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The Week in Detail: Vietnam, entrenching law, Covid summer
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.
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Are we in for another Covid summer?
Summer has arrived, but with our restrictions largely kicked to the curb and a soup of different variants at play, what can we expect from Covid-19 case numbers?
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When New Zealanders get into trouble overseas
If you're arrested or detained overseas, who do you call for help back home - and can they really help you?
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The problem with entrenching party policy
Could entrenching part of the Three Waters legislation set a dangerous precedent?
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Do prized artworks need more protection?
In private hands, iconic New Zealand treasures can be sold off, hidden away, or even destroyed.
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New Zealand says Xin Chao to trade with Vietnam
What do closer trade ties with Vietnam mean for New Zealand?
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The Week in Detail: COP27, Te Urewera, and Make It 16
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.
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How old is old enough?
How do governments and societies decide when you're old enough for certain rights and privileges?
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The inconvenient tooth about a trip to the dentist
24 Nov 2022Why does it cost so much to look after our teeth?
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The stoush in Te Urewera that's about more than just huts
23 Nov 2022The removal of back country huts in Te Urewera has brought tensions simmering within Tūhoe to the surface.
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NZ's prehistoric past at risk of crumbling away
A dwindling workforce and tricky legal territory is putting the world of fossil hunting on shaky ground.
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COP27 and the fraught reality of climate change negotiations
21 Nov 2022Delegates from almost 200 countries have been meeting in Egypt for COP27 - how do we measure their success or otherwise?
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The Week in Detail: The music industry, rehab and crypto
19 Nov 2022The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.
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How a huge cryptocurrency exchange failed
The convoluted story of two intertwined companies which has sent the value of cryptocurrencies plummeting.
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MeToo and the music industry - what's changed?
17 Nov 2022The MeToo movement sparked calls for change in the music industry, but what's happened since then?
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Slippery slope? The future of skiing on Ruapehu
Will Ruapehu Alpine Lifts survive after being placed into voluntary administration, or is this the death knell for North Island skiing?
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When sex offenders go to rehab
The Detail looks at what happens when sex offenders go to rehabilitation - does it work?
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Banking the seeds of our precious plants
14 Nov 2022There are 37 native plant species listed as critically endangered - can a seed bank help save them from extinction?
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The Week in Detail: Policy scrambles, sorcery violence
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.
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The disturbing rise of sorcery violence in PNG
11 Nov 2022A deep-seated belief in sorcery in parts of Papua New Guinea is resulting in more and more gender-based violence.
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Wheels on the beach go round and round
10 Nov 2022When it comes to driving on beaches, some want vehicles banned, some want tougher rules - and others just want a free for all.
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The mortgage rate rollercoaster
It's a housing crisis of a different kind - house prices are falling and interest rates are rising.
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Spying on our sewage
8 Nov 2022Covid-19 put wastewater testing on our radar, but what else can this technology tell us about our lives?
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Labour's to-do list and the question of lasting reform
It's less than a year until the next election and Labour's still got a lot on its legislative agenda this term.
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