Counting the Beat

Season 1

2025 · 4 episodes · 2h 56m in all

Episodes

1. 

   1. Money

   8 Oct 2025 · 44 min

   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. 

   2. Love and Family

   15 Oct 2025 · 44 min

   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. 

   3. Community

   22 Oct 2025 · 44 min

   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. 

   4. Health

   29 Oct 2025 · 44 min

   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.