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The Lake

For more than five years, New Zealand investigative journalist Aaron Smale has been digging into the injustices - and crimes - of the state welfare system of Aotearoa New Zealand. Of all the unbelieva... Read more

Warning: This podcast is a series podcast

This means episodes are recommended to be heard in order from the very start. Here's the 10 best episodes of the series anyway though!

Ranked #1

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The Lake - Trailer

The Lake - Trailer

For more than five years, New Zealand investigative journalist Aaron Smale has been digging into the injustices - and cr... Read more

17 Oct 2021

3mins

Ranked #2

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Two Little Boys | 1

Two Little Boys | 1

As Rangi Wickliffe and Tyrone Marks go through the hell of New Zealand’s state welfare system, the boys form a powerful ... Read more

24 Oct 2021

52mins

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Ranked #3

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The National Grid | 2

The National Grid | 2

Rangi and Tyrone are in an institution unlike any they’ve been in before. There’s no other children, for a start, only m... Read more

24 Oct 2021

59mins

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The Case of the Niuean Boy | 3

The Case of the Niuean Boy | 3

A 13 Year old Niuean boy named Hake Halo smuggles a secret message to his family, written in the speech bubble of a smil... Read more

24 Oct 2021

57mins

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Days of their Lives | 4

Days of their Lives | 4

While the NZ public has some idea of what happened to the kids of Lake Alice, the true horror of it lies in unfiltered a... Read more

24 Oct 2021

36mins

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Outrageous In The Extreme | 5

Outrageous In The Extreme | 5

Kids could only stay at the Lake Alice Child & Adolescent for so long, and at 16 they were packed up and sent on. We... Read more

24 Oct 2021

54mins

Ranked #7

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One Flew Over the Lake | 6

One Flew Over the Lake | 6

There are so many outrageous stories about Lake Alice it can be hard to sort truth from conspiracy. Often something that... Read more

24 Oct 2021

54mins

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The State Is A Psychopath | 7

The State Is A Psychopath | 7

Finally the kids of Lake Alice will have their chance to be heard at the Royal Commission of Inquiry. We follow the surv... Read more

24 Oct 2021

1hr

Ranked #9

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Charges Laid | 8

Charges Laid | 8

Bonus episode: The police have made a decision about whether charges will be laid over what happened at Lake Alice - the... Read more

17 Dec 2021

22mins

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