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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Boat ban possible as algae takes over
23 Nov 2023Auckland's aquatic backyard and prime fishing grounds are weed-deep in trouble from exotic caulerpa, a fast-spreading algae that smothers everything in its path. Read more Audio
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The fights over mining the Coromandel, and more fights to come
22 Nov 2023Conservation groups, prepare for battle – we're likely to see more mining applications as the country's new chief executive promises economic benefits from going underground. Read more Audio
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Divorce, remarriage, inheritance, and outdated laws
Family disputes are getting increasingly complex and costly to unravel. There's agreement on updating the law, but actual changes have stalled. Read more Audio
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Cracking gridlock with congestion charges
If congestion charges work to break up gridlock, why don't we have them in place by now? Read more Audio
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The Week in Detail: From pandemic pets to Wellington's budget woes
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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Long Read: The Badjelly Chronicles
By Gemma Gracewood: How New Zealand developed an unique obsession with the baddest witch in all the world. Read more Audio
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The Korean cultural export sweeping the world
K-Pop is about dance moves and perfectly presented superstars as much as it is about the music. The phenomenon's Kiwi fans love it for that. Read more Audio
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The cracks in our cool little capital
16 Nov 2023Seismic cracks and new earthquake-related infrastructure rules are causing havoc with Wellington City Council's budgets and long term planning. Read more Audio
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A shrunken future for NZ film without international help
New Zealand's $3 billion screen industry could shrivel up without some drastic improvements in funding. One solution is to ask the big streamers to cough up. Read more Audio
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Who let the dogs out? Auckland's pooch problem
14 Nov 2023Covid lockdowns have left us with a legacy of unwanted and increasingly dangerous dogs. Read more Audio
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Covid-19 inquiry bubbling under the surface
New Zealand's inquiry into how we handled the pandemic has already spoken to hundreds of people of all persuasions, but the work is definitely taking the hush-hush approach. Read more Audio
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The Week in Detail: From the Māori Health Authority to Israel-Palestine
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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Long Read: Loss of Incidental Connections
11 Nov 2023By Susan Strongman: Retired and living alone in Hamilton, Mum ticks a lot of the boxes that put her at risk of loneliness. Read more Audio
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Libraries are more than just books
When councils cut their budgets, it's always libraries that have the spotlight put on them. As staff hours and numbers are cut, librarians are overcoming their reluctance to whisper about the value of… Read more Audio
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Miracle or marketing? The health claims that fell over
A kiwi health drink with some unique ingredients has been making a splash. But after it promised too much in its marketing it's been slapped down by food authorities. Read more Audio
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MMP's sluggish meander towards results
Is our MMP electoral system slow and cumbersome, or fair and democratic? Read more Audio
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When New Zealand is not a refuge from war
A Jewish and a Palestinian man both find they’ve been naïve in believing New Zealand to be a safe haven from hatred and abuse. Read more Audio
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Ka kite for Māori Health Authority?
6 Nov 2023The clock is about to be wound back on Labour's Māori health initiative despite pleas that it should be given more time to prove its worth. Read more Audio
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The Week in Detail: Supie, 15-minute cities, and gang crackdowns
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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Long Read: The straight and narrow
4 Nov 2023By Bill Morris: Ploughing-the epitome of the colonial 'civilising' of land-is as fundamental to this country's history as war and rugby. Perhaps it's not surprising that we make a sport out of it. Read more Audio
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Supie's sidelined, so what's next?
3 Nov 2023Introducing more competition into the grocery sector will be one of the first, and trickiest, tasks facing the new government. Read more Audio
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Convenient cities become conspiracy targets
2 Nov 2023How did a vision to make cities more liveable become twisted into a totalitarian dystopia? Read more Audio
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Gang crackdown about to rev up
The new government is vowing to take a hard line with gang members, including those with tattoos showing gang affiliations. Read more Audio
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Maturing beauty expectations
31 Oct 2023Grey hair and wrinkles are finally becoming something to celebrate. Read more Audio
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When gaming leaves the couch
Esports players say their sport is more than just time on the couch with a joystick – we have a national team, and it’s heading to global games at the end of the year. Read more Audio
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The Week in Detail: Pasifika MPs, 95bFM, and comic books
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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Long Read: The MethaneSAT saga
By Eloise Gibson: How did New Zealand come to invest $29 million in a Bezos-backed methane satellite space plan? Read more Audio
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Fifty years of Planet-wide adventure
The book that was for many years a travellers’ bible turns 50 this year. But with instant information available anywhere, how will Lonely Planet keep up? Read more Audio
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The power of comic books
The power and potential of comic books is being realised with a new project at Auckland University. Read more Audio
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Radio's 'media cockroach' needs rescuing
Once the juggernaut of student radio, Auckland's 95bFM is resorting to a fundraising concert to try to clear debt in an age when every commercial station is struggling for funds. Read more Audio
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