The Detail

Join The Detail team six days a week as they make sense of the big stories with the country’s best journalists and experts.

A Newsroom production for RNZ, supported by NZ On Air

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Monday - Saturday at 4.30am, encore on weeknights at 10.15pm on RNZ National

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Podcast details.

Credits

Sharon Brettkelly

Host

Alexia Russell

Editor

Gwen McClure

Producer & Host

Davina Zimmer

Associate Producer & Host

Amanda Gillies

Host

Produced in partnership with RNZ by

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Made possible by

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Awards

2025 NZ Radio & Podcast Awards

Best News & Current Affairs Podcast

2025 NZ Radio & Podcast Awards

Finalist - Best Podcast Producing Team

Apple Podcasts

Top Shows 2024

2024 NZ Radio & Podcast Awards

Best News & Current Affairs Podcast

2023 Voyager Media Awards

Best Innovation in Digital Storytelling

2023 NZ Radio Awards

Finalist - Best News/Current Affairs Podcast

2023 NZ Radio Awards

Best Factual Podcast

2023 NZ Podast Awards

The Spotlight Award - Gold

2021 NZ Radio Awards

Finalist - Best News/Current Affairs Podcast

2020 NZ Radio Awards

Finalist - Best News/Current Affairs Podcast

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