The Detail

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

We're told to stay home when we're sick – but for many workers, that's an almost impossible ask. Can employers be doing more? Read more Audio

About half of the 400 people who arrive in New Zealand as asylum seekers every year end up being accepted as refugees - but why are they treated differently to people arriving through the quota… Read more Audio

Sportswashing presents a myriad of ethical dilemmas for players and fans alike - and the rebel LIV Golf tournament is just the latest example. Read more Audio

Twenty years ago, he thought human-induced climate change was a load of rubbish. Now, George Moss' dairy farms are leading the way in counting - and cutting - greenhouse gas emissions. Read more Audio

The Detail takes a closer look at how the shortage of plasterboard - a critical building product - reached crisis point. Read more Audio

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

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. Read more Audio

It came as a surprise to economists, but GDP fell 0.2 percent in the March quarter - is New Zealand in for another recession?  Read more Audio

It's one of our top tourist destinations, but Rotorua locals are worried about the proliferation of city motels being used for emergency housing – with no end in sight.  Read more Audio

Five seconds warning could be enough to take action to protect yourself in a major shake. Does New Zealand need an earthquake early warning system? Read more Audio

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

Trevor Mallard is calling time on his parliamentary career. What's he achieved as Speaker of the House of Representatives? Read more Audio

Transmission Gully, the Christchurch stadium, the Waterview Tunnel, the Wellington Town Hall - why do big infrastructure projects take longer and cost more than we expect? Read more Audio

It's three months since parliament unanimously passed the Russia Sanctions Act - but are sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine actually having an impact? Read more Audio

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

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? Read more Audio

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

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

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

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? Read more Audio

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

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

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? Read more Audio

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? Read more Audio

New Zealand's on the brink of eradicating the devastating cattle disease mycoplasma bovis. But has it been worth it? Read more Audio

The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's high-profile trip to the United States is coming to an end. The Detail asks, what's in it for New Zealand, what's in it for the US, and where to next for the… Read more Audio

Newsprint shortages, supply chain delays and soaring costs are making life even harder for newspaper publishers in New Zealand. Read more Audio

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

Monkeypox cases are steadily rising around the world, but do we need to be worried? Infectious diseases experts say the outbreak is cause for concern, but not alarm. Read more Audio