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Covid lockdowns have left us with a legacy of unwanted and increasingly dangerous dogs. Audio

New Zealand's inquiry into how we handled the pandemic has already spoken to hundreds of people of all persuasions, but the work is definitely taking the hush-hush approach. Audio

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

By Susan Strongman: Retired and living alone in Hamilton, Mum ticks a lot of the boxes that put her at risk of loneliness. Audio

Is our MMP electoral system slow and cumbersome, or fair and democratic?  Audio

A Jewish and a Palestinian man both find they’ve been naïve in believing New Zealand to be a safe haven from hatred and abuse. Audio

The clock is about to be wound back on Labour's Māori health initiative despite pleas that it should be given more time to prove its worth. Audio

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

By Bill Morris: Ploughing-the epitome of the colonial 'civilising' of land-is as fundamental to this country's history as war and rugby. Perhaps it's not surprising that we make a sport out of it. Audio

Introducing more competition into the grocery sector will be one of the first, and trickiest, tasks facing the new government. Audio

How did a vision to make cities more liveable become twisted into a totalitarian dystopia? Audio

The new government is vowing to take a hard line with gang members, including those with tattoos showing gang affiliations. Audio

Grey hair and wrinkles are finally becoming something to celebrate. Audio

Esports players say their sport is more than just time on the couch with a joystick – we have a national team, and it’s heading to global games at the end of the year. Audio

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

By Eloise Gibson: How did New Zealand come to invest $29 million in a Bezos-backed methane satellite space plan? Audio

The book that was for many years a travellers’ bible turns 50 this year. But with instant information available anywhere, how will Lonely Planet keep up? Audio

The power and potential of comic books is being realised with a new project at Auckland University.  Audio

Once the juggernaut of student radio, Auckland's 95bFM is resorting to a fundraising concert to try to clear debt in an age when every commercial station is struggling for funds.   Audio

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