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The Week in Detail: Burning the rubbish problem away and the 'wasted vote' myth
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
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Wasting our rubbish when it could be energy
Mass incineration could be a great solution to New Zealand's increasingly scarce landfill space – or it could be a step backwards environmentally. Audio
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The Week in Detail: From craft beer to Barbie
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
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Long Read: Our renewable power struggle
By George Driver: Millions of panels could soon be erected across thousands of hectares of the country as an unprecedented solar-farm boom begins. Audio
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The Week in Detail: Busted roads, overflowing lakes and car-free cities
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
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Long Read: Bone Hunters
By George Driver: An ancient lake bed in St Bathans is revealing New Zealand's mysterious past. Audio
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"O for Awesome" myth busting
Journalist George Driver has been busy getting to the bottom of what could be considered one of the most misheard lines in New Zealand television history - David Tua's so called quote: "o for… Audio
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Farmers' howls echo around corridors of power
Political Roundup - It's nearly a week since the Howl of a Protest took place, which showed a divide between town and country and the potential challenges posed to the Labour government, writes Bryce…
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Clyde - small town done good
It's been a pretty scary year and a bit for towns dependent on tourism. But it's not all doom and gloom in Clyde! Freelance journalist George Driver has written about his home town for The Spinoff. Audio
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Greens cite outdated greenhouse gas figures
Have the greenhouse gas emissions from the construction industry increased by two thirds over the past decade like Greens co-leader James Shaw claims? AAP FactCheck investigates.
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Fact check: More spent on Corrections than Treaty of Waitangi settlements?
Is two years of Vote Corrections funding more than the total amount spent on all Treaty of Waitangi settlements? AAP fact checks Māori Party co-leader John Tamihere's statement.
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Fact-checking Collins' $21b loss in exports claim
Has the New Zealand economy lost a combined $21 billion from tourism and international students? AAP fact checks National leader Judith Collins' statement.
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Can Ardern claim success on child poverty trends?
AAP FactCheck: Did seven child poverty measures worsen under National, and seven measures improve under the Ardern government?
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National misleads with NZ renewable energy claims
Did the proportion of renewable electricity generation increase faster under the previous National government than the current Labour leadership - and was National responsible for this?
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National overstates benefit of NZ tax cut plan
Would New Zealanders earning between $50,000 and $70,000 be $3000 better off under National's proposed tax cuts?
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Will pumped hydro result in significant energy price hikes for NZ?
Will transitioning to 100 percent renewable electricity generation increase power prices in New Zealand?
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Rotorua students' battlefield haka commemorates Passchendaele
A group of Rotorua students performed a haka on a battlefield near Passchendaele in Belgium to mark the unveiling of a pou maumahara, or memorial carving, 101 years after the guns fell silent in…
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Following the Anzacs to Passchendaele
George Driver walks in the footsteps of the Anzacs to Passchendaele where more than 4600 New Zealanders were killed in the worst loss of life in one day in the country's history.
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Anzac tribute to Māori and NZers: 'It's very moving to finally see it standing'
A memorial carving has been installed on the grounds of a battlefield near Passchendaele in tribute to the thousands of New Zealanders who were killed during World War I.