Stories by Amanda Gillies

A marriage of bass drops and bow strings, Synthony strikes a chord from Christchurch to Calgary.

The science sector, once hailed for its agility and ingenuity, is now grappling with a crisis of confidence.

Boots, banjos and big crowds - country music finds its voice in New Zealand

Climate fix, or fossil fuel lifeline - the truth behind the country's first carbon capture and storage project

Donald Trump's claims of a white genocide in South Africa betray the influence of his billionaire expat friends, including Elon Musk

With meth use on the rise, one former addict shares her brutal story and remarkable recovery.

Why trial and error isn't the best way to learn financial literacy, and how a new curriculum could help.

The Detail's Amanda Gillies talks to NZ Rugby's chief executive Mark Robinson about crowds, international fixtures, financial turmoil and personal strain

More than 80,000 smokers need to quit their habit before the end of the year to meet the goal. "We are not heading in the right direction fast enough."

Online violence, against high-profile women in particular, has prompted the government to look at ways to help them deal with it.

Australia could be the second major nation where voters in a federal election have done a U-turn on hardline, Trump-light style leaders.

A growing number of people say current threat level for travel to the US is not high enough.

A bank account is a passport to the economy, but some Kiwis can't get onboard. A new scheme aims to change that.

A measles outbreak in the US has already killed three. Just how worried should New Zealanders be?

After knocking on more than 20,000 doors, New Zealand researchers have found high numbers of people who have dementia, but not the diagnosis.

The government has declared a war on road cones, but the traffic management industry thinks it's the wrong approach to an issue it's already working on.

The results of a new report are so poor they even surprised the author.

With drowning numbers creeping up, a water safety expert explains why so many of these deaths are avoidable.

Rugby ref Ben O'Keefe knows what it's like to receive abuse and says if we don't tackle it, it'll drive children away from sport.

Taking the train with Winston Peters and watching Christopher Luxon play cricket: what it's like traveling with a foreign trade delegation

The government wants to streamline regulations, but marine advocates worry the changes would make fishing less transparent and expedite destruction of the ocean.

With trademark applications surging, The Detail looks at what it takes to get a mark registered in New Zealand.

Today marks six years since the Christchurch mosque attacks. One couple's new documentary honours the lives lost - and the lives changed as a result.

The bill passed its first reading in Parliament last month, but one trade feels the amendment is a live wire.

On Auckland's North Shore, a public golf course is fighting council plans to use their course as a floodwater catchment.