Stories by Sharon Brettkelly
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Why CHOGM can be a change for good
A look at some of the people who turned up to the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting, hoping to advance plans for global change.
Manawanui's wreck an unwanted guest at global meeting
The Detail: The wreck of the Manawanui is leaving an oily sheen on the water, and taking the shine off the job of hosting world leaders, including the King.
From meth capital to book town: What's going on in Featherston?
The Detail: In the space of a decade, Featherston has reinvented itself.
Welcome to the menoverse
Coaches, gels, health supplements, and even pyjamas. Menopause has become a marketing opportunity.
At the inaugural Wellington Games Week, it's more than cosplay and consoles
The Detail: New Zealand's booming video game industry reaches for $1 billion exports in the next few years.
Feeding the arts in Christchurch
The Detail: Historic arts precinct or drive-through takeaways? Inside the very Christchurch fight over food trucks.
Feeding the arts in Christchurch
The Detail: Historic arts precinct or drive-through takeaways? The very Christchurch fight over food trucks
Amid timber mill closures, one processer scales up
The Detail - Winstone has shut down two mills citing high electricity costs - but Sequal Lumber mill in Kawerau is getting ready to double production.
Why the crackdown on nangs misses the mark
The Detail - Recreational use of nitrous oxide has been reclassified. Some experts say it's an overcorrection.
Fears of privatisation by stealth as healthcare system struggles
As more and more healthcare becomes private, experts worry.
The mall causing airport traffic problems
Auckland Airport's new Mānawa Bay mall is ritzy and glitzy, but only time will tell if people are bagging bargains, or just window shopping.
Military build-up in Guam has repercussions for Pacific
The tiny island of Guam is America's shield against Chinese moves in the Pacific, but that comes at the expense of its people
Slow moves to fix fast fashion
NZ's fashion industry is facing serious long-term problems, including the influx of cheap, shoddy clothing and way too much waste.
去年一年新西兰人受电诈损失1.83亿纽币 同比上涨20%
银行诈骗虽然不断变化并日益复杂,但仍然有一些共同点,了解这些迹象很重要。Detail联合主播Sharon Brettkelly日前连线BNZ银行的反欺诈调查员一起深入了解他们的工作。
Covid-19 sails off with NZ's America's Cup income
New Zealand is expected to miss out on about $150 million because half the superyachts due to follow next year's America's Cup have pulled out.
Crane work changes gears, second half of year worries owners
Cranes have cranked up on construction sites around the country in a sign that building activity is up and running.
Light snow pushes operators to prepare for ski season
Maintenance teams are on the ski fields this week for the first time as operators get ready to open in June.
Bulls and bargain hunters boost sharemarket
The New Zealand share market has risen sharply today but there are warnings that the wild ride is not over.
Local media give out vouchers, in spite of losses
A Whakatāne radio station plans to give $750 vouchers to about 1000 local business next week to try to bring the town back to life and get them spending again.
Life in isolation: At home in Ohope
Living in the Jenkins household at Ohope beach is like "living in the land of the giants", says Dad Mark Jenkins.
Pilots 'helping to stock supermarket shelves'
Stocking shelves at supermarkets for little more than the minimum wage has become a desirable job for airline pilots and tens of thousands of others desperate for work.
Lockdown on Dominion Rd: 'The money ran out last week'
Sale and for lease signs are filling many shop windows on one of Auckland's famous shopping strips, and business owners say they are losing thousands of dollars a week under lockdown.