The Detail
Join The Detail team six days a week as they make sense of the big stories with the country’s best journalists and experts. Produced by Newsroom for RNZ, and made possible by NZ on Air. Listen on RNZ National at 7pm Monday-Thursday during The Panel.
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The impact of the Hollywood writers' strike on NZ
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. Read more Audio
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What it takes to get a road back open
4 Jul 2023Storms and cyclones have caused major disruptions on state highways across the country this year. What's involved in fixing them up to get them back open? Read more Audio
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'Set up to fail': The alternative education problem
These programmes are the last resort for kids who can't cope in mainstream schools – but barely any leave with NCEA qualifications. Read more Audio
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The Week in Detail: Gang towns, Prigozhin, and single-use plastics
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Read more Audio
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Long Read: Guilt, Part I: Murder in Paeroa
By Ryan Wolf: Speculation still swirls about the unsolved 2012 murder of pizza shop owner Jordan Voudouris. Read more Audio
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The cancer-causing dangers in our workplaces
30 Jun 2023New Zealand's first-ever Carcinogen Survey has found alarming numbers of people are exposed to cancer-causing agents in their work. What can we do about it? Read more Audio
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Kicking the single-use plastic habit
29 Jun 2023This weekend, the next phase of New Zealand's ongoing fight against single-use plastics comes into effect. But do we need to re-think our attitudes towards all waste? Read more Audio
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What just happened in Russia?
28 Jun 2023Was the weekend of chaos a failed coup, or did the man once known as 'Putin's Chef' just snap, condemning himself to exile? Read more Audio
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Life under the shadow of Ruapehu Alpine Lifts
A government bail-out will keep the skifields open this winter, but businesses have been living with a question mark over Ruapehu's long-term future for months. Read more Audio
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A tale of two gang towns
26 Jun 2023A huge Mongrel Mob tangi in Ōpōtiki has thrown up some stark contrasts in the way different towns deal with gangs. Read more Audio
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The Week in Detail: Waitlist algorithms, teacher strikes, and the Kermadecs
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Read more Audio
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Long Read: Strange Days on Lake Rotomahana
By Tim Bollinger: Once New Zealand’s very own wonder of the world, the Pink and White Terraces were destroyed in a single night of volcanic destruction. Read more Audio
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The waitlist algorithm that morphed into a political weapon
MPs have spent much of the week debating the merits - or otherwise - of an algorithm that takes into account ethnicity to help prioritise patients waiting for elective surgeries. Read more Audio
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The oil disaster in our backyard
22 Jun 2023Experts say this sunken shipwreck could be a disaster bigger than the Rena. Why hasn't anything been done to prevent it? Read more Audio
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Tracking the guns
The missing piece of New Zealand's firearms reforms falls in place this weekend – a long-called for registry which will tell us who owns what, and where guns go when they're sold. Read more Audio
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What it's like to be a high school teacher in New Zealand
Tens of thousands of secondary teachers have walked off the job this year in a fight for better pay and conditions. Just how bad is it? Read more Audio
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Where to next for a Kermadec ocean sanctuary?
19 Jun 2023It was announced to great fanfare in 2015, but years of negotiations have failed to secure an agreement over a Kermadec ocean sanctuary. Read more Audio
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Long Read: Homeward Bound
By Veronika Meduna: Moriori await the final return to the Chatham Islands of human remains recovered from institutions around the world. Read more Audio
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Sports fans and the uncomfortable questions about sportswashing
Is it becoming harder to be a sports fan, as sportswashing continues its creep into more codes and competitions? Read more Audio
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The hidden hazards in scrap metal yards
15 Jun 2023A recent fire at a scrap metal yard in Auckland has put the spotlight on increasing hazards in the industry. Read more Audio
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Behind the story: Mr Lyttle Meets Mr Big
When all other avenues have failed, Mr Big stings can help the police ensnare their suspect - but can their use be justified? Read more Audio
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Preparing for the big quake on the Alpine Fault
13 Jun 2023New research on the South Island's Alpine Fault is helping communities prepare for the next big quake. Read more Audio
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First, a smoke-free generation – next, a vape-free one?
New Zealand's a world-leader with its smokefree laws, but can it do the same when it comes to vaping? Read more Audio
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The Week in Detail: Bilingual signs, starving universities, and vulnerable men
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Read more Audio
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Long Read: How Mike Wahrlich became 'the juggler'
10 Jun 2023By David Cohen: The death of Mike 'the juggler' Wahrlich in the Loafers Lodge fire prompts Cohen to examine Mike's past. Read more Audio
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Men without a safe place to call home
9 Jun 2023How do some of society's most vulnerable people – men in particular – fall into insecure housing? Read more Audio
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The university funding shortfall with no easy fix
Universities across the country are facing funding shortfalls. But philanthropy is unlikely to help them make up the difference. Read more Audio
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The places where bilingual is the norm
While New Zealand debates the merits of bilingual signage, Wales and Ireland have been using it for decades. Read more Audio
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Counting the benefits of big events
6 Jun 2023The country's been promised big economic benefits from co-hosting the FIFA Women's World Cup. But do the figures stack up? Read more Audio
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The Week in Detail: Wallabies, AI, and the NZ Steel deal
3 Jun 2023The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Read more Audio
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