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. Produced by Newsroom for RNZ, and made possible by NZ on Air. Listen on RNZ National at 7pm Monday-Thursday during The Panel.
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The air force's new flying machines
7 Feb 2023The air force's decades-old Orions have been retired. The Detail finds out more about the planes that'll replace them. Read more Audio
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The Week in Detail: Floods, eggs, and Carmel Sepuloni
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Read more Audio
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The Detail's Long Read: The School Away From School
4 Feb 2023The School Away From School by Bill Morris: incredible stories of change from the New Zealand Correspondence School in its 100th year. Read more Audio
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Can a sponge city really prevent flooding?
3 Feb 2023In the aftermath of Auckland's flooding, there's been plenty of talk about sponge cities - but what are they? Read more Audio
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Can the egg shortage be cracked?
Omelettes, quiches and even the mighty pavlova are off the menu - The Detail looks at why eggs are in such short supply. Read more Audio
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The flood-hit Titirangi street teetering on the edge
1 Feb 2023The Detail is on the ground in west Auckland, surveying the damage from last week's record-breaking rainfall. Read more Audio
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Carmel Sepuloni: What does it take to be deputy PM?
Who is Carmel Sepuloni - and why was she Labour's pick for deputy prime minister? Read more Audio
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'It's a catch-22': How dangerous is it getting aid into Ukraine?
30 Jan 2023The death of New Zealander Andrew Bagshaw in Ukraine has underlined the dangers of humanitarian aid efforts in a war zone. Read more Audio
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The Year in Detail: 2022
Natural disasters, economic turmoil, and injustices in the justice system - The Detail recaps the big stories from this year. Read more Audio
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How the case of Baby W made global headlines
The case of Baby W ended up in the international spotlight - how did it happen? Read more Audio
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Rebuilding a broken city
14 Dec 2022It's more than a decade since the Canterbury earthquakes, but how far has the Christchurch rebuild come? Read more Audio
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Making a dent in Tākaka's housing shortage
13 Dec 2022The Detail catches up with the man with a grand plan to solve Tākaka's afforable housing shortage. Read more Audio
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AI's new frontier: Works of art and human-like chatbots
12 Dec 2022Artificial intelligence continues to seep into our daily lives, but what are the ethical implications of it? Read more Audio
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The Week in Detail: In Nelson, Christchurch and Franz Josef
11 Dec 2022The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Read more Audio
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Nelson's long, sodden road to recovery
9 Dec 2022The Detail heads to Nelson to survey the damage left behind by a massive storm four months ago. Read more Audio
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Are our Olympians actually employees?
8 Dec 2022A group of top athletes is taking an employment case against High Performance Sport - why? Read more Audio
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Cutting the cloth: What it takes to make clothes in New Zealand
It was once one of the nation's biggest industries. Now this Christchurch clothing factory is among the last of its kind. Read more Audio
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Franz Josef: The tourist town bouncing back, with a new problem
6 Dec 2022The pandemic turned it into a ghost town, but Franz Josef is bouncing back and is as busy as ever. Read more Audio
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China's Covid protests: What happens next?
5 Dec 2022The most dramatic protests in a generation - The Detail looks at the growing dissent in China over Covid-19 restrictions. Read more Audio
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The Week in Detail: Vietnam, entrenching law, Covid summer
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Read more Audio
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Are we in for another Covid summer?
Summer has arrived, but with our restrictions largely kicked to the curb and a soup of different variants at play, what can we expect from Covid-19 case numbers? Read more Audio
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When New Zealanders get into trouble overseas
If you're arrested or detained overseas, who do you call for help back home - and can they really help you? Read more Audio
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The problem with entrenching party policy
Could entrenching part of the Three Waters legislation set a dangerous precedent? Read more Audio
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Do prized artworks need more protection?
In private hands, iconic New Zealand treasures can be sold off, hidden away, or even destroyed. Read more Audio
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New Zealand says Xin Chao to trade with Vietnam
What do closer trade ties with Vietnam mean for New Zealand? Read more Audio
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The Week in Detail: COP27, Te Urewera, and Make It 16
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Read more Audio
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How old is old enough?
How do governments and societies decide when you're old enough for certain rights and privileges? Read more Audio
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The inconvenient tooth about a trip to the dentist
24 Nov 2022Why does it cost so much to look after our teeth? Read more Audio
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The stoush in Te Urewera that's about more than just huts
23 Nov 2022The removal of back country huts in Te Urewera has brought tensions simmering within Tūhoe to the surface. Read more Audio
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NZ's prehistoric past at risk of crumbling away
A dwindling workforce and tricky legal territory is putting the world of fossil hunting on shaky ground. Read more Audio
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