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• Reading the signs: Why literacy rates are falling

  children education

  14 Jun 2022

  

  We've got vast amounts of knowledge and information available to us at our fingertips - so why are literacy rates steadily declining?

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  Reading the signs: Why literacy rates are falling

• Pig problems and the debate over farrowing crates

  farming animals

  13 Jun 2022

  

  Big changes to the way pigs are farmed are on the cards - is it possible to strike a balance between the views of farmers, vets and consumers?

  Audio

  Pig problems and the debate over farrowing crates

• The week in Detail: Nurses, rugby, and HIV on the decline

  health national

  11 Jun 2022

  

  The Detail brings you the issues that matter every weekday. Here’s what we covered this week.

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  The week in Detail: Nurses, rugby, and HIV on the decline

• How hard is it to lure nurses to New Zealand?

  health employment

  10 Jun 2022

  

  Amid a global shortage of nurses, how does New Zealand lure health staff from overseas to fill our workforce gaps?

  Audio

  How hard is it to lure nurses to New Zealand?

• What's behind Christchurch City Council's popularity slump?

  politics local council

  9 Jun 2022

  

  Why has the Christchurch City Council's approval rating sunk to 42 percent? The Detail talks to Newsroom's David Williams.

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  What's behind Christchurch City Council's popularity slump?

• HIV and the road to zero new infections

  health national

  8 Jun 2022

  

  The number of people diagnosed with HIV in New Zealand is at its lowest since the 1990s - but what more need to happen to reach the goal of zero new infections by 2025?

  Audio

  HIV and the road to zero new infections

• Done deal: Why has NZ Rugby teamed up with Silver Lake?

  business sport

  7 Jun 2022

  

  What does New Zealand Rugby's deal with Silver Lake actually mean for the game? The Detail finds out.

  Audio

  Done deal: Why has NZ Rugby teamed up with Silver Lake?

• The Week in Detail: The Queen's big bash, newsprint shortages and the PM's US trip

  politics national

  4 Jun 2022

  

  The Detail brings you the issues that matter every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.

  Audio

  The Week in Detail: The Queen's big bash, newsprint shortages and the PM's US trip

• The Queen's big bash

  world national

  3 Jun 2022

  

  The Queen officially celebrates her platinum jubilee this weekend, but does Britain's longest-reigning monarch maintain her relevance and popularity here in New Zealand?

  Audio

  The Queen's big platinum jubilee bash

• Lin Lang: A billionaire horse exporter's change in fortunes

  business national

  2 Jun 2022

  

  How did billionaire Chinese businessman Lin Lang end up exporting thoroughbred horses from New Zealand to China - and why has the lucrative business come to a halt?

  Audio

  Lin Lang: A billionaire horse exporter's change in fortunes