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Most MSD beneficiaries owe money to agencies meant to help them
Debt owed to government agencies by the country's poorest residents adds up to more than three billion dollars, and there's no easy solution
AudioWhy the UK opposition will sleepwalk to victory
A leader who continues to shoot himself in the foot, a country with more problems than answers; and an election without any fire or brimstone
AudioAn upheaval sparked by crisis
It's been nearly two years since New Zealand shook off its Covid isolation, but the populace is far from content
AudioTe Pāti Māori at heart of privacy breach allegations
Three sets of allegations, three inquiries: The Detail talks to the journalist who broke the Te Pāti Māori data breach stories
A cold case with layers of institutional failings
What motivates a journalist to spend years fighting for justice for someone they don't even know?
AudioIce cream TV to feel bad about afterwards
Married at First Sight NZ- the reality show that indulges your worst instincts as a person
AudioTrouble at The Warehouse
Will a shake-up in leadership at The Warehouse give the company what it needs to survive?
AudioA mood shift by voters in Taiwan
In 2024 more voters than ever in history are heading to the polls, but one of the most extraordinary elections happened this week
AudioNew Caledonia's fires for freedom
Kiwi holiday makers have been air-lifted from New Caledonia, but what kind of mess have they left behind?
AudioThe fishhooks in charter schools
Former charter schools are expressing caution about David Seymour's revival plans
AudioHit by a digital guillotine
Do influencers and celebrities with large social media followings have a responsibility to speak out on political and other issues?
AudioWe are the unsung heroes of power generation
Energy experts doubt New Zealand will ever get to 100 percent renewable, and say incentives and rewards are the answer to bridging the gap
AudioDrama as the knife hovers over kiwi soap
Fans fear Shortland Street's 32 years of soapy drama could be coming to a close if TVNZ's cost-cutting knife hovers over it for too long
When dying well is out of reach
A vital part of our healthcare - palliative care - has been sidelined by our health system, largely because we don't like to talk about dying
AudioThe island where people's stories are paramount
On Great Barrier Island the media landscape is bucking the national trend - it's flourishing
AudioNZ rail's track of perpetual failure
KiwiRail's future could be veering more towards mothballs than mega-ferries, but the government's not sending out any hints
AudioNew hope with new tech for abuse survivors
New technology available to abuse victims aims to change the figures on unreported sexual assaults.
AudioThat's so last century
From harem pants to scandalous hemlines, Auckland Library's latest exhibition showcases what we wore in the 1950s through 1990s
AudioSkin deep beauty and the pain that goes with it
The beauty industry in New Zealand is a wild west devoid of regulation, and the price people are paying can take the form of scars, burns and infections.
AudioThe brand new hospital that has no budget to operate
The lights are on, the beds are ready, but no patients have stepped inside a brand new $320 million surgical hospital built on Auckland's North Shore.
AudioOn the frontline of Victim Support
A Victim Support worker on what it's like to support victims on their worst days.
AudioWhen it's too expensive to measure poverty
Two fact-finding projects on children and poverty are under attack by public service cost cutting.
AudioRuapehu's tourism future is complicated and confusing
Snow season is fast approaching but the North Island's only commercial skiing mountain has an uncertain future
AudioGains for nature lost
Today from The Detail: When the money dries up, gains made by a wave of Covid-inspired funding are likely to be lost.
AudioFinding the heartbeat of our oceans
A team of New Zealand scientists has just returned from studying the sea ice factories in Antarctica, in a joint expedition with Italy
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