The Detail

Auckland will host an international conference next year on cyber security, as the country tries to take advantage of its trusted reputation to make waves in the technology space.  Read more Audio

How does a four percent unemployment figure gel with estimates that soon there will be whole neighbourhoods of people in south Auckland without work?  Read more Audio

After China's succession of food scares, and post-Covid wariness, consumer demands there are changing. New Zealand can take advantage of that, or be left behind.  Read more Audio

The science on transgender women in sport, from the person whose scientific work informed World Rugby's controversial new proposed policy Read more Audio

New Zealanders are about to vote on two of the most polarising social issues of our time - how much do you know about the cannabis and end of life referendums?  Read more Audio

In opting to protect their people from Covid-19 the Pacific islands are cut off from tourism income - and they're suffering badly as a result.  Read more Audio

Was it really a 'rogue' poll? How do pollsters go about getting a real taste of what the electorate is thinking? We speak to two experts on the methodology behind the numbers.  Read more Audio

The astonishing story of a young Māori woman who started life amongst gang culture, went through homelessness, got hooked on helping people and is now the president of the Waitakere Rotary Club.  Read more Audio

Covid-19 has complicated our court system, caused more stress for victims of crime, and failed the dictum that everyone has a right to a speedy trial.   Read more Audio

Deepfakes, synthetic media - the latest and most advanced techniques to spread disinformation and deception.  Read more Audio

Once again the America's Cup has erupted in scandal - but that's nothing new for the sport. Today we take a trip through some of the country's other big controversies, with rugby writing legend Phil… Read more Audio

From today masks are mandatory in public in Melbourne and the adjacent Mitchell Shire as the city grapples with hundreds more Covid-19 cases every day. How did things go so badly wrong there? Read more Audio

Our biggest export market is changing post-Covid - and trading with China has always been a tightrope. What does New Zealand have to watch out for?  Read more Audio

Sharon Brettkelly heads to the Bay of Plenty where a tiny iwi has managed to galvanise a community behind a high-risk aquaculture project - and is reaping the rewards.  Read more Audio

Half of them are leaving or they want to leave .... investigative reporter Mel Reid talks about the extraordinary feedback she's received from social workers to her stories on Oranga Tamariki. Read more Audio

New Zealand scientist Dr Andrew Veale has mapped the stoat genome - a global breakthrough which may hold the key to eradicating the pest. Read more Audio

She's tough, she's abrasive, and her political history is less than squeaky clean - but can Judith Collins rescue the National Party from a humiliating election defeat?  Read more Audio

The rules over the culling and hunting of Himalayan Tahr are causing consternation for both hunters and environmentalists. Read more Audio

St John Ambulance is paying wages on borrowed money - and that can't keep happening. Why don't we have a fully funded emergency service?  Read more Audio

This is a story about a Chinese shipwreck, the Māori guardians of the bones, and the documentary maker who's upset two cultures with his efforts to tell the tale.  Read more Audio

Making Wellington earthquake resilient involves billions of dollars, a tonne of anxiety and homeowners who've had it up to here with the yellow sticker nightmare. Read more Audio

New Zealand's music scene is starting to open up again, but without international acts, it's a limp back to normal.  Read more Audio

Methamphetamine - or P - has been demonised as the destructive drug associated with violent crime. But that shameful label could be stopping addicts from seeking help.  Read more Audio

Our economy's taking a hit, our wallets are thinner - and this pandemic has also changed our direction of travel when it comes to spending.  Read more Audio

A New Zealand-made ad featuring porn stars that encourages parents to talk to their children about what they're seeing on line has gone viral - and sparked a world-wide conversation.  Read more Audio

Three women's world cups to be played in New Zealand over the next three years - but how well does this country really do when it comes to equity in sport?  Read more Audio

The Finance Minister says international students aren't coming back to NZ any time soon. How will schools that have come to rely on the money they bring in now going to cut their cloth to fit? Read more Audio

The Detail tracks a Christchurch small business owner from the shock of lockdown to re-opening and recovery. Read more Audio

Lockdown temporarily eliminated rough sleeping in New Zealand - but what's the long-term solution? Read more Audio

Elections are just around the corner - here's what you want to know but have been too embarrassed to ask. Read more Audio