The Detail

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Up, up and away - another version of Superman hits the big screen

As the James Gunn version of Superman is released in cinemas, we look at the history of a character that truly owns the word iconic
A still from Superman The Movie, 1978.

All Blacks' performance is no cause for depression

There is no room for error when the All Blacks face French firepower in Wellington tomorrow night, and a long-time rugby journalist says fans would be smart to keep bets small
Jordie Barrett and Théo Attissogbe challenge for the ball in the All Blacks' first test against France this season.

A win-win-win over medical waste

There's a second life in single-use medical devices, but getting Pharmac on board with the money-saving venture has been a battle
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Erin Patterson faces life behind bars for murder by mushroom

The Erin Patterson case has gripped international audiences, in Australia's 'biggest crime story since the Azaria Chamberlain case' of the 80s.
(FILES) A handout sketch received from the Supreme Court of Victoria on April 29, 2025 shows Erin Patterson, an Australian woman accused of murdering three people with a toxic mushroom-laced beef Wellington, as she faces trial in a case that has grabbed global attention. An Australian woman murdered her husband's parents and aunt by lacing their beef Wellington lunch with toxic mushrooms, a jury found on July 7, 2025 at the climax of a trial watched around the world. (Photo by Paul Tyquin / SUPREME COURT OF VICTORIA / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / PAUL TYQUIN / SUPREME COURT OF VICTORIA" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

The health crisis pushed by a drug crisis 

With Fiji in the midst of an HIV outbreak, UNAIDS warns that other Pacific Islands countries have all the risk factors of a similar crisis
selective focus of negative and positive hiv blood sample test on red background

Rules and red tape holding back cannabis industry

New Zealand is one of the best places in the world to grow dope, but producing marketable medicinal cannabis is a regulatory nightmare
Puro product packaging in Australia.

Tourism's role in peace and prosperity

Tourism can only happen when conflict ends - and there's been recognised with a Nobel Peace Prize nomination
Samoan development entrepreneur Lelei Tuisamoa Lelaulu

Stranded in hell

Getting people out and home when they're trapped in a war zone is a dangerous and politically delicate task - here's how it's done
This picture taken from a position on the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip, shows the sun setting behind destroyed buildings in the Palestinian territory, on July 1, 2025. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP)

It's no longer illegal to be a proudly violent Proud Boy

The terrorist label has been dropped from extremist group the Proud Boys, but its ideology still lurks online in New Zealand
A man identifying himself as a member of the "Proud Boys" gathers with demonstrators outside the DC Central Detention Facility, where some defendants from the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol are being held, in Washington, DC, on January 21, 2025. On his first day in office, US President Donald Trump signed pardons for more than 1,500 people charged in the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol by his supporters trying to overturn the 2020 election. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP)

Kainga Ora cuts new developments as the housing crisis escalates

After a rebuild was cancelled, the former tenants of a social housing development in Auckland have seemingly 'disappeared'
In Onehunga, Auckland, the site where a 186-apartment Kainga Ora development was planned now sits empty, after tenants of the previous building moved out and the new project was cancelled.

The Bill that's left people dazed, confused and angry

Is the Regulatory Standards Bill the key to better law making for the future, or a gigantic waste of time and an affront to democracy?
David Seymour during a scrutiny week hearing

Regaining trust in a world of disinformation

Rather than shrug helplessly over a lack of trust in journalism, two New Zealand journalists are rolling up their sleeves to tackle the issue
Richard Sutherland media executive (left) and RNZ head of podcasts, Tim Watkin (right)

How to ride a horse, if you don't have a horse

Two non-traditional sports - hobby horsing and pickleball - have gained popularity in the last several years, and Kiwis are joining in the fun
A woman and her hobby horse at the Whanganui hobby horse competition.

The double-whammy bill natural gas users have to pay

New Zealand is running out of gas and prices are rising - but that hasn't stopped some households from hooking up
A pot on a gas-powered stove

A speedbump, not a roadblock for Iran's nuclear programme

Information about Iran's nuclear programme is highly secretive, but experts say the bombings may not have been a huge setback
Satellite imagery shows airstrike craters over underground centrifuge halls filled and covered with dirt in Natanz nuclear enrichment facility in central Iran.

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