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

An acerbic wit and and astute observations dominate the poems in A Riderless Horse, the latest collection by Palmerston North wordsmith, Tim Upperton. Tim's two previous poetry collections were A… Audio

Parliament is considering changing its rules and asking for advice. It is your chance to offer suggestions on an aspect of New Zealand's constitution. Audio

Ben Novak was 14 years old when he decided to dedicate his life to resurrecting extinct animals. Now, aged 35, Novak is a de-extinction biologist with Revive & Restore, an American organisation aiming… Audio, Gallery

Law and order seems a likely hot topic again in next year's election, but experts say many proposed policies would be ineffective, Political Reporter Anneke Smith writes.  Audio

Finding ground somewhere between memoir and history book, Fintan O'Toole documents the spectacular changes that have occurred in Ireland over the past six decades in his latest book We Don't Know… Audio

The name of beef farmer Adam Thompson's business says it all - Restore Native. Half a million native plants have left his nursery this winter. Many have gone to farmers wanting to restore gullies… Audio

Northland, Tasman/Nelson, Marlborough and West Coast farmers are once again dealing with flooded paddocks, slips, access roads blocked and significant damage following huge volumes of rain falling… Audio

We all love to laugh. But did you know it's also good for you? Audio

Comedians Tim Batt and Carlo Ritchie consider a question so daft that no one ever asked it: Did Titanic Sink?

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Anthony Field is probably better known to under-35s - and their appreciative parents - as the Blue Wiggle, part of the phenomenally popular Australian children's music group The Wiggles. He's the… Audio

The Human Rights Commission has launched a new service today for people who believe they have experienced conversion practices, six months after the Conversion Practices Prohibition Legislation Act… Video, Audio

Once you've been bitten by the dahlia bug, you can't stop. That's what's happened to Wellington 13 year old Ed Malcolm-Tait. Audio

Parenting educators Julie King and Joanna Faber take on whining, fighting and meltdowns in the new book How To Talk When Kids Won't Listen. Audio

Foot-and-mouth disease could topple the livestock industry. Can we keep it out? Audio

A new free classroom resource has been designed to help children see the more creative and playful side of maths. Launched today and the first of its kind in Aotearoa, the self contained box is aimed… Audio

Midday sports News for 22 August 2022 The Wellington Phoenix men's footballers are very serious about their Australia Cup campaign - which continues with tonight's round of 16 game against Melbourne… Audio

Students at a Hastings college have been sneaking Uber Eats at lunchtime. Hastings Boys' High School, which offers all its 800 students free lunches, has now banned them from ordering the takeaways.

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Having joined the press gallery as its youngest member in 1980, Barry Soper is set to depart this year one of its veterans. Four decades and ten Prime Ministers on, he reflects on his career-shaping… Audio

It's a treasure trove of more than 8 million New Zealand historical documents that can be explored, online and for free, and now Papers Past is celebrating 21 years since it's launch.  Audio

A tribunal has ordered self-styled justice campaigner Scott Guthrie to repay a family thousands of dollars he charged them for supposedly voluntary work, and then failed to deliver on his promises.

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News from the business sector The electricity company Mercury Energy has posted a bumper profit boosted by a $367 million net gain on the sale of Tilt Renewables, as well as investment in new wind… Audio

Landscape gardener Xanthe White says the compact nature of topiaries can be put to good use to create space in even a small garden for natives. Audio

Pattrick talks to the Kathryn about the staff hiring issues for a range of businesses desperate to hire people and fearing a recession. The often asked question is Why can't I hire anyone?. So where… Audio

The ongoing saga of FBI raid and documents retrieval from Donald Tump's Mar-a-lago estate. Also Danielle says Republicans are increasingly deciding they don't need to talk to the media, and the… Audio

Mario Cucinella is an architect whose work is at the nexus of sustainability and technology. Based in Milan, Italy, some of his notable projects include an eco-residential 3D-printed building using… Audio

Southern sushi is rolling out of the oven at Invercargill's first all-vegan food truck. Born-and-bred Southlander Chayse Leith – who runs Herbie Fully Vegan with his partner Jessinta – says he's glad… Audio