Episodes

  • S1 | Welcome to The Boy in the Water

    S1 | Welcome to The Boy in the Water
    Jun 4 2023
    Newsroom’s electrifying new podcast takes you inside a small town harbouring a big mystery. After the lifeless body of three-year-old Lachie Jones is found floating in an oxidation pond in the Southland town of Gore, police rule his death a tragic accident. But nothing is what it seems. Newsroom’s investigations editor Melanie Reid has spent three years covering this case, revealing multiple flaws in the police investigation and uncovering new evidence that casts serious doubt about the circumstances surrounding Lachie’s death. In The Boy in the Water, Reid unravels the case – and the secrets – in an attempt to find out what really happened to little Lachie Jones. The Boy In The Water is coming soon to newsroom.co.nz and wherever you get your podcasts.

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    3 mins
  • S1 | Episode 1: Case Closed

    S1 | Episode 1: Case Closed
    Jun 27 2023

    Officials jump to an early and dubious conclusion when a three-year-old boy's body is found floating in a town's sewage ponds.


    Presented by award-winning Newsroom Investigates editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz.


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    23 mins
  • S1 | Episode 3: Deeply Troubled

    S1 | Episode 3: Deeply Troubled
    Jun 27 2023

    The whole town gets drawn into the case as the local council is charged in relation to Lachie's death.


    Presented by award-winning Newsroom Investigates editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz.


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    19 mins
  • S1 | Episode 2: Return to Gore

    S1 | Episode 2: Return to Gore
    Jun 27 2023

    The mystery surrounding the death of Lachie Jones deepens after our team sends lung tissue samples to an international forensic pathologist.


    Presented by award-winning Newsroom Investigates editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz.


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    26 mins
  • S1 | Episode 4: Rocky Road

    S1 | Episode 4: Rocky Road
    Jul 4 2023

    Volatile relationships and police call-outs - what was going on leading up to Lachie’s death?


    Presented by award-winning Newsroom Investigates editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz.


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    28 mins
  • S1 | Episode 5: The Night Lachie Died

    S1 | Episode 5: The Night Lachie Died
    Jul 11 2023

    Mysterious and tragic circumstances surround the night Lachie’s body was found.


    Presented by award-winning Newsroom Investigates editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz.


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    24 mins
  • S1 | Episode 6: More Questions Than Answers

    S1 | Episode 6: More Questions Than Answers
    Jul 18 2023

    The twists and turns continue when we hear the police statements of Lachie’s mother, brother and a teenager who lived on the street.


    Presented by award-winning Newsroom Investigates editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz.


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    32 mins
  • S1 | Episode 7: U-Turn

    S1 | Episode 7: U-Turn
    Jul 25 2023

    Inside the small town Gore courtroom - the disappointment, the heartache and Paul Jones tells it like it is.


    Presented by award-winning Newsroom Investigates editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz.


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    28 mins