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Heated emissions from media on gas charging plan
Settling on a scheme to charge for agricultural emissions has taken 20 years of consultation, compromise and scientific research - and agriculture’s leading lobby groups were partners in the process… Audio
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The food bank supplying one of our richest regions
Escalating food, fuel and housing prices are driving people everywhere to desperation - even on the North Shore. Audio
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Youth MPs in their own words: A photo essay
Every three years 120 young MPs descend on Parliament to show the old MPs how to do it properly. They bring speeches, stories, ideas and experience that are compelling. Here are photos and words from…
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How the free period products initiative is working, one year on
Audio 19 Jul 2022It's been a year since New Zealand schools were able to sign up to an initiative that offered free period products to students who needed them. As of June 2022, 2,062 schools and kura are… Audio
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Principals worried new system will be same as deciles
Some principals are wary of revealing the new numbers that measure the level of poverty and deprivation at their schools. They are worried the scores which range from 344 to 569, will be seen as a… Audio
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The worst of times?
Audio 10 Jul 2022There‘s plenty of worrying news around at the moment - alongside crisis claims in the media about imminent economic recession and even collective national depression. Are the media helping us identify… Audio
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Kriddles Roberts: Empowering the west Auckland community
Kriddles Roberts is doing everything she can to help people in need in west Auckland - The Detail heads along to one of her community events. Audio
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Douglas Stuart: Young Mungo
Booker Prize-winning Scottish novelist Douglas Stuart speaks with Kathryn Ryan about his new novel, Young Mungo which is breaking hearts. Young Mungo develops into a romance between two teenage boys… Audio
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Kevin McArevey: teaching philosophy to north Belfast youth
By sharing his passion for the wisdom of ancient Greek philosophers, maverick headmaster Kevin McArevey has made a profound difference to the pupils at Holy Cross Boys Primary School in North… Video, Audio
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Former drug dealer says gangs must be outlawed
A former drug dealer, who's spent half his life in prison, says gangs are a scourge and must be outlawed. Rotorua based Bill McFarlane once ran a large methamphetamine operation in the Bay of Plenty… Audio
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Budget 22: Cost of living hitting hard in Far North
The soaring cost of living is playing out in the Far North with people sleeping in cars, begging for food, and seeking support in 'astronomical' numbers.
When it comes to poverty and crime, Kaitaia… Video, Audio
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Oral Questions for Wednesday 11 May 2022
Audio 11 May 2022Questions to Ministers BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her… Audio
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Budgeting during a cost-of-living crisis
Audio 7 May 2022In today's Focus on Politics podcast, Political Editor Jane Patterson sits down with the Finance Minister Grant Robertson and National's Nicola Willis to preview this month's Budget. Audio
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Being in debt to the government
More than half a million low income New Zealanders collectively owe the government $3.5 billion. Why do they owe so much? What's it for? And can they pay it back? Audio
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Ram raiders target high end goods in Ormiston, Auckland
Ram raiders have struck again in Auckland, this time targeting shopping malls for high value goods. Video, Audio
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How children saw New Zealand's Covid-19 restrictions
Researchers asked kids to draw comics as a way to understand how they're coping with the pandemic. Dr Julie Spray led the study and talks to Wallace about what they learned from kids' lockdown art. Audio
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New Zealand study links childhood adversity with vaccine hesitancy
A link between vaccine resistance and childhood adversity has been revealed by recent research from the landmark Dunedin Study, which tracks the lives of over 1,000 people born in Dunedin in the early… Audio
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NZ journalist Charlotte Bellis returns to Afghanistan: 'It's just life and death on so many levels'
New Zealand Al Jazeera journalist Charlotte Bellis is back in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. The intrepid Christchurch-born reporter feels safe on her return to the Afghan capital, despite the fact… Audio
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Covid-19: Principals help whānau with support given to kids at school
Auckland school kids have been stuck at home for more than two months now - and teachers are doing what they can to help whanau who are struggling.
On Wednesday, the government is set to announce… Audio
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KidsCan: many children still in food poverty during lockdown
With Auckland school children still unsure when they'll be able to return to class, for many it's not only their education that is suffering ... Children's charity KidsCan has seen a huge surge in… Audio
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From poverty to helping trace Covid-19
Tough lessons in survival and strategy led Alan Chew to become a leader in innovation and philanthropy. The 66-year-old's now garnering applause for his role in helping New Zealand combat Covid-19. Audio
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Ending period poverty: First products given at Auckland Girls Grammar School
Calls to eliminate period poverty are finally being answered by the government.
The first rollout of free period products in schools began today at Auckland Girls Grammar. This follows a pilot… Video, Audio
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CPAG wants obligations for beneficiary parents lifted
The Child Poverty Action Group is questioning why the government isn't acting faster to remove a benefit sanction that isn't even being enforced.
Parents on the benefit have to meet several social… Audio
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A 'truancy crisis': 60,000 students chronically absent
Ministry of Education figures show more than 60,000 students are classified as chronically absent, missing at least three days of school every fortnight. Almost 40 percent of pupils are not going to… Audio
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Why an apology is needed over the 70's Dawn Raids
The Dawn Raids of the 1970s carry a shameful legacy to this day - and those who haven't forgotten, want an apology. Audio
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Committees of light, and of heat
Parliament hears from hundreds of public submitters each week but some stand out a little, like the Mongrel-Mob Kingdom, from Waikato. Video, Audio
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Free period products in schools a long time coming - campaigner
From the middle of this year, all pupils will have access to free period products at their schools.
Period poverty affects many who don't have the money, or the parental help, to buy the expensive… Audio
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Period products soon to be free to school students
Period products will soon be free for all primary, intermediate, secondary school and kura students.
More than 3,000 students in Waikato have already been receiving the products as part of a trial of… Audio
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Housing crisis: More than 4,000 NZ children living in motels
There are now more than 4,000 children growing up in motels across New Zealand, devastating parents who are desperate to find a permanent place for their kids to live.
Skyrocketing house prices are… Video, Audio
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Kidscan CEO on poverty in school children
Poverty is still causing problems for kids headed to school this year, with many children set to start the year next week with no shoes, an empty tummy and dirty clothes.
Kidscan Chief Executive… Audio