Navigation for News Categories
The Detail headlines with summaries.
-
The special school that's being starved
An Auckland school for some of our most vulnerable children is crumbling, and any hopes for a rebuild have just been dashed by the government's moves to halt school property developments.
Audio -
New Zealand gets ready for Paris Olympics
The first of our athletes to wear the silver fern in Paris have been announced
Audio -
Rare disorders aren't unusual enough to ignore
4 Mar 2024One in 17 New Zealanders have what's termed as a rare disorder. March is the month to highlight their lives and struggles.
Audio -
What the small screen did to magazines
Magazines are facing extinction by internet. Are they special enough to save?
Audio -
The headlines are grim for Newshub
1 Mar 2024It was a skin-of-your-teeth operation from the start, and Newshub's 35 year old life looks to be ending with multi-million dollar losses presided over by off-shore owners
Audio -
Time, heavenly bodies and leap years
Leap year is all about matching the seasons to time. It's just a construct, but try telling that to February 29th babies.
Audio -
A legal way to safety-check illegal drugs
28 Feb 2024At festivals, a volunteer-based service runs quality-control on illegal drugs.
Audio -
Why the Waitangi Tribunal can't win the fight over the Māori Health Authority
27 Feb 2024What is the point of the Waitangi Tribunal if it doesn't have the power to stop a government that appears to be acting against the interests of Māori?
Audio -
Why our romance with the office is dead
26 Feb 2024Four years after the first lockdown, the way we work has changed.
Audio -
A $20 million magic wand
24 Feb 2024A life-changing diagnostic device tested on sheep in New Zealand is about to be trialled on humans
Audio -
Lessons from a brilliant bridge
23 Feb 2024Good, fast and on-budget infrastructure building shouldn't have to wait for disaster situations to swing into action.
Audio -
Why some wars make the news, and others get forgotten
22 Feb 2024Conflict and coverage - why some conflicts dominate headlines for months, then suddenly get ignored
Audio
-
Extraordinary climate claim has the world watching
21 Feb 2024The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case against some of New Zealand's biggest polluters in what some describe as judicial activism
Audio -
Childhood obesity is a big problem making little progress
Researchers are making some headway tackling a problem that New Zealand has a shameful record in - childhood obesity.
Audio -
A bridge not far enough for Auckland
19 Feb 2024We're back to where we were in 1969 when it comes to easing congestion over Auckland's harbour
Audio -
Industry giants in a battle of wills over music rights
The ripples of a war in the music industry spread far further than just ruining Gen Alpha's TikTok time.
Audio -
The humble heavyweight of the Black Caps
16 Feb 2024Kane Williamson is the world's number one batsman right now, but what he brings to the Black Caps is worth far more than runs on the board.
Audio -
The investment fund aiming to fix the housing crisis
A $90 million housing fund promises to tackle the Bay of Plenty's housing crisis
Audio
-
Trump's campaign from a courtroom
The convoluted legal troubles of former -- and maybe future -- US President Donald Trump are playing out in court rooms across America
Audio -
Caution urged over resource management changes
13 Feb 2024Critics say the government's plan to speed up infrastructure projects puts too much power in the hands of one person.
Audio -
Studying the Taylor Swift phenomenon
Two AUT academics are taking their Taylor Swift obsession to the next extreme at a Swiftposium in Melbourne, ahead of the star's Australian tour
Audio -
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
Audio -
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
Audio -
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
Audio
Top News stories
- Questions raised over communication delay during Black Cat ferry grounding
- Winter Olympics: Mariah Carey launches Milano Cortina opening ceremony, Israel and JD Vance jeered in Milan
- House Minority Leader Jefferies unleashes furious response to Trump 'racist' post
- Three years after he 'nearly died', Jimmy Barnes is serenading birds, fighting bees
- CIA terminates World Factbook, overthrowing reference regime
Subscribe
Get the top 8 headlines each day at 8am with our daily email newsletter.
