RNZ100: A Century of Stories
RNZ100: A Century of Stories
Podcast Description
Exploring 100 years of Aotearoa's history through RNZ’s audio archive. Hosted by Mike McRoberts, it explores how we’ve changed, stayed the same, and what it means to be a New Zealander.
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Content Themes
The podcast explores significant themes such as health and wellbeing, rebellion and innovation, and societal progress through historical stories. For example, one episode examines New Zealand's changing approach to health, documenting shifts from state nutrition programs to modern dining trends, while another focuses on trailblazing movements for rights and recognition, including the fight for te reo in schools and significant protests.
Exploring 100 years of Aotearoa's history through RNZ’s audio archive. Hosted by Mike McRoberts, it explores how we’ve changed, stayed the same, and what it means to be a New Zealander.
This episode explores how New Zealand’s approach to health and wellbeing has transformed over the past century, from state-run health camps and free school milk to jazzercise and the revolutionary invention of brunch.
Unpacking shifting attitudes toward public health, nutrition, fitness, and alcohol, tracing a journey from nourishing underfed children to grappling with rising obesity rates, from 6 o’clock pub closures to sipping wine with brunch, and from smoky offices to smoke-free taxis.
Along the way, it celebrates iconic moments of Kiwi grit and sporting spirit, from record breaking Jack Lovelock to teenage swimmer Meda McKenzie’s epic channel crossing, reminding us that despite our indulgences, New Zealanders have always had a knack for pushing boundaries and giving things a bloody good go.
Guests:
- Mary Wilson
Distinguished journalist and former long-time host of RNZ’s Checkpoint, celebrated for her sharp interviewing skills and commitment to public-interest journalism. - Guyon Espiner
Investigative journalist with a 30-year career across print, television, and radio, including 14 years covering politics from the press gallery in Wellington.
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