavirus: Prisoners hit by lockdown restrictions
Prison guards say they are having to confine prisoners to their cells for between 20 and 23 hours a day in most jails to manage physical distancing during the Covid-19 outbreak.
People with family… Audio
Coronavirus: Pharmac widens drug access
Pharmac will widen access to at least nine cancer drugs, including keytruda for the treatment of advanced melanoma, to reduce hospital visits and cut the risk of vulnerable patients catching Covid-19.
…NZ First Foundation trustee was lobbying for donor
A lobbying firm run by a New Zealand First Foundation trustee pushed for a law change on behalf of a property development company, which then donated tens of thousands of dollars to the foundation.
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Think Big: The Sequel?
In the '80s, "Think Big” became an insult; government spend-ups became a political no-no. Until now. In light of Jacinda Ardern’s $12 billion infrastructure announcement, Nikki Mandow and Bernard… Audio
'We took the photos' - Peters acknowledges photos of journalists meeting with source
New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters has said he was involved in having a photograph taken of journalists Guyon Espiner of RNZ and Matt Shand of Stuff, and of the former New Zealand First President… Video, Audio
Racing industry donated thousands to NZ First Foundation
The New Zealand First Foundation has received tens of thousands of dollars from donors in the horse racing industry in payments which fall just below the $15,000 threshold over which party donations… Audio
Remembering Mike Moore after his death
Politicians past and present, from across the political spectrum, have been paying tribute to the former Labour Party Prime Minister Mike Moore who died yesterday at the age of 71.
Prime Minister… Audio
Pharmac knew about deaths linked to drug brand switch
What were they waiting for? That's the question a grieving mother has for Pharmac - after her 27-year-old son died while switching to a generic version of his epilepsy medication called Logem. It's… Audio
Coroner to investigate deaths linked to Logem
More pressure is being heaped on Pharmac over its brand switch of epilepsy drugs.
The Chief Coroner has announced she is launching an investigation into four deaths linked to Logem - a brand of… Video, Audio
Document leak: Why the NZ First Foundation was set up
Key documents about a mysterious foundation loaning money to New Zealand First have been leaked to RNZ detailing why the New Zealand First Foundation was set up, how it would operate and who knew… Video, Audio
Pharmac breached patient rights during drug brand switch
A woman who's made a complaint against Pharmac to the Health and Disability Commissioner says the drug-buying agency breached patient rights. Four people died following an epilepsy drug brand switch… Audio
Guyon Espiner reflects on Māori attitudes in his childhood
RNZ's In Depth team launched a new project a few weeks ago called Now We are Five (Million). Guyon Espiner has been looking at Māori culture in the country and how attitudes have changed. Audio
Pharmac's retreat on cheaper anti-epilepsy drug change - explained
Pharmac has been left red-faced as a cost-saving initiative appears to have backfired, and it retreated on its plan to shift thousands of patients from their prescribed drugs to a cheaper alternative.
…Powerful New Zealand First figure helped set up a forestry company that wanted govt funds
A powerful New Zealand First figure helped establish a forestry company that then pushed for money from two key funding streams controlled by a New Zealand First Minister.
An RNZ investigation has… Audio
Three deaths reported after epilepsy drug switch
Three deaths have been reported to the Centre for Adverse Reactions Monitoring after Pharmac forced patients using the medicine Lamotrigine to switch brands.
About 11,000 people - most with epilepsy… Video, Audio
Mother urges vigilance over anti-epileptic medicine
A woman who fears her daughter's death is linked to a change in her epilepsy medicine is urging vigilance among the 11,000 people being forced to switch drug brands by a Pharmac cost-saving drive. In… Audio
Austrian Countess fined over NZ land purchase
An Austrian Countess who breached New Zealand's overseas investment rules when she bought Hadleigh Station in Wairarapa has been fined just a fraction of the purchase price and been allowed to keep… Audio
Uber eats or judges as cuckoo clocks? Three experts discuss how to make access to the civil justice system cheaper and fairer
Guyon Espiner talks at Parliament with Dr Bridgette Toy-Cronin, Justice Forrest Miller and Leo Watson. Recorded in July 2019 in association with the University of Otago. Audio
