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How NZ gets burnt in the sunscreen wars
17 Sep 2025Sunscreens that are under investigation for their labelling claims in Australia are still for sale here.
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Right to Repair law on the rocks
16 Sep 2025It's still not clear exactly why the Greens' Right to Repair Bill faltered at select committee stage, after extensive cross-party collaboration on the details.
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Leaks, lost trust and the battle for local democracy
With local body elections less than a month away, The Detail looks at what's at stake .
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The Detail: The high cost of demoting outdoor education
15 Sep 2025An overhaul of the secondary education curriculum would likely risk loss to New Zealand's identity and industry.
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Escalating gang conflict in Levin leaves locals fearful
11 Sep 2025Entrenched gang conflict, personal grudges and methamphetamine use have fuelled a spate of gang shootings in Levin.
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Tom Phillips: The man who vanished
10 Sep 2025The Detail talks to reporter Tony Wall, who's covered the saga of the fugitive father and his children for nearly four years.
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When a retirement village feels more like a student hostel
8 Sep 2025Retirement village living should feel like home, but in some cases residents have the status of students in a hostel
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Decades of living a lie - being lesbian before the 90s
6 Sep 2025In the 1990s, Lois Cox interviewed lesbian women about their lives in Wellington. Some 25 years later, those stories have been published.
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New Zealand's obesity crisis and the high price of thin
5 Sep 2025Those who can afford it are getting thin by needle, but new weight loss drugs bring with them unanswered questions. Video
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The road to safer driving
4 Sep 2025The road to getting a driver licence is set to become easier and more efficient, but experts question whether safety is enough of a consideration
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Hostility rises as New Caledonia peace deal collapses
From promise to protest - how the Bougival Accord has thrown New Caledonia into chaos.
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The multi-billion dollar grab for old phones and batteries that we throw away
2 Sep 2025New Zealand risks missing out on the "land grab" for e-waste and is paying the price as it sends phones, laptops and batteries offshore.
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The silent killer of Kiwi sport
1 Sep 2025There is a silent epidemic in our national game, and it is leaving a trail of tragedy here and overseas.
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In windy Welly, creativity reigns
30 Aug 2025Despite the scandals and leaky pipes, Wellingtonians want the rest of the nation to know that their city is still unbeatable.
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A case of AI hallucinations, fake citations, and a cat
29 Aug 2025AI-hallucinated scientific research and legal precedents are making their way into academic papers and court cases, highlighting AI's real-world impact
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Cruise industry jumps ship on New Zealand
28 Aug 2025Visits are down and industry insiders worry that the fallout for the tourism industry will be severe
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Inside a gas-hungry business facing soaring energy bills
As the natural gas supply dwindles, a glasshouse tomato grower fears for its future, and the future of growing food in New Zealand
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In an economic slump, tech startups are in hot demand
26 Aug 2025Inside the Auckland event where tech startups pitch to New Zealand's wealthiest investors, the economic outlook is sunny
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The moral outrage that could push kids into internet danger
25 Aug 2025When it comes to making the internet safer for children and better for society, the devil is in the detail - and those details are often overlooked.
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Three films that bound them - LOTR cast reunite
23 Aug 2025Lord of the Rings cast members still hold New Zealand close to their hearts after 25 years, and several are making plans to return
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Downfall of the clueless, wannabe, soldier, spy
22 Aug 2025The soldier at the centre of the case was less James Bond and "maybe more like a bumbling wannabe-spy".
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Rate capping lessons from across the Tasman
21 Aug 2025As rate payers feel the pinch, plans for rate capping offer welcome relief. But councillors across the Tasman have warnings.
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From taonga to target: the rollback of te reo Māori
A growing list of changes to policy on Māori language and culture beg the question: is the government pushing Aotearoa towards an identity crisis?
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Is Auckland really the 'City of Fails', or does it just have a cashflow problem?
19 Aug 2025Auckland's economy is falling behind that of the South Island and rural areas, and there is no government hero coming to the rescue.
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