Listen "Shanti heads to Christchurch"
Episode Synopsis
After three years and eight months writing from the Auckland office, staff writer Shanti Mathias is heading south. In that time, she has eaten locusts, ranked nuts, interviewed someone while cycling, and found herself in sewage pipes. Very intrepid! Shanti joins Gabi Lardies on Behind the Story to look back on four of her most iconic stories, her particular interests in science, conservation, gambling and transport, and to get the scoop on her unfinished business.
Getting rid of predators is one thing. Keeping them gone is another
Rainbow warmth and garish colours: When did stripy polyprop disappear?
Sinking lids and rising profits: The problem with pokies
Inside the exclusive, chaotic, painful NFT party at Auckland’s Longroom
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Getting rid of predators is one thing. Keeping them gone is another
Rainbow warmth and garish colours: When did stripy polyprop disappear?
Sinking lids and rising profits: The problem with pokies
Inside the exclusive, chaotic, painful NFT party at Auckland’s Longroom
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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