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  • 1He is a famous guru, revered all round the world. But when he came to New Zealand to spread his message of peace and enlightenment at a yoga session in Wellington, he was confronted by an angry former disciple, followed closely by 3rd Degree reporter Sarah Hall. It turns out there are women all round the world with complaints about Swami Maheshwarananda. The spiritual leader claims to be celibate but, if the women are to be believed, he is anything but.

    • Start 0 : 00 : 27
    • Finish 0 : 19 : 29
    • Duration 19 : 02
    Reporters
    • Sarah Hall (Reporter, TV3)
    Speakers
    • Swami Maheshwarananda (Yoga Guru)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • Yes
  • 2Melanie Reid travels south to meet Dot Smith, who is possibly New Zealand's most successful eccentric. Dot Smith is so successful she is now building a massive castle, complete with moat, dungeon and secret tunnel.

    • Start 0 : 23 : 49
    • Finish 0 : 52 : 10
    • Duration 28 : 21
    Reporters
    • Melanie Reid (Reporter, TV3)
    Speakers
    • Dot Smith (Castle Owner)
    Locations
    • Oamaru, New Zealand (Otago)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • Yes
  • 3Update on a previous story about New Plymouth vehicle clamper Daniel Clout.

    • Start 0 : 56 : 12
    • Finish 0 : 57 : 59
    • Duration 01 : 47
    Locations
    • New Plymouth, New Zealand (Taranaki)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • 3rd Degree
Date Broadcast
  • Wednesday 5 June 2013
Start Time
  • 20 : 30
Finish Time
  • 21 : 30
Duration
  • 60:00
Channel
  • TV3
Broadcaster
  • TVWorks
Classification
  • Not Classified
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • Yes
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
  • Current affairs
Hosts
  • Duncan Garner (Presenter)
  • Guyon Espiner (Presenter)
Reporters
  • Melanie Reid (Reporter, TV3)
  • Sarah Hall (Reporter, TV3)
Speakers
  • Dot Smith (Castle Owner)
  • Swami Maheshwarananda (Yoga Guru)
Locations
  • Oamaru, New Zealand (Otago)
  • New Plymouth, New Zealand (Taranaki)