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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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Gone in a puff of smoke
Anti-smoking researchers are promising a healthy fight against the new government's moves to repeal world-first legislation on tobacco sales.
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The deep tech sector dreaming up ways to save the planet
28 Nov 2023A look inside an Auckland building that's an incubator for the deep tech sector, aimed at finding solutions for some of the world's biggest carbon-emitting materials.
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Google: The monopoly we don't want to live without
27 Nov 2023Google is the big, intrusive company that we welcome into our lives with open arms because of the way it helps us through our daily lives. Will a ruling from the US say it's gone too far?
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The Week in Detail: Congestion, divorce, and toxic algae
26 Nov 2023The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.
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Long Read: Weighing the Booker Prize shortlist
25 Nov 2023By Jeremy Rees: I read every book shortlisted for the most prestigious literary award in the world. Here's what I found.
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Is a rethink needed on meth?
Meth dealers in New Zealand are driving increasingly sophisticated and profitable operations, so much so that police now call them "criminal business entities".
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Boat ban possible as algae takes over
23 Nov 2023Auckland's aquatic backyard and prime fishing grounds are weed-deep in trouble from exotic caulerpa, a fast-spreading algae that smothers everything in its path.
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The fights over mining the Coromandel, and more fights to come
22 Nov 2023Conservation groups, prepare for battle – we're likely to see more mining applications as the country's new chief executive promises economic benefits from going underground.
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Divorce, remarriage, inheritance, and outdated laws
Family disputes are getting increasingly complex and costly to unravel. There's agreement on updating the law, but actual changes have stalled.
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Cracking gridlock with congestion charges
If congestion charges work to break up gridlock, why don't we have them in place by now?
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The Week in Detail: From pandemic pets to Wellington's budget woes
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 Badjelly Chronicles
By Gemma Gracewood: How New Zealand developed an unique obsession with the baddest witch in all the world.
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The Korean cultural export sweeping the world
K-Pop is about dance moves and perfectly presented superstars as much as it is about the music. The phenomenon's Kiwi fans love it for that.
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The cracks in our cool little capital
16 Nov 2023Seismic cracks and new earthquake-related infrastructure rules are causing havoc with Wellington City Council's budgets and long term planning.
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A shrunken future for NZ film without international help
New Zealand's $3 billion screen industry could shrivel up without some drastic improvements in funding. One solution is to ask the big streamers to cough up.
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Who let the dogs out? Auckland's pooch problem
14 Nov 2023Covid lockdowns have left us with a legacy of unwanted and increasingly dangerous dogs.
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Covid-19 inquiry bubbling under the surface
New Zealand's inquiry into how we handled the pandemic has already spoken to hundreds of people of all persuasions, but the work is definitely taking the hush-hush approach.
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The Week in Detail: From the Māori Health Authority to Israel-Palestine
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: Loss of Incidental Connections
11 Nov 2023By Susan Strongman: Retired and living alone in Hamilton, Mum ticks a lot of the boxes that put her at risk of loneliness.
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Libraries are more than just books
When councils cut their budgets, it's always libraries that have the spotlight put on them. As staff hours and numbers are cut, librarians are overcoming their reluctance to whisper about the value of…
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