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With workers heading overseas to new horizons and greener pastures, what are employers doing to retain their staff? Audio

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

After only one year in the job, the head of the New Zealand Film Commission has been stood down over a conflict of interest involving public funding for his own TV series. What happened? Audio

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

We're producing up to 150,000 tonnes of surplus food every year. The New Zealand Food Network steps up and takes it before it reaches what would've been its destination: landfill. Audio

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

We're told to stay home when we're sick – but for many workers, that's an almost impossible ask. Can employers be doing more? Audio

Twenty years ago, he thought human-induced climate change was a load of rubbish. Now, George Moss' dairy farms are leading the way in counting - and cutting - greenhouse gas emissions. Audio

The Detail takes a closer look at how the shortage of plasterboard - a critical building product - reached crisis point. Audio

Transmission Gully, the Christchurch stadium, the Waterview Tunnel, the Wellington Town Hall - why do big infrastructure projects take longer and cost more than we expect? Audio

Big changes to the way pigs are farmed are on the cards - is it possible to strike a balance between the views of farmers, vets and consumers? Audio

New Zealand's on the brink of eradicating the devastating cattle disease mycoplasma bovis. But has it been worth it? Audio

The government's set an ambitious target of hitting 100 percent of electricity generation from renewable sources by 2030 – but it is achievable?  Audio

Every weekday, The Detail makes sense of the big news stories. Catch up on any episodes you might have missed. Audio

It's not illegal to send food products to Russia under New Zealand's sanctions regime, but many exporters are boycotting the market in response to the invasion of Ukraine. The Detail talks to one… Audio

The Detail makes sense of the big news stories. This week on the podcast, we looked at everything from the crisis in Sri Lanka to the challenges neurodivergent people face in the workplace. Whakarongo… Audio

The Productivity Commission says New Zealand needs to take another look at its strict regulations on genetically modified organisms – or we could risk missing out on important innovations that improve… Audio

The Detail talks to Sri Lankan Kiwi and Newshub journalist Kethaki Masilamani about the crisis in Sri Lanka and the protests that seem to have united its long divided population. Audio

Why do the majority of Russians back the actions of their strongman leader Vladimir Putin? As The Detail finds out, the answer goes back centuries. Audio

With the borders reopening, will immigration return to pre-pandemic levels, or does New Zealand need to re-think its reliance on migrant labour? Audio

Newsroom's Nikki Mandow decided to only eat food made by women or women-run companies for a week. It was a lot harder than she expected. Audio

Parliament has passed historic legislation to impose sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine, but how do they actually work? Audio

The price of petrol has skyrocketed to more than $3 a litre across most of the motu - is it going to keep going up? Audio

Lithium is in hot demand around the world and a New Zealand company has come up a more sustainable way of extracting it. The Detail finds out more about what Geo40 is doing differently. Audio

With MIQ soon to be a thing of the past, young people who've put off international travel during the pandemic are planning their OEs - but what will that mean for employers? Audio

Virtual production technologies and digital screens are set to change the way movies are made, but is New Zealand's film industry ready? Audio

For the first time, women are starting to talk about menopause and employers are being warned to ignore it at their peril.  Audio

The Joe Rogan Experience is one of the world's biggest podcasts, but does Spotify need to take greater responsibility for its content? Audio

The government's unequivocal promise of a ban on mining on conservation land has not eventuated. What happened?  Audio

How long can the construction industry keep taking the hits? A look at another year of disruption in building.  Audio