DELVE
Delve is a New Zealand investigative podcast series by newsroom.co.nz. The latest season, Diagnosis of a Crime Season 2: The Trial, provides unprecedented access inside a high-stakes criminal trial of a professional athlete, examining whether young parents accused in complex medical cases receive fair access to justice. Previous seasons include Diagnosis of a Crime, which explores families torn apart by medical diagnoses, and The Boy in the Water, which follows a coroner's inquest. New episodes are released every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
Episodes
S10 | Ep 18: If a Dog Can’t Hunt | Diagnosis of a Crime Season 2
Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to our latest investigation, Diagnosis of a Crime, all four seasons of award-winning The Boy in the Water, both seasons of Fractured, the explosive Powder Keg and Satanic Panic: Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me, all ad-free. Presented by investigations editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz and search for Melanie R
S10 | Ep 17: Here Come the Americans | Diagnosis of a Crime Season 2
Clashes erupt when orthopedic surgeon Dr Doug Benson beams into the Dunedin courtroom, offering comprehensive alternative medical explanations for the baby’s injuries. Tensions rise and Crown prosecutor Robin Bates struggles to hide his frustration. Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to our latest investigation, Diagnosis of a Crime, all four seasons of award-win
S10 | Ep 16: Dan Gives Evidence | Diagnosis of a Crime Season 2
Day one of the defence case and Dan is in the witness box. The Crown prosecutor questions the professional athlete about physical training, his strength and ultimately accuses him of having a “brain explosion”.Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to our latest investigation, Diagnosis of a Crime, all four seasons of award-winning The Boy in the Water, both seasons of Fr
S10 | Ep 15: The Starship Pediatrician | Diagnosis of a Crime Season 2
The defence cross-examination of the Starship Hospital pediatrician reveals a startling discrepancy at the heart of the case. For months the police and doctors repeatedly reported the baby had 13 to 15 rib fractures. But in court, it emerges the actual number of fractures was closer to half that amount.Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to our latest investigation, Di
S10 | Ep 14: Sunday Session Two | Diagnosis of a Crime Season 2
Speaking to Melanie, the couple say the police took advantage of Dan’s cooperative nature, and they describe the Crown’s medical experts as forming part of a self-supporting establishment that refuses to see their case from any other perspective. Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to our latest investigation, Diagnosis of a Crime, all four seasons of aw
S10 | Ep 13: The Starship Radiologist | Diagnosis of a Crime Season 2
The prosecution’s key medical witness, Starship radiologist Dr Russell Metcalfe, pushes our camera outside the court. Inside the courtroom, he is unequivocal - the baby’s fractures were “almost certainly” caused by squeezing. But under cross examination, cracks begin to appear in the Crown case. Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to our latest inve
S10 | Ep 12: The Controversial Paper | Diagnosis of a Crime Season 2
The judge sends the jury out as lawyers argue over a controversial paper that warns of a false certainty pervading child protection units, which the authors say is leading to wrongful accusations and convictions. Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to our latest investigation, Diagnosis of a Crime, all four seasons of award-winning The Boy in the Water, both seaso
S10 | Ep 11: The Endocrinologist | Diagnosis of a Crime Season 2
The Dunedin endocrinologist slams the evidence from the American experts, and tells the court he would not go to the States to get a second opinion on the bones: “We would get a local opinion from a local expert.”Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to our latest investigation, Diagnosis of a Crime, all four seasons of award-winning The Boy in the Water, both seasons of
S10 | Ep 10: The Police Arrest Video | Diagnosis of a Crime Season 2
The police video of Dan’s arrest is played to the jury. You be the judge: was this a genuine search for answers, or did they zero in on him from the beginning? Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to our latest investigation, Diagnosis of a Crime, all four seasons of award-winning The Boy in the Water, both seasons of Fractured, the explosive Powder Keg and Satanic
S10 | Ep 9: Sunday Session | Diagnosis of a Crime Season 2
An eyebrow-raising plea deal lands just one week into the trial, offering Dan a way out – if he agrees, it would all be over. Jess and Dan are forced into making a huge decision: walk away now, or risk everything. Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to our latest investigation, Diagnosis of a Crime, all four seasons of award-winning The Boy in
S10 | Ep 8: The Geneticist | Diagnosis of a Crime Season 2
With an older child born with club feet and no explanation for their second baby’s injuries, Jess is desperate to have their baby genetically tested – will she and Dan find the answers they’re searching for?Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to our latest investigation, Diagnosis of a Crime, all four seasons of award-winning The Boy in the Water, both seasons of Fract
S10 | Ep 7: Dunedin Doctors | Diagnosis of a Crime Season 2
Three key Dunedin doctors take the stand - what starts as medical certainty is seriously challenged, raising questions about how solid the evidence really is.Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to our latest investigation, Diagnosis of a Crime, all four seasons of award-winning The Boy in the Water, both seasons of Fractured, the explosive Powder Keg and Sata
S10 | Ep 6: Pressure Points | Diagnosis of a Crime Season 2
The day starts with a surprise when the judge turns the spotlight on our journalist, Melanie Reid, questioning her connection to the family, her objectivity and her independence. Then testimony from Jess’ midwife and the on-call obstetrician examines whether intense birth forces and induction drugs could explain the injuries, setting up a high-stakes clash between the hospital’s medical view
S10 | Ep 5: The Neighbours | Diagnosis of a Crime Season 2
“Distraught, shocked and in disbelief” is how one neighbour describes Dan’s reaction when he found out about his baby’s injuries. A second neighbour tells the court it’s laughable to even think that Dan could be violent. Then the maternal grandmother takes the stand, saying after the baby was born he screamed and cried all day, every day.Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new
S10 | Ep 4: Inconsolable | Diagnosis of a Crime Season 2
After days of intense questioning, Jess finally steps down and takes a seat in the public gallery behind her husband in the dock. That’s where she remains for the rest of the trial. Next, her sister-in-law takes the stand and tells the court the family were shut down by doctors. Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to our latest investigation, Diagnosis o
S10 | Ep 3: Jess Vs The Crown | Diagnosis of a Crime Season 2
The Crown’s cross-examination of the pro athlete’s wife begins, as her words, messages and private calls are picked apart in court. As the questioning intensifies, how much can she withstand?Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to our latest investigation, Diagnosis of a Crime, all four seasons of award-winning The Boy in the Water, both seasons of Fractured, the e
S10 | Ep 2: The Phone Tapping and the Video | Diagnosis of a Crime Season 2
A police interview, tapped phone calls and the video recording of the pro athlete’s wife. Jess had no idea that in her search for answers, her phone call with a specialist would be intercepted by Dunedin police.Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to our latest investigation, Diagnosis of a Crime, all four seasons of award-winning The Boy in the Water, both seasons
S10 | Ep 1: The Trial | Diagnosis of a Crime Season 2
We take you right inside Dunedin’s historic courthouse as the pro athlete’s trial begins. The jury is sworn in. His wife is the first to take the stand. This is her moment – how will she cope under the pressure?Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to our latest investigation, Diagnosis of a Crime, all four seasons of award-winning The Boy in the Water, both seasons of F
S10 | Prologue: The Night Before | Diagnosis of a Crime Season 2
On the eve of trial, we are with the pro athlete and his wife at their home, where emotions are running high as neighbours and supporters gather around the family. Everything is on the line, because what’s about to unfold in the courtroom could change their lives forever.Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to our latest investigation, Diagnosis of a Crime, all fou
S10 | Diagnosis of a Crime Season 2 Trailer
In the highly anticipated return of Melanie Reid’s latest podcast investigation, Diagnosis of a Crime, listeners are given unprecedented access inside the high stakes criminal trial of a professional athlete, examining whether young parents accused in complex medical cases are receiving fair access to justice. Find out what happens when medical evidence from New Zealand doctors - usually left
S10 | Bonus Episode: Talking to Chris | Diagnosis of a Crime Season 2
What if the evidence used to convict parents isn’t as solid as it seems? In this pre-season bonus episode, Melanie Reid speaks to a scientist and adjunct law professor who exposes cracks in the medical evidence used in court - and asks whether bad science is tipping the scales of justice.Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to our latest investigation, Diagnosis of
S9 | Diagnosis of a Crime | Ep 12: The Final Blow
In this season finale, a second family’s case erupts with a revelation that will leave listeners questioning everything. And when Melanie and Bonnie demand answers from Health NZ, the former head of Starship Hospital’s child protection unit responds by lawyering up. Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to our latest investigation, Diagnosis of a Crime, all fou
S9 | Diagnosis of a Crime | Ep 11: Catch Up
With the pro athlete’s court date looming and three international experts now set to testify, the couple hopes the prosecution will drop the charges. Melanie also speaks with the mother of the young dad still in prison, following the revelation there is no evidence of 19 back rib fractures that were central to his conviction.Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and
S9 | Diagnosis of a Crime | Ep 10: Gold Standard
After going back over the investigation files, the pro athlete’s wife becomes convinced the criminal case against her husband is substandard and irresponsible. And as the trial approaches, we finally receive the news we’d long been hoping for.Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to our latest investigation, Diagnosis of a Crime, all four seasons of award-winning Th
S9 | Diagnosis of a Crime | Ep 9: Plea Deal
Will the breakthrough international expert reports in the pro athlete case throw everything into question? And why is a plea deal suddenly on the table?Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to our latest investigation, Diagnosis of a Crime, all four seasons of award-winning The Boy in the Water, both seasons of Fractured, the explosive Powder Keg and Satan
S9 | Diagnosis of a Crime | Ep 8: Who Can Help?
The focus shifts back to the South Island pro athlete’s case as his trial draws closer. With no local doctors prepared to go to court, Melanie and Bonnie seek out international experts - and what they find could change everything.Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to our latest investigation, Diagnosis of a Crime, all four seasons of award-winning The Boy in the
S9 | Diagnosis of a Crime | Ep 7: Creating A Monster
As the Delve team digs deeper into the North Island case of a young father in prison, a bigger question emerges: is the medical certainty behind the diagnosis of non-accidental injury more belief than science?Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to our latest investigation, Diagnosis of a Crime, all four seasons of award-winning The Boy in the Water, both seasons of Fra
S9 | Diagnosis of a Crime | Ep 6: The Elusive Fractures
A young father is serving six years in prison, but his case takes an extraordinary turn when Melanie Reid’s investigation finds there is no evidence of rib fractures to his baby. How can someone be convicted on injuries that don’t exist? And what happens when the doctors get it wrong? Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to our latest investigation,
S9 | Diagnosis of a Crime | Ep 5: The Truck Driver
A family in shock, a father behind bars and a controversial medical diagnosis at the centre of it all. The Delve team begins its investigation into whether key evidence used to convict a young dad even exists. Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to our latest investigation, Diagnosis of a Crime, all four seasons of award-winning The Boy in the Water, both sea
S9 | Diagnosis of a Crime | Ep 4: The Americans
It’s been described as career-ending for New Zealand doctors to go up against the Starship Children’s Hospital experts, so the Delve team takes this investigation international. As mentioned in the episode, here is a link to the 2017 Swedish SBU report into Shaken Baby Syndrome: https://ncip.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/SBU-report-2017.pdfSign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episode
S9 | Diagnosis of a Crime | Ep 3: The Police Interview
How do you go from a successful pro athlete to the prime suspect in a criminal case? In this episode we depart from the norm, taking listeners right inside the central police station to hear the moment by moment interview between the detective and the unsuspecting young athlete. Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to our latest investigation, Diagno
S9 | Diagnosis of a Crime | Ep 2: The Pro Athlete
A well-known professional athlete is devastated when doctors accuse him - and police charge him - with the unthinkable. As the family’s ordeal unfolds, with phone taps, 24/7 supervision and an impending trial, serious questions begin to surface about whether the couple have any chance of justice when up against 12 medical witnesses. Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new
S9 | Diagnosis of a Crime | Ep 1: The Farmers
A rural South Island family’s life is turned upside down when one of their newborn twins’ medical emergency spirals into a diagnosis they have never heard of. Armed police turn up to their home and a two-year legal battle ensues that costs them more than a quarter of a million dollars. This latest Melanie Reid investigation is about medicine diagnosing a crime, and what happens to ordina
S9 | Welcome to Diagnosis of a Crime
Imagine being told that what’s wrong with your child isn’t an illness or an accident, but a crime. From the team behind The Boy in the Water and Fractured, Diagnosis of a Crime takes you inside the lives of families torn apart by a medical diagnosis. Join us for Melanie Reid’s latest groundbreaking investigation, where medicine and law combine, and nothing is qui
S8 | Season 4 | Ep 10: The Boy in the Water | The Coroner’s Conclusions
In a season finale that pulls no punches, Coroner Ho delivers his final conclusions. With serious questions about supervision, the post mortem, the police investigations and the rush to label Lachie’s death an accident, the spotlight now turns to what happens next. Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to all four seasons of our award-winning The Boy in the Water po
S8 | Season 4 | Ep 9: The Boy in the Water | The Message Controversy
What does the Coroner say about those Facebook messages? And did police uncover all the cellphone location data? Coroner Ho examines the circumstantial evidence surrounding the key question: how did Lachie end up in the pond?Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to all four seasons of our award-winning The Boy in the Water podcast, both seasons of Fractured, th
S8 | Season 4 | Ep 8: The Boy in the Water | The Pathology
Accident or foul play? A flawed post mortem leaves Lachie’s cause of death uncertain, as the coroner weighs drowning, head trauma or both, and investigates how Lachie’s body ended up with the wrong pathologist.Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to all four seasons of our award-winning The Boy in the Water podcast, both seasons of Fractured, the explosive Powder Keg an
S8 | Season 4 | Ep 7: The Boy in the Water | The Lachie Walked Theory
How did a 3-year-old make it 1.2km across rough terrain, over a gate, at night in a full nappy, without leaving a scent trail? The Coroner assesses whether Lachie could have reached the ponds on his own.Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to all four seasons of our award-winning The Boy in the Water podcast, both seasons of Fractured, the explosive Powder Keg and Satan
S8 | Season 4 | Ep 6: The Boy in the Water | The Escapes and the 111 Call
When was Lachie last seen alive? Coroner Ho retraces the timeline, starting with the kitchen door the three-year-old reportedly escaped through, his purported time at neighbour Debbie’s house, and Lachie’s mother, Michelle Officer’s, 111 call.Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to all four seasons of our award-winning The Boy in the Water podcast, both seasons of Fract
S8 | Season 4 | Ep 5: The Boy in the Water | That Afternoon
The courier depot, the pineapple sprinkler and the pizza order form part of a tangled timeline, as conflicting accounts come under scrutiny while the Coroner considers whether Lachie’s death happened earlier in the day.Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to all four seasons of our award-winning The Boy in the Water podcast, both seasons of Fractured, the explosive Powd
S8 | Season 4 | Ep 4: The Boy in the Water | The Six
Six people say they saw a child running down Salford Street the night Lachie died - but do all their stories line up? We dig into the Coroner’s take on the reliability of these sightings.Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to all four seasons of our award-winning The Boy in the Water podcast, both seasons of Fractured, the explosive Powder Keg and Satanic Panic: Peter
S8 | Season 4 | Ep 3: The Boy in the Water | Michelle and Johnny
Coroner Ho turns his attention to the two people at the heart of this case, Lachie’s mother, Michelle Officer, and his half-brother, Jonathan Scott.Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to all four seasons of our award-winning The Boy in the Water podcast, both seasons of Fractured, the explosive Powder Keg and Satanic Panic: Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me, all ad
S8 | Season 4 | Ep 2: The Boy in the Water | Lay Of The Land
The Coroner goes over Lachie’s final hours, from his mother’s account and her 111 call, to what happened on Salford Street, the police search and the moment his body was found near the ponds.Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to all four seasons of our award-winning The Boy in the Water podcast, both seasons of Fractured, the explosive Powder Keg and Satanic Panic: Pe
S8 | Season 4 | Ep 1: The Boy in the Water | The Findings
Coroner Ho delivers his findings into the death of three-year-old Lachie Jones in the first of our multi episode Season 4 of The Boy in the Water.As mentioned in this episode, listeners can visit newsroom.co.nz for those interested in reading the legal underpinnings to the Coroner’s findings. Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to all four seasons
S8 | Season 4 | The Boy in the Water Bonus Episode: Catch-Up
Melanie Reid heads to Gore to catch up with Paul Jones and Karen McGuire, just weeks before the Coroner delivers his long-awaited findings into the death of Lachie Jones. We will be covering those findings in depth for season 4 of The Boy in the Water.Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to all four seasons of our award-winning The Boy in the Water podcast, both seasons
S8 | Season 4 | The Boy in the Water Trailer
Was Lachie's death an accident, or was there foul play? The Coroner releases his findings Friday, June 13, and the first episode will be released that evening.Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to all four seasons of our award-winning The Boy in the Water podcast, both seasons of Fractured, the explosive Powder Keg and Satanic Panic: Peter Ellis, the Creche Case &
S7 | Fractured Season 2 | Ep 11: Please Minister
After years of fighting, could there be good news at last, or has the system already decided the fate of the family at the centre of Fractured? In the explosive season finale, the DELVE team makes one last push to turn this case around.Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to all three seasons of our award-winning The Boy in the Water podcast, Season 1 of Fractured, the
S7 | Fractured Season 2 | Ep 10: Xmas And New Year
Zita’s future comes down to this very moment. It’s her final shot - the immigration appeal outcome. After everything they’ve fought for, it all hangs on this one decision.Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to all three seasons of our award-winning The Boy in the Water podcast, Season 1 of Fractured, the explosive Powder Keg and Satanic Panic: Peter Ellis, the Creche C
S7 | Fractured Season 2 | Ep 9: Finding Kerry Cook
Our podcast investigation into Zita’s case intensifies as top criminal defense lawyer Kerry Cook joins the fight, cutting straight to the flaws at the heart of the case - does this mean there’s a glimmer of hope for Zita? Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to all three seasons of our award-winning The Boy in the Water podcast, Season 1 of Fractured, the explosive
S7 | Fractured Season 2 | Ep 8: The Birthday Party
The last time Zita celebrated her daughter’s birthday was when she turned one. Since getting out of prison, Zita has made endless requests to be at her daughter’s sixth birthday party. Surely she will be allowed to go?Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to all three seasons of our award-winning The Boy in the Water podcast, Season 1 of Fractured, the explosive Powder K
S7 | Fractured Season 2 | Ep 7: The Norwegian Neurosurgeon
Was the baby at the centre of this investigation put into a foster home and her mother sent to prison based on a flawed diagnosis? After reviewing all the medical files, a Norwegian brain surgeon speaks out. Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to all three seasons of our award-winning The Boy in the Water podcast, Season 1 of Fractured, the explosive Powder Keg an
S7 | Fractured Season 2 | Ep 6: Face To Face
As the level of frustration with the bureaucracy reaches new heights host Melanie Reid’s patience is tested.And what chance does Zita have of getting to see her now 5 year old daughter in person? Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to all three seasons of our award-winning The Boy in the Water podcast, Season 1 of Fractured, the explosive Powder Keg and Satanic Pa
S7 | Fractured Season 2 | Ep 5: Magical Thinking
In a gripping conversation with Canadian neuropathologist Dr Roland Auer, we unravel the unsettling truth behind one of medicine’s most controversial diagnoses. Why are so few experts speaking out? What if the science we've trusted is being misread, and innocent lives are paying the price? Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to all three seasons of our award-winni
S7 | Fractured Season 2 | Ep 4: Can’t Be Easy
Melanie and Bonnie head to see Zita and Ravi - and are surprised Zita still has an ankle bracelet eight months after her release from prison. Zita, who hasn’t seen her daughter in person for more than three years, opens up about the relentless challenges she faces as she navigates the legal, medical and social welfare systems stacked against her.Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to n
S7 | Fractured Season 2 | Ep 3: The Voice Of The Fetus
An esteemed US obstetrician specialist upends Starship Hospital’s diagnosis of non-accidental injury when he analyses Baby K’s heart monitor tracings. He says the main injuries sustained by Baby K happened during labour and delivery - not parental abuse. You can watch the video from this episode on Newsroom.co.nzSign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to all three seasons
S7 | Fractured Season 2 | Ep 2: Fracture Or Suture
Could New Zealand’s leading children’s hospital have wrongly diagnosed Baby K’s skull fracture? In this eye-opening episode, a world-renowned biochemist and geneticist analyses the high-resolution CT scans, and his findings turn the whole case upside down.As mentioned in the episode, you can watch the video of Melanie Reid interviewing Professor Pals on Newsroom.co.nz Sign up to DELVE+ to get
S7 | Fractured Season 2 | Ep 1: Difficult
Step into the gripping world of Fractured, the monumental investigative podcast from award-winning investigative journalist Melanie Reid, as it returns for its second season. The truth is rarely simple. And in season two the shocking revelations will leave you questioning everything you thought you knew about medicine, justice and the devastating power of a single diagnosis. What if
S7 | Welcome to Season 2 of Fractured
Step into the gripping world of Fractured, the acclaimed investigative podcast from Melanie Reid, as it returns for its second season.In season 1 we uncovered the harrowing story of a controversial medical diagnosis from a New Zealand hospital, and the devastating chain of events that followed.A baby taken. A mother jailed. A family torn apart. And a couple facing deportation without their da
S7 | Fractured Season 2 | Bonus Episode: The Syndrome
We’ll be launching season 2 of Fractured soon, but before we do, we are going to play you some extracts from a US documentary called The Syndrome. It’s a film that challenges the scientific validity of Shaken Baby syndrome and highlights the impact of wrongful convictions on families, featuring a group of doctors who consider the diagnosis to be junk science. It also reveals the history and politi
S7 | Fractured Season 2 | Bonus Episode: The Uplift
As we prepare for season two of Fractured, we are publishing this special bonus episode. In 2019, Melanie Reid and the Newsroom team released a groundbreaking video investigation that exposed the practice of newborns being taken directly from hospital birthing units in New Zealand. As with our Fractured series, we questioned the policies, practices and actions of our state agencies.
S6 | Ep 9: Satanic Panic: Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me | Bonus Episode
In this special bonus episode, we talk to Peter Ellis’ sister, Tania, about what has happened since the Supreme Court quashed her brother’s convictions. Has his family received an apology from the government for the miscarriage of justice? And what about Peter’s four women co-workers whose lives were turned upside down for decades when they were also charged with child abuse and then discharged in
S6 | Ep 8: Satanic Panic: Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me | The Girl Who Retracted
In this shocking final episode, the girl who retracted speaks out for the first time, and bittersweet justice at last. Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to our latest investigation, Diagnosis of a Crime, all four seasons of award-winning The Boy in the Water, both seasons of Fractured, the explosive Powder Keg and Satanic Panic: Peter Ellis, the Creche Case &
S6 | Ep 7: Satanic Panic: Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me | The Author Vs Everyone
A book blows the case wide open and reveals the power and politics behind the case.Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to our latest investigation, Diagnosis of a Crime, all four seasons of award-winning The Boy in the Water, both seasons of Fractured, the explosive Powder Keg and Satanic Panic: Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me, all ad-free. Presented by
S6 | Ep 6: Satanic Panic: Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me | Prison
The top cop at the centre of the case admits to multiple affairs with complainant mothers and a social worker.Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to our latest investigation, Diagnosis of a Crime, all four seasons of award-winning The Boy in the Water, both seasons of Fractured, the explosive Powder Keg and Satanic Panic: Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me, all ad-f
S6 | Ep 5: Satanic Panic: Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me | The Trial
An up close and personal look at what remains one of New Zealand’s most notorious High Court trials.Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to our latest investigation, Diagnosis of a Crime, all four seasons of award-winning The Boy in the Water, both seasons of Fractured, the explosive Powder Keg and Satanic Panic: Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me, all ad-free. Prese
S6 | Ep 4: Satanic Panic: Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me | Four Women Arrested
Police raid the suburban homes of four women creche workers, convinced they are part of an organised child abuse ring. Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to our latest investigation, Diagnosis of a Crime, all four seasons of award-winning The Boy in the Water, both seasons of Fractured, the explosive Powder Keg and Satanic Panic: Peter Ellis, the Creche Case &
S6 | Ep 3: Satanic Panic: Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me | Police And Panic
Panic spreads through the families - a frenzy being led by therapists and police.Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to our latest investigation, Diagnosis of a Crime, all four seasons of award-winning The Boy in the Water, both seasons of Fractured, the explosive Powder Keg and Satanic Panic: Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me, all ad-free. Presented by i
S6 | Ep 2: Satanic Panic: Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me | Peter Arrested
Police are convinced Ellis is not acting alone, and the fear and paranoia go through the roof.Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to our latest investigation, Diagnosis of a Crime, all four seasons of award-winning The Boy in the Water, both seasons of Fractured, the explosive Powder Keg and Satanic Panic: Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me, all ad-free. Presented b
S6 | Ep 1: Satanic Panic: Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me | Unbelievable
In early 1990s Christchurch a young gay childcare worker faces bizarre accusations of child abuse. Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to our latest investigation, Diagnosis of a Crime, all four seasons of award-winning The Boy in the Water, both seasons of Fractured, the explosive Powder Keg and Satanic Panic: Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me, all ad-free. P
S5 | Powder Keg | Ep 11: The Final Play In Playa Del Carmen
We’ve interviewed dozens of people about their experiences with ‘Chris the Kiwi’ Ashenden, his billion-dollar company, and his market-leading AG1. They have questions stemming from his history of criminal dishonesty, from the job losses as he quietly cut production costs, and from his scientific claims today that stretch credibility. To find him, we’ve come all the way across the Pacific, fro
S5 | Powder Keg | Ep 10: The Chase To Medellin
We’ve come 12,000 kilometres from Auckland to Medellín, on the trail of Chris Ashenden, the chief executive of AG1. We don’t have his number or his address, but we think he lives here. Today’s Medellín is a vibrant city that’s attracting new investment and faces from around the world – but the legacy of drug lord Pablo Escobar and the paramilitaries still echoes in violence on the streets. Yo
S5 | Powder Keg | Ep 9: Chopped Liver
The US Food and Drug Administration reveals it’s received 118 adverse event complaints from AG1 users – this year alone. In particular, there are 30-plus reports of liver harm in 2023 and 2024. The billion dollar company dismisses the liver harm complaints as “extremely rare”, saying it can be caused by a range of things such as alcoholic liver injury, viral hepatitis and autoimmune dis
S5 | Powder Keg | Ep 8: The Powder Of Science
We talk to people like Andy and Lisa who’ve used AG1 – and they’re not happy. They want to know what’s in the green powder supplement, in what quantities – and whether there’s any scientific evidence it has any health benefits. That’s a good question. So we bring in four world-leading university nutritionists and toxicologists to critique the research. They’re concerned there’s no gold standa
S5 | Powder Keg | Ep 7: Played In NZ
For years, AG1 has boasted of being ‘Made in New Zealand’. But where is its mystery factory? We track down a little-known contract manufacturing company in the sunny city of Nelson – and discover a much darker story. Despite trading off New Zealand’s clean, green brand, AG1 has been quietly shifting its production to America. In the past year, this has cost nearly 180 New Zealanders their job
S5 | Powder Keg | Ep 6: Marketing Mania
Joe Rogan is one of the world’s wealthiest influencers – and we’re told AG1 is one of his best clients, paying him about $10 million a year to promote its popular green powder. Scientist Dr Andrew Huberman gets about $2 million. Gwyneth Paltrow, Formula 1’s Sir Lewis Hamilton, Olympic champion Allyson Felix … the list goes on. AG1 is the OG of influencer marketing; it spends more on audio tha
S5 | Powder Keg | Ep 5: A Flop And A Skip
A leaked recording reveals the Kiwi founder of billion-dollar supplements firm AG1 misrepresented his criminal history in public statements and in a meeting with the company’s president and staff, just this year. Chris Ashenden’s high-powered American lawyer claimed he had never been charged with a crime, or convicted of a crime, or been the subject of an arrest warrant – but none of those things
S5 | Powder Keg | Ep 4: The Antagonists
Travelling to New Zealand’s southernmost city, with a chill wind that feels like it’s blowing off Antarctica, we discover it was a woman named Dee Chisholm who first blew the whistle on Chris the Kiwi’s criminal property schemes. But tracking her down won’t be easy…until we drive out to a small remote mining village called Nightcaps. Everyone has secrets. And in this episode, we fi
S5 | Powder Keg | Ep 3: The Asshole Of The World
We track down families who lost their homes in 'Chris the Kiwi’ Ashenden’s property dealings. And what happens next is what Powder Keg, the podcast, is all about – Ashenden, his unorthodox billion-dollar business and his magical mystery powder. All we know is that his company AG1 is headquartered at an address in Carson City, Nevada. If it comes to the crunch and he doesn’t front, we’ll
S5 | Powder Keg | Ep 2: The Untold NZ Story
When investigative journalist Jonathan Milne started slugging back an expensive, vivid green AG1 shake every morning to get in shape for his 50th birthday, he knew what the company’s chief science officer said – that the green powder product would make him healthier. What he didn’t know about were the adverse reports to the Food and Drug Administration of liver damage, nor of the scrutiny by
S5 | Powder Keg | Ep 1: Meet Chris Ashenden
Chris Ashenden and Jonathan Milne are both Kiwi blokes in their late 40s. Chris has an unrelenting personal ambition – it’s served him well. The business leader’s quest wasn’t for the Holy Grail, it was for a holy green drink. Jonathan is an investigative journalist. What’s served him well is his doggedness. And when Chris wouldn’t front for an interview about the success of his green powder
