Podcast
The Commune
Hosted by Stuff Audio · EN
A 12-part documentary podcast about the notorious free-love commune, Centrepoint. There are crimes. But this isn’t a whodunnit. It’s a whydunnit ...
In 2025, The Commune was chosen as an Apple Podcasts Series Essential.
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Introducing: QUARANTINE NATION Ep2
Mar 300:46:47Summary readyINTRODUCING Quarantine Nation. A lethal virus. A drastic lockdown. A nation turned upside down. Listen to "Lockdown" – episode 2 of the new eight-part series revisiting the strange days of New Zealand's Covid-19 pandemic, from the makers of The Commune. Adam Dudding and Eugene Bingham delve into what really happened – and what it taught us about ourselves. Subscribe to "Quarantine Nation" wherever you get your podcasts - there's a bunch of links here: https://linktr.ee/quarantinenation. Made with the support of NZ on Air for Stuff by Te Pūrongo Productions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Introducing: QUARANTINE NATION Ep1
Mar 300:48:56Summary readyINTRODUCING Quarantine Nation. A lethal virus. A drastic lockdown. A nation turned upside down. Listen to "Contagion" – episode 1 of the new eight-part series revisiting the strange days of New Zealand's Covid-19 pandemic, from the makers of The Commune. Adam Dudding and Eugene Bingham delve into what really happened – and what it taught us about ourselves. Subscribe to "Quarantine Nation" wherever you get your podcasts - there's a bunch of links here: https://linktr.ee/quarantinenation. Made with the support of NZ on Air for Stuff by Te Pūrongo Productions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Wounded Healer
Jun 5, 202201:23:52Summary readyCentrepoint is gone, but the trauma remains. Yet for some, those commune years were the best. Everyone grapples with their memories and sense of culpability. And we hear from someone prepared to tell an awful truth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Zombie Commune
Jun 5, 202200:55:52Summary readyBarri deploys a secret weapon in her plot to close Centrepoint down for good: will this be the killer blow? Not if Bert’s loyal lieutenants have anything to do with it. The final battle is on. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Writing on the Wall
Jun 5, 202200:33:24Summary readyCentrepoint’s guru is in prison, but the pressure on young people for sex hasn’t stopped. Only now, it’s not just the girls. Barri finally understands she’s been in a cult – but will she ever be free? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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That Feeling of Helplessness
Jun 5, 202200:44:06Summary readyAfter a major police raid, the public finally learns the full horror of what’s been happening at Centrepoint. Barri reaches breaking point. (TW: This episode contains descriptions of sexual abuse.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Lying without Lying
Jun 5, 202200:36:06Summary readyRay is back on the Centrepoint case and he’s determined to arrest Bert. The community hatches a plan to cover up for their guru. Barri tries to make Bert see sense – but is it too late? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Cherished Ideas
Jun 5, 202200:47:00Summary readyBarri finds the answer she’s been seeking but what will she do? Nate tries to raise the alarm about a new arrival. And a humiliated Bert tries chemical assistance to regain the love of his followers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Centrepoint Kids
Jun 5, 202200:54:55Summary readyIt’s the 1980s, and Centrepoint’s on a roll. Bert is investing in the booming stock market; and the head-count keeps rising. But some of the new arrivals at the commune have wild stories to tell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Invaders
Jun 5, 202200:52:52Tap to summarizeThe ever-expanding Centrepoint commune goes to war: with its fed-up neighbours, with the local council and, thanks to Robert’s decision to speak out, the New Zealand Police. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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