The Detail

At the Mercy of the Ice by Ellen Rykers: a story of dramatic survival on the Antarctic ice in the summer of 1972. Read more Audio

A summer of devastating storms has put the spotlight on the role of insurance - and insurance companies - in society. Read more Audio

Cyclone Gabrielle has devastated fruit and vegetable crops in New Zealand's fruit bowl: Hawke's Bay. Read more Audio

In the wake of the Rob Campbell saga, Sir Ashley Bloomfield talks to The Detail about why political neutrality in the public service is so important.  Read more Audio

Some young men are being sucked into a toxic world online, full of sexism, misogyny and fear. Warning: This episode contains descriptions and discussion of gender-based and sexual violence. Read more Audio

Turns out some of our essential underground infrastructure is hard to find. How do we better map it to prevent unnecessary outages? Read more Audio

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

Roald Dahl and the Big Fat Fuss by Madison Hamill: Is changing offensive language in classic texts ever justified? Read more Audio

After a few seasons in the doldrums, the Breakers are into the NBL grand final. Read more Audio

Truancy has hit the headlines - how are schools trying to keep kids in the classroom? Read more Audio

The Detail talks to two of the people who helped bring gang members together to share their stories at the abuse in care inquiry. Read more Audio

Fines, unreasonable rosters and restrictive contracts - strippers are laying bare the realities of working in their industry. Read more Audio

Why was it such a watershed moment for a former All Black to come out as gay? Read more Audio

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

In Our Defence by Pete McKenzie: The defence force is spending up billions, but not on personnel's languishing wages or housing. Now, its ranks are thinning. Read more Audio

So many creatures thrive in the dark - do we need better protection against light pollution? Read more Audio

The cyclone may be gone, but the damage remains. Locals tell The Detail their stories of picking up the pieces. Read more Audio

Research shows 15-24-year olds are switching off from the likes of TVNZ and RNZ and reaching for TikTok and YouTube. Can they be brought back? Read more Audio

Cyclone Gabrielle has once again highlighted the problem of forestry slash and the damage it does. Read more Audio

How did a Kiwi pilot get caught up in a rebel group's demands for West Papua's independence from Indonesia? Read more Audio

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

A Fiordland double feature with writing by Heidi Bendikson and Vaneesa Bellew: the dangers facing the crown jewel of Aotearoa's national parks. Read more Audio

The Detail talks to journalist Chen Liu about returning to China after three years of border closures. Read more Audio

There are high hopes that improvements made to this year's Census will result in a better turnout than 2018. Read more Audio

Newsroom's political editor Jo Moir and RNZ's deputy political editor Craig McCulloch join The Detail to size up the minor parties as election year gets underway. Read more Audio

Cyclone Gabrielle is causing chaos across vast areas of the North Island - what makes it so different to the average summer storm? Read more Audio

It's safer than smoking, but how worried should we be about teens taking up vaping? Read more Audio

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

A Clean Sweep? by Kate Evans: we are the only nation still trawling in the South Pacific. Can the practice be fixed, or should it be phased out entirely? Read more Audio

The Detail looks at how Auckland's mayor handled the flooding crisis, as another storm looms. Read more Audio