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**Subscribe for early episodes and to hear every season ad-free.**SERIES 9 - DIAGNOSIS OF A CRIME: Imagine being told that what’s wrong with your child isn’t an illness or an accident, but a crime.From the team behindThe Boy in the WaterandFractured,Diagnosis of a Crimetakes you inside the lives of families torn apart by a medical diagnosis.Join us for Melanie Reid’s latest groundbreaking investigation, where medicine and law combine, and nothing is quite what it seems.SERIES 8 - THE BOY IN THE

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33:35

S8 | Season 4 | Ep 3: The Boy in the Water | Michelle...

DELVE ·

2025/06/18

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 for

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34:27

S8 | Season 4 | Ep 2: The Boy in the Water | Lay Of...

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2025/06/15

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

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30:46

S8 | Season 4 | Ep 1: The Boy in the Water | The...

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2025/06/13

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 visitnewsroom.co.nzfor 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: Peter

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S8 | Season 4 | The Boy in the Water Trailer

DELVE ·

2025/05/25

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 and

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40:39

S8 | Season 4 | The Boy in the Water Bonus Episode:...

DELVE ·

2025/05/14

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, all

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35:46

S7 | Fractured Season 2 | Ep 11: Please Minister

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2025/05/13

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. Presented by

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35:46

S7 | Fractured Season 2 | Ep 10: Xmas And New Year

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2025/05/06

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

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35:20

S7 | Fractured Season 2 | Ep 9: Finding Kerry Cook

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2025/04/29

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 investigations

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27:54

S7 | Fractured Season 2 | Ep 8: The Birthday Party

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2025/04/22

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 investigations

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33:25

S7 | Fractured Season 2 | Ep 7: The Norwegian...

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2025/04/15

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

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27:19

S7 | Fractured Season 2 | Ep 6: Face To Face

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2025/04/08

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

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32:16

S7 | Fractured Season 2 | Ep 5: Magical Thinking

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2025/04/01

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

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33:01

S7 | Fractured Season 2 | Ep 4: Can’t Be Easy

DELVE ·

2025/03/25

Melanie and Bonnie head to see Zita and Ravi - and are surprised Zita still has an ankle bracelet eight months after herrelease from prison. Zita, who hasn’t seen her daughter in person for more than three years, opens up about therelentless 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

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39:20

S7 | Fractured Season 2 | Ep 3: The Voice Of The Fetus

DELVE ·

2025/03/18

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.nzSign 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

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S7 | Fractured Season 2 | Ep 2: Fracture Or Suture

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2025/03/11

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.nzSign 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

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S7 | Fractured Season 2 | Ep 1: Difficult

DELVE ·

2025/03/04

Step into the gripping world ofFractured, the monumental investigative podcast from award-winning investigative journalist Melanie Reid, as it returns for its second season. The truth is rarely simple. And inseason twothe 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

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S7 | Welcome to Season 2 of Fractured

DELVE ·

2025/02/20

Step into the gripping world ofFractured, 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 story of

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48:05

S7 | Fractured Season 2 | Bonus Episode: The Syndrome

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2025/02/10

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 abuse

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S7 | Fractured Season 2 | Bonus Episode: The Uplift

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2025/01/29

As we prepare for season two ofFractured, 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 ourFracturedseries, 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 time,

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21:52

S6 | Ep 9: Satanic Panic: Peter Ellis, the Creche...

DELVE ·

2025/01/03

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 recent

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