Guyon Espiner

Mental health advocate Mike King tells Guyon why taking government cash is like taking money from Gollum; the day he realised his homophobic comedy was doing real damage, and why kids don't talk to… Video, Audio

Jordan Williams from the Taxpayers' Union tells Guyon about the group's funding, its connection to the Atlas Network, and why he once joined the Green party. Video, Audio

Longevity expert Stephen Cave explains to Guyon how living to 150 years old could soon be a reality, and why the consequences of immortality would be horrific for all aspects of our world. Video, Audio

Former Greens Co-Leader James Shaw on why the party should consider working with National in future, why he's been called a "tree Tory", and what he's got planned after politics. Video, Audio

ACT leader David Seymour tells Guyon how it feels being part of the coalition Government, what race-based policies he'd like to change, and whether we can really afford tax cuts. Video, Audio

Community leader and former boxer Dave Letele tells Guyon his thoughts on the new Government's crackdown on gangs, whether bootcamps really work, and if he'll ever get into the political ring himself.

Watch the trailer for 30 with Guyon Espiner - a brand new, in-depth interview show launching Wednesday 17 April.  Video, Audio

30 with Guyon Espiner is an in-depth interview show featuring some of the most interesting and influential people in our world. Audio

The government's gang crackdown could backfire, driving up rates of gang membership, increasing domestic violence and making it harder to exit gangs, according to expert advice from justice officials.

Officials warned the Broadcasting Minister in November that media companies would soon be requesting bailouts if the government didn't progress a law forcing digital platforms to pay for local… Audio

Associate Health Minister Casey Costello was warned that scrapping the smokefree law would be viewed as a breach of the Treaty of Waitangi. RNZ has obtained Ministry of Health documents sent to… Audio

A bullying investigation into one of the country's most senior prosecutors has found her behaviour towards staff was challenging, critical, and unpredictable but did not meet the WorkSafe definition… Audio

Parliament's Speaker Gerry Brownlee is overturning the blanket ban on lobbyists having swipe card access to Parliament.

Swipe card access to Parliament for lobbyists was removed by the previous… Audio

The opposition's demanding to know if the tobacco industry is behind the documents the Associate Health Minister sent to officials suggesting a freeze on tobacco tax.

Casey Costello has been under… Audio

New documents reveal proposals for smokers to get tax breaks came directly from the Associate Health Minister Casey Costello, despite her strong denials.

The New Zealand First Minister has been under… Audio

Cigarettes would be insulated from the full impacts of inflation under a proposal from New Zealand First Minister Casey Costello.

Currently tobacco excise is increased each year in line with the… Audio

Key players in the agriculture industry have begun a one-million dollar lobbying campaign to persuade the government to restart live animal exports.

A ban by the previous Labour government began in… Audio

A public relations and lobbying firm given access to sensitive Commerce Commission documents was affected by a ransomware attack.

Wellington lobbying firm Senate had access to secret documents as it… Audio