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In this special bonus episode, we talk to Peter Ellisâ sister, Tania, about what has happened since the Supreme Court quashed her brotherâs convictions. Has his family received an apology from the government for the miscarriage of justice? And what about Peterâs 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 update to this story, head to newsroom.co.nz or click this link.
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In this shocking final episode, the girl who retracted speaks out for the first time, and bittersweet justice at last.
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A book blows the case wide open and reveals the power and politics behind the case.
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The top cop at the centre of the case admits to multiple affairs with complainant mothers and a social worker.
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An up close and personal look at what remains one of New Zealandâs most notorious High Court trials.
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Police raid the suburban homes of four women creche workers, convinced they are part of an organised child abuse ring.
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Panic spreads through the families - a frenzy being led by therapists and police.
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Police are convinced Ellis is not acting alone, and the fear and paranoia go through the roof.
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In early 1990s Christchurch a young gay childcare worker faces bizarre accusations of child abuse.
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Weâve interviewed dozens of people about their experiences with âChris the Kiwiâ Ashenden, his billion-dollar company, and his market-leading AG1. They have questions stemming from his history of criminal dishonesty, from the job losses as he quietly cut production costs, and from his scientific claims today that stretch credibility.
To find him, weâve come all the way across the Pacific, from NZ to ChilĂ© to ColombiaâŠand now we discover Chris has flown out to Mexico.
This is the final episode of our podcast, Powder Keg â and weâre going to do it. Weâre flying into a blistering Mexico heatwave, and a scorching encounter with Chris on the streets of Playa del Carmen. Because, as we discover, Chris wonât be happy to see us.
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Weâve come 12,000 kilometres from Auckland to MedellĂn, on the trail of Chris Ashenden, the chief executive of AG1. We donât have his number or his address, but we think he lives here.
Todayâs MedellĂn is a vibrant city thatâs attracting new investment and faces from around the world â but the legacy of drug lord Pablo Escobar and the paramilitaries still echoes in violence on the streets. You might expect us to pack Kevlar body armour for our visit. Instead, we pack our gym gear â because one thing we do know about Chris the Kiwi, is where he works out.
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The US Food and Drug Administration reveals itâs received 118 adverse event complaints from AG1 users â this year alone. In particular, there are 30-plus reports of liver harm in 2023 and 2024.
The billion dollar company dismisses the liver harm complaints as âextremely rareâ, saying it can be caused by a range of things such as alcoholic liver injury, viral hepatitis and autoimmune disease. The FDA hasnât investigated the complaints to confirm whether they are indeed caused by AG1 â but some consumers and scientists are calling for an official investigation into this glamour product championed by superstar influencers.
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We talk to people like Andy and Lisa whoâve used AG1 â and theyâre not happy. They want to know whatâs in the green powder supplement, in what quantities â and whether thereâs any scientific evidence it has any health benefits.
Thatâs a good question. So we bring in four world-leading university nutritionists and toxicologists to critique the research. Theyâre concerned thereâs no gold standard large-scale clinical trial â and most of AG1âs published research is in a few controversial pay-to-play journals. The professors warn consumers can have little confidence thereâs any credible science underpinning this expensive daily supplement.
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For years, AG1 has boasted of being âMade in New Zealandâ. But where is its mystery factory? We track down a little-known contract manufacturing company in the sunny city of Nelson â and discover a much darker story.
Despite trading off New Zealandâs clean, green brand, AG1 has been quietly shifting its production to America. In the past year, this has cost nearly 180 New Zealanders their jobs â and piqued the interest of the countryâs commerce regulator. If AG1âs 700,000 customers canât trust the âMade in New Zealandâ claim â how can they trust the other claims on the label?
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Joe Rogan is one of the worldâs wealthiest influencers â and weâre told AG1 is one of his best clients, paying him about $10 million a year to promote its popular green powder. Scientist Dr Andrew Huberman gets about $2 million. Gwyneth Paltrow, Formula 1âs Sir Lewis Hamilton, Olympic champion Allyson Felix ⊠the list goes on.
AG1 is the OG of influencer marketing; it spends more on audio than just about any other company in the world. But are the company and its well-paid ambassadors being upfront? Some customers say theyâve been persuaded to drink a supplement that they now believe has impacted their health. The Food and Drug Administration has had 118 reports of harm from AG1 users and their doctors, this year alone.
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A leaked recording reveals the Kiwi founder of billion-dollar supplements firm AG1 misrepresented his criminal history in public statements and in a meeting with the companyâs president and staff, just this year. Chris Ashendenâs high-powered American lawyer claimed he had never been charged with a crime, or convicted of a crime, or been the subject of an arrest warrant â but none of those things was correct.
We listen to the recording alongside Anita Mika, who lost her home in Chrisâs property scheme. Her sister also lost her home â but she died without seeing justice done. âWe can forgive, but we never forget,â Anita says.
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Travelling to New Zealandâs southernmost city, with a chill wind that feels like itâs blowing off Antarctica, we discover it was a woman named Dee Chisholm who first blew the whistle on Chris the Kiwiâs criminal property schemes.
But tracking her down wonât be easyâŠuntil we drive out to a small remote mining village called Nightcaps.
Everyone has secrets. And in this episode, we finally meet the protagonists â some might call them antagonists â who faced off in former police officer Chris Ashendenâs first clash with the law. It wonât be his lastâŠthe story of AG1, the worldâs favourite green powder supplement, is blowing up big.
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We track down families who lost their homes in 'Chris the Kiwiâ Ashendenâs property dealings. And what happens next is what Powder Keg, the podcast, is all about â Ashenden, his unorthodox billion-dollar business and his magical mystery powder.
All we know is that his company AG1 is headquartered at an address in Carson City, Nevada. If it comes to the crunch and he doesnât front, weâll need to go there to talk with the companyâs founder.
What we didnât know is the story of criminal offending that will emerge â a story that Chris the Kiwi didnât want told.
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When investigative journalist Jonathan Milne started slugging back an expensive, vivid green AG1 shake every morning to get in shape for his 50th birthday, he knew what the companyâs chief science officer said â that the green powder product would make him healthier.
What he didnât know about were the adverse reports to the Food and Drug Administration of liver damage, nor of the scrutiny by the courts, and now of a national regulator.
Episodes 1 and 2 of Powder Keg are live now, with Episode 3 also available for subscribers to DELVE+.
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Chris Ashenden and Jonathan Milne are both Kiwi blokes in their late 40s. Chris has an unrelenting personal ambition â itâs served him well. The business leaderâs quest wasnât for the Holy Grail, it was for a holy green drink.
Jonathan is an investigative journalist. Whatâs served him well is his doggedness. And when Chris wouldnât front for an interview about the success of his green powder shake and his US$1.2 billion company, Jonathan began asking questions.
At first, Chrisâs AG1 supplement had been targeted at sportspeople and gym freaks â but by last year, we reveal heâd rebranded to target the widest possible market of middle-AmericaâŠdesk-bound 30- or 40-something mums and dads, anxious to get back in shape.
Episodes 1 and 2 of Powder Keg are live now, with Episode 3 also available for subscribers to DELVE+.
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