The courier depot, the pineapple sprinkler and the pizza order form part of a tangled timeline, as conflicting accounts come under scrutiny while the Coroner considers whether Lachie’s death happened earlier in the day. Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to all four seasons of our award-winning The Boy in the Water podcast, both seasons of Fractured, the explosive Powder Keg and Satanic Panic: Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me, all ad-free. Presented by investig...
Jun 25, 2025•37 min•Season 8Ep. 5
Six people say they saw a child running down Salford Street the night Lachie died - but do all their stories line up? We dig into the Coroner’s take on the reliability of these sightings. Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to all four seasons of our award-winning The Boy in the Water podcast, both seasons of Fractured, the explosive Powder Keg and Satanic Panic: Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me, all ad-free. Presented by investigations editor Melanie Reid. Disc...
Jun 22, 2025•32 min•Season 8Ep. 4
Coroner Ho turns his attention to the two people at the heart of this case, Lachie’s mother, Michelle Officer, and his half-brother, Jonathan Scott. Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to all four seasons of our award-winning The Boy in the Water podcast, both seasons of Fractured, the explosive Powder Keg and Satanic Panic: Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me, all ad-free. Presented by investigations editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz and search ...
Jun 18, 2025•34 min•Season 8Ep. 3
The Coroner goes over Lachie’s final hours, from his mother’s account and her 111 call, to what happened on Salford Street, the police search and the moment his body was found near the ponds. Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to all four seasons of our award-winning The Boy in the Water podcast, both seasons of Fractured, the explosive Powder Keg and Satanic Panic: Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me, all ad-free. Presented by investigations editor Melanie Reid. ...
Jun 15, 2025•34 min•Season 8Ep. 2
Coroner Ho delivers his findings into the death of three-year-old Lachie Jones in the first of our multi episode Season 4 of The Boy in the Water. As mentioned in this episode, listeners can visit newsroom.co.nz for those interested in reading the legal underpinnings to the Coroner’s findings. Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to all four seasons of our award-winning The Boy in the Water podcast, both seasons of Fractured, the explosive Powder Keg and Satanic Panic...
Jun 13, 2025•31 min•Season 8Ep. 1
Melanie Reid heads to Gore to catch up with Paul Jones and Karen McGuire, just weeks before the Coroner delivers his long-awaited findings into the death of Lachie Jones. We will be covering those findings in depth for season 4 of The Boy in the Water. Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to all four seasons of our award-winning The Boy in the Water podcast, both seasons of Fractured, the explosive Powder Keg and Satanic Panic: Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me, a...
May 25, 2025•41 min
Was Lachie's death an accident, or was there foul play? The Coroner releases his findings Friday, June 13, and the first episode will be released that evening. Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to all four seasons of our award-winning The Boy in the Water podcast, both seasons of Fractured, the explosive Powder Keg and Satanic Panic: Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me, all ad-free. Presented by investigations editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz ...
May 25, 2025•49 sec
After years of fighting, could there be good news at last, or has the system already decided the fate of the family at the centre of Fractured? In the explosive season finale, the DELVE team makes one last push to turn this case around. Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to all three seasons of our award-winning The Boy in the Water podcast, Season 1 of Fractured, the explosive Powder Keg and Satanic Panic: Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me, all ad-free. Present...
May 13, 2025•36 min•Season 7Ep. 11
Zita’s future comes down to this very moment. It’s her final shot - the immigration appeal outcome. After everything they’ve fought for, it all hangs on this one decision. Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to all three seasons of our award-winning The Boy in the Water podcast, Season 1 of Fractured, the explosive Powder Keg and Satanic Panic: Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me, all ad-free. Presented by investigations editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsro...
May 06, 2025•36 min•Season 7Ep. 10
Our podcast investigation into Zita’s case intensifies as top criminal defense lawyer Kerry Cook joins the fight, cutting straight to the flaws at the heart of the case - does this mean there’s a glimmer of hope for Zita? Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to all three seasons of our award-winning The Boy in the Water podcast, Season 1 of Fractured, the explosive Powder Keg and Satanic Panic: Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me, all ad-free. Presented by investiga...
Apr 29, 2025•35 min•Season 7Ep. 9
The last time Zita celebrated her daughter’s birthday was when she turned one. Since getting out of prison, Zita has made endless requests to be at her daughter’s sixth birthday party. Surely she will be allowed to go? Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to all three seasons of our award-winning The Boy in the Water podcast, Season 1 of Fractured, the explosive Powder Keg and Satanic Panic: Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me, all ad-free. Presented by investigatio...
Apr 22, 2025•28 min•Season 7Ep. 9
Was the baby at the centre of this investigation put into a foster home and her mother sent to prison based on a flawed diagnosis? After reviewing all the medical files, a Norwegian brain surgeon speaks out. Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to all three seasons of our award-winning The Boy in the Water podcast, Season 1 of Fractured, the explosive Powder Keg and Satanic Panic: Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me, all ad-free. Presented by investigations editor M...
Apr 15, 2025•33 min•Season 7Ep. 7
As the level of frustration with the bureaucracy reaches new heights host Melanie Reid’s patience is tested.And what chance does Zita have of getting to see her now 5 year old daughter in person? Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to all three seasons of our award-winning The Boy in the Water podcast, Season 1 of Fractured, the explosive Powder Keg and Satanic Panic: Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me, all ad-free. Presented by investigations editor Melanie Reid....
Apr 08, 2025•27 min•Season 7Ep. 6
In a gripping conversation with Canadian neuropathologist Dr Roland Auer, we unravel the unsettling truth behind one of medicine’s most controversial diagnoses. Why are so few experts speaking out? What if the science we've trusted is being misread, and innocent lives are paying the price? Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to all three seasons of our award-winning The Boy in the Water podcast, Season 1 of Fractured, the explosive Powder Keg and Satanic Panic: Peter...
Apr 01, 2025•32 min•Season 7Ep. 5
Melanie and Bonnie head to see Zita and Ravi - and are surprised Zita still has an ankle bracelet eight months after her release from prison. Zita, who hasn’t seen her daughter in person for more than three years, opens up about the relentless challenges she faces as she navigates the legal, medical and social welfare systems stacked against her. Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to all three seasons of our award-winning The Boy in the Water podcast, Season 1 of Fr...
Mar 25, 2025•33 min•Season 7Ep. 4
An esteemed US obstetrician specialist upends Starship Hospital’s diagnosis of non-accidental injury when he analyses Baby K’s heart monitor tracings. He says the main injuries sustained by Baby K happened during labour and delivery - not parental abuse. You can watch the video from this episode on Newsroom.co.nz Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to all three seasons of our award-winning The Boy in the Water podcast, Season 1 of Fractured, the explosive Powder Keg ...
Mar 18, 2025•39 min•Season 7Ep. 3
Could New Zealand’s leading children’s hospital have wrongly diagnosed Baby K’s skull fracture? In this eye-opening episode, a world-renowned biochemist and geneticist analyses the high-resolution CT scans, and his findings turn the whole case upside down. As mentioned in the episode, you can watch the video of Melanie Reid interviewing Professor Pals on Newsroom.co.nz Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to all three seasons of our award-winning The Boy in the Water ...
Mar 11, 2025•31 min•Season 7Ep. 2
Step into the gripping world of Fractured, the monumental investigative podcast from award-winning investigative journalist Melanie Reid, as it returns for its second season. The truth is rarely simple. And in season two the shocking revelations will leave you questioning everything you thought you knew about medicine, justice and the devastating power of a single diagnosis. What if a single flawed medical hypothesis has led to innocent parents being accused of unimaginable crimes? What if the i...
Mar 04, 2025•35 min•Season 7Ep. 1
Step into the gripping world of Fractured, the acclaimed investigative podcast from Melanie Reid, as it returns for its second season. In season 1 we uncovered the harrowing story of a controversial medical diagnosis from a New Zealand hospital, and the devastating chain of events that followed. A baby taken. A mother jailed. A family torn apart. And a couple facing deportation without their daughter. Crushed under the immense pressure of government departments working in unison, this is the sto...
Feb 20, 2025•1 min
We’ll be launching season 2 of Fractured soon, but before we do, we are going to play you some extracts from a US documentary called The Syndrome. It’s a film that challenges the scientific validity of Shaken Baby syndrome and highlights the impact of wrongful convictions on families, featuring a group of doctors who consider the diagnosis to be junk science. It also reveals the history and politics behind Shaken Baby Syndrome in the US, drawing parallels with the discredited Satanic ritual abus...
Feb 10, 2025•48 min
As we prepare for season two of Fractured, we are publishing this special bonus episode. In 2019, Melanie Reid and the Newsroom team released a groundbreaking video investigation that exposed the practice of newborns being taken directly from hospital birthing units in New Zealand. As with our Fractured series, we questioned the policies, practices and actions of our state agencies. This story sparked four inquiries into Oranga Tamariki and an urgent Waitangi Tribunal hearing. Now, for the first...
Jan 29, 2025•52 min
In this special bonus episode, we talk to Peter Ellis’ sister, Tania, about what has happened since the Supreme Court quashed her brother’s convictions. Has his family received an apology from the government for the miscarriage of justice? And what about Peter’s four women co-workers whose lives were turned upside down for decades when they were also charged with child abuse and then discharged in the early 1990s? To watch the video version of this episode, click here , and to read the most rece...
Jan 03, 2025•22 min•Season 6Ep. 9
In this shocking final episode, the girl who retracted speaks out for the first time, and bittersweet justice at last. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 03, 2025•27 min•Season 6Ep. 8
A book blows the case wide open and reveals the power and politics behind the case. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 03, 2025•23 min•Season 6Ep. 7
The top cop at the centre of the case admits to multiple affairs with complainant mothers and a social worker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 03, 2025•34 min•Season 6Ep. 6
An up close and personal look at what remains one of New Zealand’s most notorious High Court trials. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 03, 2025•29 min•Season 6Ep. 5
Police raid the suburban homes of four women creche workers, convinced they are part of an organised child abuse ring. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 03, 2025•27 min•Season 6Ep. 4
Panic spreads through the families - a frenzy being led by therapists and police. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 03, 2025•26 min•Season 6Ep. 3
Police are convinced Ellis is not acting alone, and the fear and paranoia go through the roof. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 03, 2025•25 min•Season 6Ep. 2
In early 1990s Christchurch a young gay childcare worker faces bizarre accusations of child abuse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 03, 2025•28 min•Season 6Ep. 1