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The story of the 21st century is all about the end of trust

Acumen chief executive Adelle Keely joins Duncan Greive to discuss the 2026 trust barometer, what it tells us about trust in institutions here in Aotearoa and what can be done about it.

07 Apr 2026

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Richard Edelman was deeply prescient, when he responded to the “battle for Seattle” by commissioning an annual global survey of institutional trust. For a quarter century the trust barometer has revealed the extent to which countries and societies have grown insular and mistrustful, and catalogued the downstream consequences. basically, it’s not just media, it’s everyone.
New Zealand is no different, and Acumen, which runs the research locally, has the numbers. Chief executive Adelle Keely joins Duncan Greive to discuss what it shows, and what (if anything) can be done about it.