 | Pete Bethune first made headlines when he attempted to sail around the globe on his bio-fuelled boat, the “Earthrace”. He spoke to Mike McRoberts in 2008, prior to his second and successful attempt.
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 | The “Designer Babies” debate: In 2003 Mike McRoberts spoke to one Kiwi couple who used science to make sure their baby was born without the same life-threatening genetic disease that killed their son.
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 | Can genetics be responsible for our drinking habits? Melanie Reid spoke to a scientist carrying out the research.
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 | Fifteen years following the massacre at Aramoana, Rod Vaughan spoke to a young survivor as she returned to her home town for the anniversary of the shooting.
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 | There are plenty of Kiwi women looking for love on the internet but many end up being victims of a scam. Sarah Hall met one woman playing the dating site scammers at their own game.
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 | What is more effective for treating serious mental illness, medication or therapy? Alistair Wilkinson investigated the debate back in 2004.
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 | Bruce Laybourn’s world was turned upside down when his wife abducted their son Dylan and moved to Turkey. Mike McRoberts met Bruce in 2008 and witnessed a desperate father's struggle to try and bring his son home.
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 | Our 60 Minutes exclusive investigation into Stephen Wilce prompted his resignation and an independent inquiry from the Prime Minister. Paula Penfold and her producer Eugene Bingham continued their own investigation to expose more shocking lies from the CV fraudster who so easily bluffed his way to a top defence force job.
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 | Stephen Wilce was the Chief Defence Force Scientist, but how did he get the job when his employment history is a litany of failure and his tales about his past are laughable? Paula Penfold went undercover to meet Wilce and expose the lies of one of New Zealand’s most senior defence force officials.
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 | Dan Carter is a household name in New Zealand. Back in 2005, just two years into his All Blacks career, 60 Minutes asked him - where did his talent come from?
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 | Phyllis Tarawhiti has had plenty of time to atone for her sins - She spent more than a decade locked up in a Thai prison. After her release in 2007, the kiwi mother of three spoke to Melanie Reid about doing time at the notorious Bangkok Hilton.
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 | Following the banning of synthetic cannabis, Matt Bowden recently said farewell to the legal high industry. But back in 2004 he told Mike McRoberts about why he was producing legal drug alternatives and what his team of dance party "angels" were trying to achieve.
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 | Cancer will touch most of us at some stage of our lives and when terminal cancer picks you out, every alternative is worth considering. In 2006 Karen McCarthy went to meet those who claim to have been healed by Ian Gawler’s lifestyle approach to beating cancer.
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 | How old is too old to become a mother? In 2004 Mike McRoberts asked New Zealand’s oldest mother why she chose to have a baby in her fifties.
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 | Mark Stephens aka The Parnell Panther spent 15 years in prison for his crimes. But when does society say a criminal has truly done their time? In 2004 he spoke to Amanda Miller about living life after his release - as a convicted rapist.
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 | How often do the police and courts get it wrong? Three years ago we met Aaron Farmer, an autistic man jailed for a crime it was pretty clear he didn't commit.
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 | The murder of Christine and Amber Lundy shocked the nation more than ten years ago. More shocking though was the conviction of husband and father, Mark Lundy, who's public displays of grief had even his closest friends convinced he was innocent.
Following every twist and turn as the case developed was TV3's Jen Nolan.
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