Back on air podcasts

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8 podcasts focusing on Back on air

Back on air podcasts

  • Test reads "The detail" where the dot on the "I" is highlighted.

    The Detail

    Get the skinny on the big news with the country’s best journalists & experts.

  • Podcast title 'Here Now' in front of a colourful background with overlaid shapes. A map of New Zealand is also overlaid over the coloured shapes.

    Here Now

    What do 27% of NZers all have in common? They were born overseas.

  • A stylised photograph of a paua shell mimicking the image of 'earth' with the podcast title 'our changing world' on top.

    Our Changing World

    Stories of NZ science and nature from out in the field and inside the labs.

  • A grey and blue hypnotising illustration on the background with a large title saying "Mediawatch" and words "weekly since 2001" above the title.

    Mediawatch

    A critical look at the New Zealand media.

  • An abstract heart constructed from shapes similar to rural fields seen in aerial photography sits behind the text 'Country Life'.

    Country Life

    Head out to the farms & back roads to hear the stories of rural New Zealand.

  • Podcast Title 'The House' set in a bold font on an outside wall, with a image of the parliament house seen through a window

    The House

    Legislation, issues and insights from Parliament.

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    An illustrated motif representing people from the Pacific gathered around a sun sits behind a photographic portrait of Susana Suisuiki.

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    Test reads "The detail" where the dot on the "I" is highlighted.
    A minimalist design with vertical bars in blue, yellow, gray, green, red, and orange arranged in varying heights to resemble a bar chart. The title is in bold, black text below the bars.
    A grey and blue hypnotising illustration on the background with a large title saying "Mediawatch" and words "weekly since 2001" above the title.
    An illustrated motif representing people from the Pacific gathered around a sun sits behind a photographic portrait of Susana Suisuiki.

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    Title "Nellie's Baby" overtop old photographs and a dark hallway
    Mist shrouded bush covered hills fill the background, in front the text reads "Deer Wars" is a font reminiscent of Westerns along with a pair of crossed antlers
    A large open eye in black and white appears between a family photo with the eyes blacked out and an old audio recorder on the left, and the NZ parliament building on the right. Below are documents with stamps and images. Bold text in the centre reads 'The Service'.
    A podcast cover for "The Elephant in the Bedroom" with the tagline "sex. love. race." features a teal background with a repeating pattern of semi-circles. The title is in white and orange text at the top. Below the title are two hosts: a man in a colorful floral shirt and a woman in a beige top.

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    a stylized illustration of a person with pink hair and yellow skin. The person is depicted with body hair on their arms and legs, embracing natural body hair. The title "HAIR and LOATHING" is prominently displayed in the centre, with the letters made up of different hair textures and colours.
    An abstract heart constructed from shapes similar to rural fields seen in aerial photography sits behind the text 'Country Life'.
    A podcast cover for "The Elephant in the Bedroom" with the tagline "sex. love. race." features a teal background with a repeating pattern of semi-circles. The title is in white and orange text at the top. Below the title are two hosts: a man in a colorful floral shirt and a woman in a beige top.
    A light green textured background featuring the words 'FROM ZERO' in white capital letters. Scattered around the text are colourful circular shapes with imprints, including smiley faces and hearts. The shapes are in various colours such as pink, white, green, teal, and orange.

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