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The girl-power economy has arrived
1 Sep 2023The pop culture dollar is being laid down on Barbie and Taylor Swift, as young women not in the market for a mortgage splash their joy around.
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India's space feats have been a long time coming
31 Aug 2023After India's successful landing on the south pole of the moon, there's hope the West will stop seeing the country as a land of "snake charmers and elephants".
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Villa Maria: The dismantling of a legacy
The saga of Villa Maria wines involves valuable land, an iconic brand, legal action and millions of dollars in dispute.
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Budget cuts see hard-won gains down the drain
29 Aug 2023Conservation projects across the country risk losing progress as money gets tighter and budgets are slashed.
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Tough times brewing for the craft beer industry
28 Aug 2023They say beer is recession-proof, but two of the country's well-known craft breweries are facing an uncertain future.
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The Week in Detail: Sex ed, wildfires, and migrant exploitation
27 Aug 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: The new Golden Age of rail
26 Aug 2023By Theo Macdonald: Long-distance rail travel is in for a revival in New Zealand — eventually. And you don’t have to be a nostalgia buff, trainspotter or climate-action protester to see why.
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Migrant worker advocates alarmed by increasing calls for help
25 Aug 2023Advocates for migrant workers are alarmed as more and more people come to them for help, because the jobs they've been promised haven't eventuated.
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Theatre's back, but can it continue to thrive?
Audiences are returning to theatres, but the future is uncertain for university-level theatre education.
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After a summer of cyclones, are we ready for a summer of wildfires?
23 Aug 2023Scenes of mass destruction in Greece and Hawaii have shown us just how serious wildfires are.
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Who should teach kids about sex and relationships?
22 Aug 2023Most parents find it awkward to talk about, but who should take the lead when it comes to educating kids about sex and relationships?
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The last NZ company weaving our wool
The Detail visits New Zealand's last commercial wool weaver, Inter-Weave, to find out how they're helping keep the wool industry alive.
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The Week in Detail: Postnatal depression, football fever and fish farming
20 Aug 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: Weaponised
By Kate Evans: With each generation, predators and prey refine their aggressive weapons and defensive armour.
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The future will be riskier – how will insurance keep up?
18 Aug 2023When a natural disaster destroys your home, who should foot the bill? The government, private insurers, or you?
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Off or on? The debate over GST on fruit and veg
It's popular with the voters, but not with the experts. The Detail takes a closer look at the debate about Labour's GST plans.
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Why don't we talk about postnatal depression?
Maternal mental health is another one of those hidden "women's issues" that we don't talk about enough. Now it's in the spotlight for the most awful of reasons.
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Sheep, beef and fish: Unlocking New Zealand's aquaculture potential
16 Aug 2023The government has a goal to grow aquaculture to a $3 billion-a-year industry. But red tape – and red flags – stand in the way.
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Capitalising on New Zealand's football fever
The FIFA World Cup has captured the attention of plenty of New Zealanders. How do we keep them interested, and invested, in women's football once the tournament's over?
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The Week in Detail: Wool woes, parental leave, and political polls
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: When we were shunned
12 Aug 2023By Anusha Bradley: After leaving the Jehovah’s Witnesses, Brad Miller and Cassie Dean were cut off from almost everyone they’d ever known.
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Taking the public pulse with political polls
The polls are showing a tight race between the two major parties as we inch closer to October's election. But can we trust them?
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How NZ's paid parental leave stacks up
10 Aug 2023We like to think we're pretty progressive, but can New Zealand do more to support parents in the workplace?
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Public private partnerships and big infrastructure projects
9 Aug 2023The Detail weighs up the pros and cons of public private partnerships in big infrastructure projects.
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