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. Winner, Best News and Current Affairs podcast, NZ Radio and Podcast Awards 2024
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The end of an era for New Zealand news
As Newshub enters its final week, reporter Adam Hollingworth talks to current and former staff about the new division's early days and key events in its 35 year history
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Government cash for New Zealand's struggling gaming sector
Why the most profitable sector of the entertainment industry will get handouts from the government. Read more Audio
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The story behind Migration5
26 Jun 2024New Zealand shares travellers' private data with four other countries. Here's the story of how one reporter found out Read more Audio
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Aotearoa's first historical feature film in te reo, from a Māori lens
After years of development and funding rejections, Ka Whawhai Tonu hits cinemas this weekend
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The good, the bad and the vague of Scrutiny Week
24 Jun 2024What did we get out of Scrutiny Week? A look at what emerged from dozens of hours of questioning over the government's spending priorities Read more Audio
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Manipulate your Spotify feed
It's not perfect, but Spotify is still the dream platform to serve up your favourite (or soon to be favourite) tunes.
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Fleeing from toxic dating app love
21 Jun 2024Love won't really happen when you least expect it if you don't get out from behind your screen and meet people in real life Read more Audio
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Most MSD beneficiaries owe money to agencies meant to help them
20 Jun 2024Debt owed to government agencies by the country's poorest residents adds up to more than three billion dollars, and there's no easy solution Read more Audio
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Half-baked funding puts rail plans on hold
19 Jun 2024The drive through one section of Northland is notable for the kilometres of concrete sleepers stacked up by the rail lines, but no work is going on and there are no trains Read more Audio
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Why the UK opposition will sleepwalk to victory
18 Jun 2024A leader who continues to shoot himself in the foot, a country with more problems than answers; and an election without any fire or brimstone Read more Audio
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Fuelling the oil and gas sector
Will the oil and gas ban reversal bring much-needed international investment , or just stymy efforts to combat climate change? Read more Audio
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University education is about to get more expensive
Budget 2024 will bump funding for universities, but students will likely be the ones footing the bill Read more Audio
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An upheaval sparked by crisis
14 Jun 2024It's been nearly two years since New Zealand shook off its Covid isolation, but the populace is far from content Read more Audio
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Te Pāti Māori at heart of privacy breach allegations
13 Jun 2024Three sets of allegations, three inquiries: The Detail talks to the journalist who broke the Te Pāti Māori data breach stories
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The call for Māori representation
A separate parliament could boost Māori representation. What exactly would that look like? Read more Audio
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The Kiwi round-ball stars
11 Jun 2024Alex Paulsen's move to the Premier league headlines a terrific purple patch for the sport Read more Audio
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Mastering AI before it masters you
10 Jun 2024Generative AI is currently the worst you will ever use - and that's good news, says one expert. Read more Audio
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A cold case with layers of institutional failings
What motivates a journalist to spend years fighting for justice for someone they don't even know? Read more Audio
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Ice cream TV to feel bad about afterwards
7 Jun 2024Married at First Sight NZ- the reality show that indulges your worst instincts as a person Read more Audio
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Reality and perception over safe cities
Is Auckland city a crime-ridden nightmare, or is it a perception caused by more apartment-dwellers congregating on the streets? Read more Audio
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The tiny nations that want to stand alone
The push for independence is still alive in the Pacific but it's getting messy Read more Audio
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Why your dream trip could be a bumpy ride
Injuries and a death on a recent Singapore Airlines flight have highlighted issues with severe turbulence Read more Audio
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Dark horses in black singlets
1 Jun 2024Finally New Zealand is leaving the Snell and Walker era behind, with a new generation of record-breaking athletes on the scene Read more Audio
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The languishing honey industry
31 May 2024Dramatic pictures of diseased beehives going up in flames have spotlit issues with the apiculture industry Read more Audio
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Trouble at The Warehouse
Will a shake-up in leadership at The Warehouse give the company what it needs to survive? Read more Audio
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The public housing problem
29 May 2024Is Kāinga Ora, the government's social housing arm, a total mess or a 'stonking financial success'? Read more Audio
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Seabed mining's hazards
28 May 2024New Zealand has three live seabed mining issues right now, and what they have in common is a startling lack of information on how damaging their activities will be
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Lifting the game against gangs
The new specialised National Gang Unit is being described as the same policing with a different name. Read more Audio
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A mood shift by voters in Taiwan
25 May 2024In 2024 more voters than ever in history are heading to the polls, but one of the most extraordinary elections happened this week Read more Audio
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New Caledonia's fires for freedom
Kiwi holiday makers have been air-lifted from New Caledonia, but what kind of mess have they left behind? Read more Audio
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