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

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

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.  Audio

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

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. Audio

Grey hair and wrinkles are finally becoming something to celebrate. Audio

Few pundits flagged the West Coast, birthplace of the Labour Party, to be part of the big blue swing this election. Audio

Sir Russell Coutts has leased his SailGP manufacturing factory to Rocket Lab – and his specialist carbon composite workers are part of the deal.  Audio

Recycling is not the beginning nor end when it comes to climate change. In fact, it comes way down the list of things you can personally do to help save the planet.  Audio

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

Politicians are spending the election campaign weaving all sorts of financial figures into a cloth that suits their narrative – but there's another issue on the horizon that would overshadow… Audio

Mass incineration could be a great solution to New Zealand's increasingly scarce landfill space – or it could be a step backwards environmentally.  Audio

We're about to get an earful of commentary as the Rugby World Cup kicks off. What's it like to sit in the big chair at the biggest games? Audio

They say beer is recession-proof, but two of the country's well-known craft breweries are facing an uncertain future. Audio

Audiences are returning to theatres, but the future is uncertain for university-level theatre education. Audio

The Detail visits New Zealand's last commercial wool weaver, Inter-Weave, to find out how they're helping keep the wool industry alive. Audio

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

Wool was once the backbone of our agriculture industry, but now farmers are struggling to make a buck from it. What happened? Audio

It's been decades in the making, but there will be major changes to the way we regulate medicines, medical devices and natural health products.  Audio

The Far North's roads are in a perilous state – and the fix-up job is mammoth in scale. Audio

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

New Zealand's slow slide into poor productivity isn't just a cultural quirk – it means we miss out when it comes to competition and trade opportunities. Audio

Japan has made assurances the wastewater it's dumping in the Pacific is safe – but not everyone is convinced.  Audio

Hollywood writers have been striking for three months' now – and there's no resolution in sight. Half a world away, the strike's having an impact on the screen industry here in New Zealand, too. Audio

A recent fire at a scrap metal yard in Auckland has put the spotlight on increasing hazards in the industry. Audio

New Zealand's a world-leader with its smokefree laws, but can it do the same when it comes to vaping? Audio

NZ Steel's done a deal with the government that'll cut its carbon emissions. Will the country's other big emitters follow their lead? Audio

A relationship with India is one that requires a great deal of homework and hard work - something New Zealand has shied away from. Audio