The Oldest Profession

Why do people decide to try working in the sex industry? And once in, what is it like? In the first of a three-podcast series, Philippa Tolley visits boutique agencies, a brothel based in a smart home in the suburbs and speaks to a woman with experience at big licensed clubs - all to hear from the workers themselves about the experience of being a prostitute.

Philippa Tolley and Rebekah Parsons-King head inside boutique brothels to speak to the owners and chat with a client to find out more about the business of sex.

Philippa Tolley heads out to the red light areas of NZ's main centres to hear the stories of those working from the street.

Philippa Tolley and visual journalist Rebekah Parsons-King investigate the current state of the sex industry more than a decade after it was decriminalised under laws nicknamed "the NZ Model."