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Silicosis: How engineered stone is killing tradies
14 Mar 2023Engineered stone is a kitchen and bathroom designer's dream - but it can come with a heavy cost for people working with it.
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Putting trees back into the urban jungle
13 Mar 2023Why do we need more tree cover in our urban environments? The Detail finds out.
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The Week in Detail: Manosphere, Bloomfield, and supermarket shelves
11 Mar 2023The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.
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The Detail's Long Read: At the Mercy of the Ice
At the Mercy of the Ice by Ellen Rykers: a story of dramatic survival on the Antarctic ice in the summer of 1972.
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After the storms, what is the future of insurance?
10 Mar 2023A summer of devastating storms has put the spotlight on the role of insurance - and insurance companies - in society.
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Cyclone Gabrielle's impact on New Zealand's 'fruit bowl'
9 Mar 2023Cyclone Gabrielle has devastated fruit and vegetable crops in New Zealand's fruit bowl: Hawke's Bay.
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Ashley Bloomfield, the public service and political neutrality
In the wake of the Rob Campbell saga, Sir Ashley Bloomfield talks to The Detail about why political neutrality in the public service is so important.
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The toxic world of the manosphere
7 Mar 2023Some young men are being sucked into a toxic world online, full of sexism, misogyny and fear. Warning: This episode contains descriptions and discussion of gender-based and sexual violence.
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Mapping the infrastructure underground
6 Mar 2023Turns out some of our essential underground infrastructure is hard to find. How do we better map it to prevent unnecessary outages?
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The Week in Detail: Strippers, truancy, and the Breakers
4 Mar 2023The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.
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The Detail's Long Read: Roald Dahl and the Big Fat Fuss
4 Mar 2023Roald Dahl and the Big Fat Fuss by Madison Hamill: Is changing offensive language in classic texts ever justified?
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How the Breakers got back to winning ways
After a few seasons in the doldrums, the Breakers are into the NBL grand final.
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Keeping kids in school
Truancy has hit the headlines - how are schools trying to keep kids in the classroom?
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Gangs unite to speak up on abuse in care
1 Mar 2023The Detail talks to two of the people who helped bring gang members together to share their stories at the abuse in care inquiry.
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Strippers give clubs a dressing down
28 Feb 2023Fines, unreasonable rosters and restrictive contracts - strippers are laying bare the realities of working in their industry.
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Diversity in sport: Why the first openly gay All Black matters
27 Feb 2023Why was it such a watershed moment for a former All Black to come out as gay?
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The Week in Detail: West Papua, forestry slash, and light pollution
26 Feb 2023The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.
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The Detail's Long Read: In Our Defence
25 Feb 2023In Our Defence by Pete McKenzie: The defence force is spending up billions, but not on personnel's languishing wages or housing. Now, its ranks are thinning.
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Protecting the night sky
24 Feb 2023So many creatures thrive in the dark - do we need better protection against light pollution?
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Cyclone Gabrielle: On the ground in Hawke's Bay
23 Feb 2023The cyclone may be gone, but the damage remains. Locals tell The Detail their stories of picking up the pieces.
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Younger audiences slip away from local media
Research shows 15-24-year olds are switching off from the likes of TVNZ and RNZ and reaching for TikTok and YouTube. Can they be brought back?
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Forestry's uncertain future on the East Coast
21 Feb 2023Cyclone Gabrielle has once again highlighted the problem of forestry slash and the damage it does.
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The pilot, the rebels and West Papua's independence struggle
How did a Kiwi pilot get caught up in a rebel group's demands for West Papua's independence from Indonesia?
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The Week in Detail: Cyclone, Census, China
18 Feb 2023The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.
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