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Why the Waitangi Tribunal can't win the fight over the Māori Health Authority
27 Feb 2024What is the point of the Waitangi Tribunal if it doesn't have the power to stop a government that appears to be acting against the interests of Māori?
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Why our romance with the office is dead
26 Feb 2024Four years after the first lockdown, the way we work has changed.
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A $20 million magic wand
24 Feb 2024A life-changing diagnostic device tested on sheep in New Zealand is about to be trialled on humans
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Lessons from a brilliant bridge
23 Feb 2024Good, fast and on-budget infrastructure building shouldn't have to wait for disaster situations to swing into action.
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Why some wars make the news, and others get forgotten
22 Feb 2024Conflict and coverage - why some conflicts dominate headlines for months, then suddenly get ignored
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Extraordinary climate claim has the world watching
21 Feb 2024The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case against some of New Zealand's biggest polluters in what some describe as judicial activism
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Childhood obesity is a big problem making little progress
Researchers are making some headway tackling a problem that New Zealand has a shameful record in - childhood obesity.
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A bridge not far enough for Auckland
19 Feb 2024We're back to where we were in 1969 when it comes to easing congestion over Auckland's harbour
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Industry giants in a battle of wills over music rights
The ripples of a war in the music industry spread far further than just ruining Gen Alpha's TikTok time.
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The humble heavyweight of the Black Caps
16 Feb 2024Kane Williamson is the world's number one batsman right now, but what he brings to the Black Caps is worth far more than runs on the board.
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The investment fund aiming to fix the housing crisis
A $90 million housing fund promises to tackle the Bay of Plenty's housing crisis
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Trump's campaign from a courtroom
The convoluted legal troubles of former -- and maybe future -- US President Donald Trump are playing out in court rooms across America
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Caution urged over resource management changes
13 Feb 2024Critics say the government's plan to speed up infrastructure projects puts too much power in the hands of one person.
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Studying the Taylor Swift phenomenon
Two AUT academics are taking their Taylor Swift obsession to the next extreme at a Swiftposium in Melbourne, ahead of the star's Australian tour
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A Catch-22 nightmare of slips and bureaucracy
9 Feb 2024Homes suspended over landslides; lives suspended by bodies that can't or won't help
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One door opens, another remains closed for blood donors
Around 10,000 new donors could flood into the New Zealand Blood Service after a long-standing restriction is lifted. But if another ban is re-visited that number could rise further
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The problem with Winston being Winston
When politicians fail to call out a lie by one of their own, it can have a dampening effect on democracy
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The volunteers who risk their lives to save lives
5 Feb 2024When the text comes, these volunteers down tools to help strangers in their hour of need. But their numbers are shrinking.
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The online retailer that's more gaming than shopping
2 Feb 2024It's spending billions on advertising and draws shoppers in with its questionable tactics. But how can you resist Temu when it's so cheap?
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EVs appear to be on an unstoppable journey
1 Feb 2024Government levers to increase electric car ownership have worked, and now EVs have a toe in the market it looks like even higher user charges won't stop them
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Repeal, disestablish, abolish - what's the plan for Māori?
31 Jan 2024There's growing fear and anger from Māori over moves by the coalition government to revisit the rules around the Treaty of Waitangi.
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The changing faces of politicians - now without wrinkles
Young politicians around the world are disproving the adage that wisdom comes with age.
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Putting back the pieces after Auckland's floods
29 Jan 2024A year on from the devastating Auckland Anniversary Weekend storms, the evidence of them remains all over the city
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Highlights, lowlights, complaints, awards - it was all in The Detail this year
15 Dec 2023The Detail's co-hosts Sharon Brettkelly and Tom Kitchin, and producer Alexia Russell, roll through the highlights of nearly 300 podcasts and long reads in 2023
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