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The Boy in the Water

S4 | Welcome to Season 1 of Fractured

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DELVE presents the new in-depth podcast from Melanie Reid Investigates about a controversial medical diagnosis from a New Zealand hospital and the cascade of events that followed. 

 

A baby taken, a mother jailed, a couple forced apart and facing deportation without their daughter. 

 

Crushed by the weight of multiple government departments working in lockstep, what happens when the dream of a new country becomes an unimaginable nightmare? 

 

In this new investigation, Melanie Reid and her team take the x-rays that were used to convict a young mother and put them before international experts, who tell us this case is just the tip of the iceberg of a factitious medical phenomenon leading to injustice around the globe.

 

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, all ad-free.


Fractured is presented by investigations editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz and search for Melanie Reid Investigates on Facebook and Instagram.

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  • S1 | Welcome to The Boy in the Water

    03:01||Season 1
    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.Sign up to DELVE+ here for Android and Spotify listeners to get early access to new episodes and receive exclusive bonus material, all ad-free.For Apple Podcasts listeners, sign up to DELVE+ by simply clicking the subscribe banner on the DELVE page and follow the prompts.

  • 1. S1 | The Boy in the Water Ep 1: Case Closed

    22:46||Season 1, Ep. 1
    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.Sign up to DELVE+ here for Android and Spotify listeners to get early access to new episodes and receive exclusive bonus material, all ad-free.For Apple Podcasts listeners, sign up to DELVE+ by simply clicking the subscribe banner on the DELVE page and follow the prompts.Presented by award-winning Newsroom Investigates editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz.

  • 2. S1 | The Boy in the Water Ep 2: Return to Gore

    25:52||Season 1, Ep. 2
    The mystery surrounding the death of Lachie Jones deepens after our team sends lung tissue samples to an international forensic pathologist.Sign up to DELVE+ here for Android and Spotify listeners to get early access to new episodes and receive exclusive bonus material, all ad-free.For Apple Podcasts listeners, sign up to DELVE+ by simply clicking the subscribe banner on the DELVE page and follow the prompts.Presented by award-winning Newsroom Investigates editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz.

  • 3. S1 | The Boy in the Water Ep 3: Deeply Troubled

    19:12||Season 1, Ep. 3
    The whole town gets drawn into the case as the local council is charged in relation to Lachie's death.Sign up to DELVE+ here for Android and Spotify listeners to get early access to new episodes and receive exclusive bonus material, all ad-free.For Apple Podcasts listeners, sign up to DELVE+ by simply clicking the subscribe banner on the DELVE page and follow the prompts.Presented by award-winning Newsroom Investigates editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz.

  • 4. S1 | The Boy in the Water Ep 4: Rocky Road

    28:00||Season 1, Ep. 4
    Volatile relationships and police call-outs - what was going on leading up to Lachie’s death?Sign up to DELVE+ here for Android and Spotify listeners to get early access to new episodes and receive exclusive bonus material, all ad-free.For Apple Podcasts listeners, sign up to DELVE+ by simply clicking the subscribe banner on the DELVE page and follow the prompts.Presented by award-winning Newsroom Investigates editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz.

  • 5. S1 | The Boy in the Water Ep 5: The Night Lachie Died

    23:34||Season 1, Ep. 5
    Mysterious and tragic circumstances surround the night Lachie’s body was found.Sign up to DELVE+ here for Android and Spotify listeners to get early access to new episodes and receive exclusive bonus material, all ad-free.For Apple Podcasts listeners, sign up to DELVE+ by simply clicking the subscribe banner on the DELVE page and follow the prompts.Presented by award-winning Newsroom Investigates editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz.

  • 6. S1 | The Boy in the Water Ep 6: More Questions Than Answers

    31:33||Season 1, Ep. 6
    The twists and turns continue when we hear the police statements of Lachie’s mother, brother and a teenager who lived on the street.Sign up to DELVE+ here for Android and Spotify listeners to get early access to new episodes and receive exclusive bonus material, all ad-free.For Apple Podcasts listeners, sign up to DELVE+ by simply clicking the subscribe banner on the DELVE page and follow the prompts.Presented by award-winning Newsroom Investigates editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz.

  • 7. S1 | The Boy in the Water Ep 7: U-Turn

    27:37||Season 1, Ep. 7
    Inside the small town Gore courtroom - the disappointment, the heartache and Paul Jones tells it like it is.Sign up to DELVE+ here for Android and Spotify listeners to get early access to new episodes and receive exclusive bonus material, all ad-free.For Apple Podcasts listeners, sign up to DELVE+ by simply clicking the subscribe banner on the DELVE page and follow the prompts.Presented by award-winning Newsroom Investigates editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz.

  • 8. S1 | The Boy in the Water Ep 8: Grief and Secrets

    24:40||Season 1, Ep. 8
    Lachie’s graveside birthday celebration, and an ex-police officer reveals the culture of bullying and burnout at the Gore police station.Sign up to DELVE+ here for Android and Spotify listeners to get early access to new episodes and receive exclusive bonus material, all ad-free.For Apple Podcasts listeners, sign up to DELVE+ by simply clicking the subscribe banner on the DELVE page and follow the prompts.Presented by award-winning Newsroom Investigates editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz.