
Stuff Audio, New Zealand’s award-winning leader in true crime podcasts, presents The Trial. Stuff’s expert journalists spend weeks at court hearings and pore over hundreds of hours of recordings to deliver compelling and in-depth insights into some of New Zealand’s most intriguing cases - as they happen.
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Philippa Tolley
A multi-award-winning journalist, experienced broadcaster and podcaster, Philippa wrote and presented the second season of The Trial. Known for crafting compelling documentaries and producing the international award-winning daily news podcast Newsable, she has an impeccable journalistic record including senior work at the BBC, RNZ and Stuff.
Michael Wright
Michael Wright is a senior reporter for The Press and has produced and written numerous award-winning podcasts, including White Silence, Collapse and the first season of The Trial. He has worked as a journalist in New Zealand, Canada, the US and the UK.Credits
Scripted, hosted and produced
Michael Wright (S1) and Philippa Tolley (S2)
Sound design, audio editing and mixing
Connor Scott
Associate producer
Jen Black
Consulting producer
Adam Dudding (S1)
executive producer
Chris Reed
Visual design
Kathryn George
DEVELOPMENT
SUNGMI KIM
Legal checks
Genevieve O'Halloran and Courtney Grenfell (S1), Charlotte Foster (S2)
Special thanks to
Kamala Hayman, Martin van Beynen and Jake Kenny from The Press newsroom (S1). Edward Gay, Catrin Owen (S2)
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