The Commune
Episodes
Introducing: QUARANTINE NATION Ep2
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
INTRODUCING Quarantine Nation. A lethal virus. A drastic lockdown. A nation turned upside down. Listen to "Lockdown" – episode 2 of the new eigh...
Introducing: QUARANTINE NATION Ep1
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
INTRODUCING Quarantine Nation. A lethal virus. A drastic lockdown. A nation turned upside down. Listen to episode 1 of the new eight-part series r...
The Wounded Healer
05 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Centrepoint is gone, but the trauma remains. Yet for some, those commune years were the best. Everyone grapples with their memories and sense of culpa...
Zombie Commune
05 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Barri 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 any...
The Writing on the Wall
05 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Centrepoint’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 under...
That Feeling of Helplessness
05 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After a major police raid, the public finally learns the full horror of what’s been happening at Centrepoint. Barri reaches breaking point. (TW: Thi...
Lying without Lying
05 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ray 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...
Cherished Ideas
05 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Barri 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 chemi...
The Centrepoint Kids
05 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’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 a...
Invaders
05 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The 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...
Under the Carpet
05 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Barri and “Robert” are haunted by the ugly truth about their commune, but they respond differently. Plus: a quick history of communes in Aotearoa,...
The Girl on the Lawn
05 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Who the hell was Bert? How Centrepoint’s leader went from buttoned-up businessman to morally transgressive guru. Meanwhile Barri and “Robert” ar...
Awkward Buggers
05 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Locals are fascinated by the sights and sounds of the sex commune next door. Founding members recall the optimism and excitement of Centrepoint’s ea...
Open Day
05 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A free-love commune called Centrepoint springs up in the suburbs of 1970s New Zealand, devoted in equal measure to sex, group therapy, and its guru Be...
Trailer: The Commune
29 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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. ...