Kirsty Johnston
Putting victims at the centre of reporting
The media has sometimes been guilty of sidelining, shrugging off, or silencing sexual assault and harassment victims. Stuff's Kirsty Johnston talked to Mediawatch about how to centre those victims in… Audio
Gandhi Nivas - the violence programme that reduces family harm
NZ Herald reporter Kirsty Johnston reviews the results of a new domestic violence pilot programme. Audio
Journalist Kirsty Johnston: making big issues about real people
After the death of UK backpacker Grace Millane in 2018, award-winning investigative reporter Kirsty Johnson expressed her anger for the first time. Becoming better acquainted with grief makes crime… Audio
Solving the World's Problems
New Zealand Herald reporter Kirsty Johnston is here for our fortnightly segment - Solving The World's Problems. Today she looks at disability funding and why the sector is in crisis. Audio
What's the problem with our rental market and is it fixable?
Herald reporter Kirsty Johnston has been looking into the issues surrounding investment properties - the divide between landlords and renters as the property market takes a dip in our biggest city and… Audio
How to stand up against sexual harassment? If someone's made a really sexist creepy joke, don’t laugh
Noelle McCarthy leads a discussion about what the #MeToo movement really means for Aotearoa/New Zealand. With Kirsty Johnston, Zoë Lawton, Rhonda Tibble and Henry Law. Video, Audio
Discount doco breaks ground online
NZ On Air funding is now available for online outlets to make documentaries. Jeremy Rose looks at the first major documentary paid for with the public purse. Video, Audio
Under The Bridge
A new documentary, Under The Bridge, looks at the state of education through the eyes of Year 13 students, from one of the most disadvantaged schools in New Zealand - Papakura High. It shares the… Audio, Gallery
