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Rising interest rates and falling house prices could push more home owners into negative equity.

That's just one of the risks highlighted in the Reserve Bank's latest six-monthly financial stability… Video, Audio

Conspiracists often claim that a shadowy cabal is in control of the world. But is it actually corporations? Nation states? Markets? Or no-one in particular? Dr Guy Fiti Sinclair explores the options.

It came as a surprise to economists, but GDP fell 0.2 percent in the March quarter - is New Zealand in for another recession?  Audio

Big tech and social media bosses pledged to eradicate online extremism in Christchurch Call three years ago in Paris - and today they claim atrocities which echo the 15 March massacre don't go viral… Audio

Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is accusing the current Australian government of creating a political vacuum in the Pacific region by neglecting their needs and concerns. Rudd recently… Audio

The data is clear: economists' forecasts are often wrong. Given their track record, shouldn't these prognostications come with more caveats and disclaimers when they're broadcast by the media? Audio

J. Scott Thomson is the former police chief of Camden, New Jersey. He presided over a major process of reform in one of America's most violent cities. With many areas of the US (and elsewhere) mulling… Audio

Guyon Espiner talks with Christiane Amanpour and Kevin Rudd about how the Covid-19 pandemic has changed the way we are governed.

The announcement that Bauer Media is shutting down has been met with a flurry of conflicting recriminations. If you're unsure where to place your blame, Mediawatch is here to help.

New Zealand director Justin Pemberton’s adaptation of Thomas Piketty’s magnum opus Capital in the 21st Century opens in cinemas this weekend. Dan Slevin spoke to him about turning a dense economics… Video

Kathryn Ryan speaks with Kate Raworth, a self-confessed renegade economist, who offers a radical way to think about economic growth within the framework of social justice and environmental… Audio

Journalist and author David Wallace-Wells has written widely on why he believes climate change may render the earth uninhabitable.  Audio

Mediawatch Midweek is a weekly catch-up between Mediawatch and Lately's Karyn Hay. This week: controversial comments about the Pacific Islands; a deep dive into the fertiliser; the GFC ten years on… Video, Audio

A national cycle trail was pitched at the nadir of the recession as a way to boost employment and drive regional economic growth. Chris Bramwell reports on whether that proved true.