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Thalidomide victim Terry Wiles 50 years on

Issue 3771 2nd Dec 2013

Fifty years after the thalidomide scandal, the subject of an Emmy-winning drama talks about his life and the injustice still experienced by others.

Simon Bridges: west side Tory

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By Guyon Espiner in Current Affairs

Issue 3834 24th Oct 2013

He joined the Nats as a Westie teen, stopped Winston Peters from regaining his seat in the 2008 election and is considered leader material. Then he had a prime-time TV meltdown. Who is Simon Bridges?

The God solution

By Guyon Espiner in Current Affairs

Issue 3832 13th Oct 2013

We have gone too far in driving religion out of politics, the media and public debates, a visiting Cambridge University theologian tells Guyon Espiner.

Ian Taylor: you may say he's a dreamer

By Guyon Espiner in Current Affairs

Issue 3831 3rd Oct 2013

He’s the brains behind the sophisticated graphics that brought the America’s Cup to life yet he claims to be a technophobe.

Profile: Labour deputy Grant Robertson

By Guyon Espiner in Politics

Issue 3747 26th Aug 2013

Labour's No. 2 isn't the next big thing yet, but he could be our first gay Prime Minister, wrote Guyon Espiner in this 2012 profile.

Profile: Labour MP David Cunliffe

By Guyon Espiner in Politics

Issue Listener Plus 3782 25th Aug 2013

In this 2012 profile, David Cunliffe insisted his failed tilt at the Labour leadership freed him to concentrate on making a difference.

Lance O’Sullivan: the good doctor

By Guyon Espiner in Current Affairs

Issue 3823 11th Aug 2013

Far North GP Lance O’Sullivan is fighting poverty’s effects but not everyone backs him.

Anti-rebel with a cause

By Guyon Espiner in Current Affairs

Issue 3810 14th May 2013

Ever the diplomat, Sir Don McKinnon still has some tales to tell about his years as Commonwealth Secretary-General.

Knight Vision

By Guyon Espiner in Current Affairs

Issue 3807 21st Apr 2013

Ngai Tahu made a $55 million profit last year but it’s not the tribe’s only impressive achievement. Guyon Espiner talks to its inspirational leader.

Interview: Simon Power

By Guyon Espiner in Business

Issue 3796 4th Feb 2013

More than a year after quitting politics, Simon Power is in the banking business and is keen to see corporate New Zealand contributing to “thought leadership” debates.