re_covering

Media chaplain and broadcaster Rev Frank Ritchie sits down with top New Zealand journalists to unpack that one story that most impacted them, personally and professionally.

re_covering is a news podcast hosted by RNZ, with 41 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

RNZ hosts re_covering, a news show with 41 episodes published.

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  Episode #8

  Melissa Chan-Green | Til Death

  Sep 2, 202557 minS5

  <p>After his bride’s death just hours after their wedding, a devastated groom struggles to process his grief. Five years later, he turns to Melissa Chan-Green to tell his heart-wrenching story for the first time.</p><p>Content warning: contains discussion of death and loss, and sexual assault.</p><p>Watch the video version of the episode here.</p><p>A day after their wedding, a mourning groom struggles to process the death of his bride. A few kind words from Melissa Chan-Green brought him comfort, but her offer for him to tell his story was gently turned down.</p>...

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  Episode #7

  Jack Tame | Trump's Rise to Power

  Aug 26, 202556 minS5

  <p>Standing at Hillary Clinton’s election night ‘victory’ party in 2016, Jack Tame realised the real winner was elsewhere. Donald Trump’s rise to power exposed his blind spots as a reporter and fundamentally changed his journalism.</p><p>Watch the video version of the episode here.</p><p>On election night 2016, Jack Tame joined the throngs of media at Hillary Clinton’s victory party. But as the results filtered through, it quickly became clear they were in the wrong place.</p><p>The real party was across town. Underdog Donald Trump had won.</p><p>Like many journalists, Jack had overlo...

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  Episode #6

  Amanda Gillies | An Angel in Te Kuiti

  Aug 19, 202549 minS5

  <p>Amanda Gillies was on the way to an interview when she got a call confirming Newshub’s closure. Despite the shock, she continued on – and in the telling of a brave Te Kūiti amputee’s story was reminded what had first drawn her to journalism.</p><p>Watch the video version of the episode here.</p><p>After a tip-off, Amanda Gillies drove to Te Kūiti to meet Bev McIndoe – a woman who had survived a catastrophic accident that left half her body amputated, and who now faced losing her home after an ACC funding cut.</p><p>But just...

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  Episode #5

  Tommy Livingston | Trials and Tribulations

  Aug 12, 202547 minS5

  <p>A late-night dispute ended in tragedy when a young man killed his abusive father. Tommy Livingston’s sensitive reporting of the ensuing murder trial captured its emotion and complexity – and ultimately led him to leave journalism for good.</p><p>Content warning: Discusses suicide, domestic violence, abuse and violent themes.</p><p>Watch the video version of the episode here.</p><p>While reporting on the trial of a man accused of murdering his violent father, reporter Tommy Livingston became consumed by the case and the heartbroken family’s story, turning up to court even on his days off.</p><p>T...

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  Episode #4

  Lloyd Burr | The Pike River Report

  Aug 5, 202551 minS5

  <p>As politicians lost interest in seeking a resolution for the Pike River families, Lloyd Burr took up their cause. His tireless reporting exposed injustice and turned a waning news story into a pressing election issue.</p><p>Watch the video version of the episode here.</p><p>Six years on from the Pike River Mine disaster, hope was fading that the remains of the 29 men who lost their lives would ever be found. Politicians insisted it was too dangerous to re-enter the mine, and media interest in the story was waning.</p><p>But when Lloyd Burr came across...

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