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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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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COP27 and the fraught reality of climate change negotiations
21 Nov 2022Delegates from almost 200 countries have been meeting in Egypt for COP27 - how do we measure their success or otherwise? Read more Audio
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The Week in Detail: The music industry, rehab and crypto
19 Nov 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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How a huge cryptocurrency exchange failed
The convoluted story of two intertwined companies which has sent the value of cryptocurrencies plummeting. Read more Audio
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MeToo and the music industry - what's changed?
17 Nov 2022The MeToo movement sparked calls for change in the music industry, but what's happened since then? Read more Audio
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Slippery slope? The future of skiing on Ruapehu
Will Ruapehu Alpine Lifts survive after being placed into voluntary administration, or is this the death knell for North Island skiing? Read more Audio
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When sex offenders go to rehab
The Detail looks at what happens when sex offenders go to rehabilitation - does it work? Read more Audio
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Banking the seeds of our precious plants
14 Nov 2022There are 37 native plant species listed as critically endangered - can a seed bank help save them from extinction? Read more Audio
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The Week in Detail: Policy scrambles, sorcery violence
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 disturbing rise of sorcery violence in PNG
11 Nov 2022A deep-seated belief in sorcery in parts of Papua New Guinea is resulting in more and more gender-based violence. Read more Audio
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Wheels on the beach go round and round
10 Nov 2022When it comes to driving on beaches, some want vehicles banned, some want tougher rules - and others just want a free for all. Read more Audio
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The mortgage rate rollercoaster
It's a housing crisis of a different kind - house prices are falling and interest rates are rising. Read more Audio
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Spying on our sewage
8 Nov 2022Covid-19 put wastewater testing on our radar, but what else can this technology tell us about our lives? Read more Audio
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Labour's to-do list and the question of lasting reform
It's less than a year until the next election and Labour's still got a lot on its legislative agenda this term. Read more Audio
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The Week in Detail: Wayne Brown, banks, and nuclear power
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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What's the deal with nuclear power?
New Zealanders have been proudly nuclear free for decades, but do we really know what nuclear power involves? Read more Audio
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No more screen time for Auckland school rugby stars
Is the commercialisation of school sport doing more harm than good? Read more Audio
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Should mayors have to indulge the media?
Why isn't Auckland's new mayor Wayne Brown saying yes to more media interviews? Read more Audio
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Public transport's $1.3 billion ticketing facelift
1 Nov 2022Why has a national, integrated public transport ticketing system been so long in the making? Read more Audio
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Why are banks making big bucks?
Bank profits are set to crack $10 billion - is it too much, or are the banks just an easy target for criticism? Read more Audio
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The Week in Detail: ADHD, protests, an inland port
30 Oct 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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Ruakura Superhub: Building Aotearoa's largest inland port
28 Oct 2022"In 20 years, it will be the epicentre of logistics in the North Island." Read more Audio
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Making a point with a protest
What makes a successful protest - and how do you win others to your cause? Read more Audio
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No mining for Diamonds
Aussie netballers have been called 'ungrateful' and 'precious' by refusing to wear their mining company sponsor's logo on their dresses - a moral move that's cost them a $15 million deal. Read more Audio
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The ADHD doctor: Hero or villain?
25 Oct 2022The case of the GP punished for throwing ADHD patients a lifeline has highlighted gaping holes in our system for those who are neurodivergent. Read more Audio
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The Week in Detail: Climate concerns, funding foibles
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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Jayden Meyer: Why a teen rapist is doing time at home
Four counts of rape, one of sexual violation. How - and why - did the court reach a sentence of nine months' home detention? Read more Audio
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