Patrick Gower
The Mixtape: Paddy Gower - from pessimist to optimist
Our guest picking the music is New Zealand journalist Patrick Gower. Paddy started his career on the graveyard shift at the Herald, moving on to become a self-described 'attack dog' political… Audio
Mediawatch for Sunday 6th October 2024
Mediawatch looks at coverage of the controversial call to cut back the rebuild of Dunedin Hospital - and how local media helped to drive the backlash. Also: Patrick Gower's kicked off a new… Audio
Hospital ‘blowout’ sparks backlash & feelgood news in bad times
Mediawatch looks at coverage of the controversial call to cut back the rebuild of Dunedin Hospital - and how local media helped to drive the backlash. Also: Patrick Gower's kicked off a new… Audio
Hospital blowout sparks backlash & feel-good news in bad times
Mediawatch looks at coverage of the controversial call to cut back the rebuild of Dunedin Hospital - and how local media helped to drive the backlash. Also: Patrick Gower's kicked off a new… Audio
Personal finance: The ins and outs of insurance
Money expert Lisa Dudson joins Paddy to talk insurance: what kind do you need, how much should you insure yourself for, how can you keep premiums under control and what things could get it voided… Audio
Music with Charlotte Ryan
Music 101 host Charlotte Ryan joins Paddy to play a track from American singer-songwriter Bill Callahan, who's released his first album in nine years. She'll also celebrate an iconic album from Jeff… Audio
Around the motu: Samantha Gee in Nelson
A Nelson-based organisation that supports the most vulnerable tamariki and their whanau across the top of the South Island is set to lose almost 40 per cent of its frontlline staff, as Oranga Tamariki… Audio
Book review: Awatea's Secret by Fraser Smith
Louise Ward of Wardini Books reviews Awatea's Secret by Fraser Smith published by Huia. Audio
Australia correspondent Annika Smethurst
Australia has upped it's terror threat, with ASIO chief Mike Burgess renewing a all for politicians to watch their words. The threat level has been raised from from possible to probable. 16 Aussie… Audio
New exhibition exposes hidden history of modern women artists
The 50 years between 1920 and 1970 were full of societal and political upheaval. Now a new exhibition at Toi o Tamaki, Auckland Art Gallery, seeks to explore the role women artists had at shaping the… Audio
Australian defence expert cautions NZ over AUKUS Pillar 2
An Australian defence and foreign policy expert is cautioning New Zealand against joining AUKUS Pillar Two. Audio
Retirement village residents call for overhaul of legislation
Retirement village operators say they're open to the idea of an ombudsman scheme to deal with complaints from residents. Audio
Unemployment rate rises to 4.6 per cent
The unemployment rate rose to 4.6 per cent in the June quarter, up from 4.3 per cent in the previous quarter. Over the year, unemployment rose by 33,000 to 143,000. Economists had expected a rise with… Audio
Signs leading up to a relationship breakdown
Auckland therapist Jo Robertson talks to Paddy about the common key components that lead to couples calling it quits. Audio
Case #049 - The Trial of Pedro Cleven
Welcome back to Season 8 of Crimes NZ. In this episode, we hear about one of our country's most sensational trials - that of headhunters gang member Pedro Cleven. Audio
An hour of Gower
Three's new current affairs show Paddy Gower Has Issues walks a tonal tightrope - balancing comedic heckling and faux-serious investigations with in-depth reporting on important issues of the day. Audio
Midweek Mediawatch: A good news story gone bad
In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about a media tussle with Pharmac, a so-called 'trainweck' interview by the broadcasting minister and two interesting… Audio
Crimes NZ: New Zealand's pillar of the underworld
For this weeks NZ Crime's interview we're talking about the Headhunters with Discovery's Patrick Gower. In particular we're going to talk about the case of prominent gang member Peter "Pedro" Cleven.
…Midweek Mediawatch: Booze and bad religion
In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Bryan Crump about new revelations on Gloriavale from John Campbell, a deeply personal take on booze culture from Patrick Gower… Audio
Patrick Gower on booze
Newshub National correspondent Patrick Gower's back with another two night documentary, this time looking at alcohol. He talks to Jesse about the series and how it became more personal. Audio
