The Detail

Just about anyone who's still working, is working from home. We look at the social and technical issues behind the big shift to your new "office".  Read more Audio

Is New Zealand's sporting watchdog being too heavy-handed in banning weekend warriors who take substances for vanity reasons?  Read more Audio

Have China's draconian powers of government enabled it to kick Covid-19 to the kerb? And can we believe the figures on the virus coming out of the country?  Read more Audio

Like millions in the Bay Area of California, Sharon Brettkelly’s sister and her family are in virtual lockdown. We Skype them to discover how they found themselves stuck in the house, and how they’re… Read more Audio

How do you manage your anxiety in a time of uncertainty like now? And when does concern turn into irrational fear?  Read more Audio

Ships banned, quarantined, and shunned by the bug-phobic - is the coronavirus the iceberg that will sink the cruise industry?  Read more Audio

Hugely intelligent, insatiably curious, kea are more endangered than kiwi - and their bold antics are partly why the alpine parrot's population is shrinking.  Read more Audio

Kyle Jamieson is the cricketer of the moment - he's in Sydney today for the first of the ODI's against Australia - but he's also been frank about his battles with mental health.  Read more Audio

The country's first case of smuggled bear bile has gone through the courts - but it's far from the only example of trading in endangered wildlife New Zealand authorities are dealing with.  Read more Audio

Millions of dollars from around the world were poured into funds for the victims of the March 15 mosque attacks - where has it ended up? Read more Audio

The concept of the circular economy has been around for many years, but this sustainable way of doing business is getting a boost from a new breed of environmentally aware consumers.  Read more Audio

Loot Boxes are the video version of bubble gum cards - you buy them while gaming, without knowing what prize you're going to get. But critics say they're opening a door for children to gamble.  Read more Audio

The US Democratic primary races are incomprehensible to most of us - so why are they so gripping?  Read more Audio

The number of coronavirus deaths rank lowly compared to other big killers - so why did the first case of the illness in New Zealand cause panic? And why is it being called a 'moral panic'.  Read more Audio

Aucklanders can still turn on their taps during the drought but outside of the city supply, the north is counting every drop of water.  Read more Audio

Is Peter Singer one of the world's most influential philosophers, or an intellectual pariah?  Read more Audio

Europe is seeing a rapid rise of extremist parties in government - in countries with similar political systems as ours. Why isn't that happening here? Or is it? Read more Audio

The Serious Fraud Office is once again investigating a headline-producing case. But is it prosecuting the right crimes - or just the ones it knows it will win?  Read more Audio

The global health emergency that is the Coronavirus - or Covid-19 - has become a game changer for scientists around the world in terms of the speed of the response. But at the same time it's been… Read more Audio

The murder case that sparked intense media interest here and around the world was actually not that hard to solve. Why did Grace Millane's death in particular spend so much time in the spotlight? Read more Audio

This month's Treaty settlement with Moriori does more than right wrongs - it sets the official record straight.  Read more Audio

Aucklanders are breaking records for water usage - at the same time as the city breaks records for days without rain. How secure is the city's future water supply if these droughts continue? Read more Audio

The prospect of humans landing on the Red Planet is possibly a step closer with the US President's State of the Nation speech in which he promises we will be going there. Read more Audio

The 10,000 tonnes of toxic waste causing anger and anxiety in Mataura - and the secret deal that saw it dumped there. Read more Audio

Sharon Brettkelly gets a rare look inside Immigration New Zealand as staff deal with increasing cases of fraud, and political clouds on the horizon.  Read more Audio

The most common surname for babies born in New Zealand last year was Singh - evidence of new generations of immigrants. How are those children living a kiwi life without losing their own cultures?  Read more Audio

New Zealand produces some 80,000 tonnes of electronic waste every year - but we recycle less than two percent of it. Read more Audio

South Africa's desire to leave the Southern Hemisphere competition reflects the problem with global rugby - the world is too big, and there's too much money in it.  Read more Audio

The most googled person in New Zealand last year is up for a Halberg Award today - what do you know about Israel Adesanya, or his bloody and controversial sport?  Read more Audio

The New Zealand First Party political donations furore has escalated quickly into the hands of the Serious Fraud Office. Read more Audio