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A Catch-22 nightmare of slips and bureaucracy
9 Feb 2024Homes suspended over landslides; lives suspended by bodies that can't or won't help
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One door opens, another remains closed for blood donors
Around 10,000 new donors could flood into the New Zealand Blood Service after a long-standing restriction is lifted. But if another ban is re-visited that number could rise further
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The problem with Winston being Winston
When politicians fail to call out a lie by one of their own, it can have a dampening effect on democracy
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The volunteers who risk their lives to save lives
5 Feb 2024When the text comes, these volunteers down tools to help strangers in their hour of need. But their numbers are shrinking.
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The online retailer that's more gaming than shopping
2 Feb 2024It's spending billions on advertising and draws shoppers in with its questionable tactics. But how can you resist Temu when it's so cheap?
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EVs appear to be on an unstoppable journey
1 Feb 2024Government levers to increase electric car ownership have worked, and now EVs have a toe in the market it looks like even higher user charges won't stop them
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Repeal, disestablish, abolish - what's the plan for Māori?
31 Jan 2024There's growing fear and anger from Māori over moves by the coalition government to revisit the rules around the Treaty of Waitangi.
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The changing faces of politicians - now without wrinkles
Young politicians around the world are disproving the adage that wisdom comes with age.
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Putting back the pieces after Auckland's floods
29 Jan 2024A year on from the devastating Auckland Anniversary Weekend storms, the evidence of them remains all over the city
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Highlights, lowlights, complaints, awards - it was all in The Detail this year
15 Dec 2023The Detail's co-hosts Sharon Brettkelly and Tom Kitchin, and producer Alexia Russell, roll through the highlights of nearly 300 podcasts and long reads in 2023
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17 years of joy creation
14 Dec 2023Every Christmas Auckland's big department store creates joy and delight for children in Queen St. We meet the people behind the displays.
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100 years of netball is behind it, but the future is unpredictable
13 Dec 2023As Netball in New Zealand gears up to mark its centenary, strong headwinds are appearing on the horizon.
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Saving South Dunedin from going under
12 Dec 2023South Dunedin is one of New Zealand’s most densely populated areas but it is also one of the lowest lying. Coming up with ways to save it from repeated flooding is becoming urgent.
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Sliding backwards on human rights
11 Dec 2023A 75 year old UN declaration still holds sway over New Zealand's legislation and conduct. But the Human Rights Commission sees threats around the corner.
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Long Read: The grief bird
9 Dec 2023By Ellen Rykers: The bittern’s eerie, booming call sounds like a lament, a tangi ringing across the marshes. Now, the birds themselves are in trouble
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Contradictory messages from Dubai on climate
8 Dec 2023It's unclear if commentators at COP28 are holding their breaths to see what the Dubai conference will deliver, or because the oil producing country is blanketed in haze.
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Our nation-wide booze battle
7 Dec 2023What's wrong with being a functioning alcoholic? And when booze has such a high visual profile in our society, why is there so much judgement when people fall foul of their own limits?
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The little guys contributing to a big problem
6 Dec 2023At a time when severe weather events are wrecking the environment, contractors on small building sites ignoring the rules are adding to the problem.
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Demonised cold meds back on the chemist shop shelves
After a 12-year ban that was completely ineffective in stopping the manufacture of methamphetamine, the government is going to allow pseudoephedrine products to be sold over the counter again.
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When choice fatigue hits charitable giving
4 Dec 2023So many crises, and so many charities to deal with them. Donor confusion has been increasing, which is why eight New Zealand-based organisations have linked up to cut administration costs and get the…
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The Week in Detail: Smokefree, Judith Collins, and woke-washing
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.
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Long Read: The Crewe Murders
By Kirsty Johnston: The murder of Harvey and Jeannette Crewe in their Pukekawa farmhouse in 1970 remains New Zealand’s most infamous cold case.
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Woke-washing and green-hushing
Some big brands have taken big steps backwards with their images, just as they thought they were jumping on a bandwagon of progressive thought and inclusivity.
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Eight new hats for Judith Collins
Spies, space and science form just part of the new domain for battle-hardened politician Judith Collins.
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