NZ’s Top Crime Reporter, Jared Savage: Gangs, Drugs & New Zealand’s Underbelly скачать в хорошем качестве

NZ’s Top Crime Reporter, Jared Savage: Gangs, Drugs & New Zealand’s Underbelly

Award-winning investigative journalist Jared Savage has spent 15+ years on New Zealand’s crime frontlines - covering everything from the rise of meth and Mexican cartels, to patched gangs, political scandals, and the country’s biggest criminal trials. In this episode we go deep on Savage’s reporting - the brutal realities of the meth trade, how gangs built multi-million dollar drug empires, and the international pipelines flooding New Zealand with narcotics. Savage also lifts the lid on the hidden connections between politics, money, and organised crime. If you’ve ever wondered how gangs really operate in NZ, what role overseas cartels play, or what it takes to expose corruption at the highest levels - this conversation is essential listening. 0:00 Introduction 2:00 Changes in journalism & early career stories 9:37 From sports journalism dreams to crime reporting 11:10 Gangs in NZ – myths, misconceptions & the PM elevator moment 17:18 Big busts vs long-term community impact 19:55 The gang story that kept him up at night 22:30 Coping with the dark side of reporting 25:05 Threats & risks of covering gangs 31:30 High school to first newsroom job 39:00 Breaking into the Herald – early scoops & Samoa tsunami 1:03:00 Career highlights – ministers, front pages & big investigations 1:15:40 Organised crime in NZ today – who’s running it & how meth gets in 1:33:34 Where the money flows & the 90 Mile Beach mega bust 1:42:00 Undercover DEA stings & shocking police allegations 1:49:00 Trust in media & the future of journalism 1:52:00 Advice for young journalists & why it still matters 1:56:15 What happens if journalism dies?