The interview RNZ didn’t want you to hear
The Spinoff Daily, Wednesday October 23
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Lyric Waiwiri-Smith: “There’s nothing like an eleventh-hour retraction to stir up interest in the exact thing you would rather people didn’t see. In September, Radio New Zealand abruptly announced that after advertising a podcast interview between Anika Moa and former Labour MP Kiritapu Allan, the episode would no longer be released in season two of It’s Personal with Anika Moa.
The result was a wave of unprecedented interest in the longform interview podcast and growing speculation about what was said and why it was enough to be removed after the season had already premiered.
The Spinoff requested the taping of the episode featuring Allan, and received it under the Official Information Act this week. It is 47 minutes long, recorded in the RNZ studios earlier this year, and opens with a content warning for readers that there will be discussion of suicide and strong language.”
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