The Detail

Homes suspended over landslides; lives suspended by bodies that can't or won't help  Read more Audio

Around 10,000 new donors could flood into the New Zealand Blood Service after a long-standing restriction is lifted. But if another ban is re-visited that number could rise further Read more Audio

When politicians fail to call out a lie by one of their own, it can have a dampening effect on democracy  Read more Audio

When the text comes, these volunteers down tools to help strangers in their hour of need. But their numbers are shrinking. Read more Audio

It's spending billions on advertising and draws shoppers in with its questionable tactics. But how can you resist Temu when it's so cheap? Read more Audio

Government levers to increase electric car ownership have worked, and now EVs have a toe in the market it looks like even higher user charges won't stop them Read more Audio

There's growing fear and anger from Māori over moves by the coalition government to revisit the rules around the Treaty of Waitangi. Read more Audio

Young politicians around the world are disproving the adage that wisdom comes with age. Read more Audio

A year on from the devastating Auckland Anniversary Weekend storms, the evidence of them remains all over the city Read more Audio

The Detail's co-hosts Sharon Brettkelly and Tom Kitchin, and producer Alexia Russell, roll through the highlights of nearly 300 podcasts and long reads in 2023 Read more Audio

Every Christmas Auckland's big department store creates joy and delight for children in Queen St. We meet the people behind the displays. Read more Audio

As Netball in New Zealand gears up to mark its centenary, strong headwinds are appearing on the horizon.  Read more Audio

South Dunedin is one of New Zealand’s most densely populated areas but it is also one of the lowest lying. Coming up with ways to save it from repeated flooding is becoming urgent. Read more Audio

A 75 year old UN declaration still holds sway over New Zealand's legislation and conduct. But the Human Rights Commission sees threats around the corner.  Read more Audio

By Ellen Rykers: The bittern’s eerie, booming call sounds like a lament, a tangi ringing across the marshes. Now, the birds themselves are in trouble Read more Audio

It's unclear if commentators at COP28 are holding their breaths to see what the Dubai conference will deliver, or because the oil producing country is blanketed in haze.  Read more Audio

What's wrong with being a functioning alcoholic? And when booze has such a high visual profile in our society, why is there so much judgement when people fall foul of their own limits?  Read more Audio

At a time when severe weather events are wrecking the environment, contractors on small building sites ignoring the rules are adding to the problem.  Read more Audio

After a 12-year ban that was completely ineffective in stopping the manufacture of methamphetamine, the government is going to allow pseudoephedrine products to be sold over the counter again.  Read more Audio

So many crises, and so many charities to deal with them. Donor confusion has been increasing, which is why eight New Zealand-based organisations have linked up to cut administration costs and get the… Read more Audio

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

By Kirsty Johnston: The murder of Harvey and Jeannette Crewe in their Pukekawa farmhouse in 1970 remains New Zealand’s most infamous cold case. Read more Audio

Some big brands have taken big steps backwards with their images, just as they thought they were jumping on a bandwagon of progressive thought and inclusivity.   Read more Audio

Spies, space and science form just part of the new domain for battle-hardened politician Judith Collins.  Read more Audio

Anti-smoking researchers are promising a healthy fight against the new government's moves to repeal world-first legislation on tobacco sales. Read more Audio

A look inside an Auckland building that's an incubator for the deep tech sector, aimed at finding solutions for some of the world's biggest carbon-emitting materials. Read more Audio

Google is the big, intrusive company that we welcome into our lives with open arms because of the way it helps us through our daily lives. Will a ruling from the US say it's gone too far? Read more Audio

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

By Jeremy Rees: I read every book shortlisted for the most prestigious literary award in the world. Here's what I found. Read more Audio

Meth dealers in New Zealand are driving increasingly sophisticated and profitable operations, so much so that police now call them "criminal business entities".  Read more Audio