Counting the Beat
2025 · Documentary
Tāmati Rimene-Sproat dives into the data of modern kiwi life and the issues we face: the cost-of-living crisis, our whānau, community and health.
Episodes
1. Money44m · Tāmati Rimene-Sproat dives into the data on our cost-of-living crisis—he meets a self-made one-percenter, does a family shop on $50 and finds we spend more on gambling than Xmas presents.
2. Love and Family44m · Tāmati Rimene-Sproat explores the data on how love and whānau are being redefined in Aotearoa, from dating apps to divorce coaches, IVF to the increase in child-free living.
3. Community44m · Tāmati Rimene-Sproat uses data to discover what community means in Aotearoa today, visits the safest town, hangs out with our biggest YouTuber and discovers our new favourite sport.
4. Health44m · Tāmati Rimene-Sproat explores the data on choices shaping Kiwi health, from a world-first wastewater experiment investigating prostate cancer to the shocking data on how sugar is affecting us all.More Like This
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