Mazengarb Report
Season 2 Ep 3: Teenagers
19 Oct 2022
The 1950s saw an explosion of youth culture. “Bodgies and widgies' ' tearing round on motorbikes & hanging out in milk bars scandalised many Kiwi adults. Was “the teenager” invented in the 1950s? And… Video, Audio
Fiona Kidman: teddy boys, the Jukebox Murder & executions
2 Jul 2018
In setting out to write her latest novel, Fiona Kidman tells Kathryn Ryan she intended to write about the fragility of young lives: how they can change suddenly and completely. This developed into… Audio
The Mazengarb Report
16 Feb 2014
On 23 July 1954, the Government appointed a special committee to enquire into moral delinquency following a series of court cases in the Hutt Valley which revealed 'a shocking degree of immoral… Audio