Stories by Sharon Brettkelly

On Great Barrier Island the media landscape is bucking the national trend - it's flourishing  Audio

KiwiRail's future could be veering more towards mothballs than mega-ferries, but the government's not sending out any hints Audio

New technology available to abuse victims aims to change the figures on unreported sexual assaults. Audio

From harem pants to scandalous hemlines, Auckland Library's latest exhibition showcases what we wore in the 1950s through 1990s Audio

The beauty industry in New Zealand is a wild west devoid of regulation, and the price people are paying can take the form of scars, burns and infections. Audio

The lights are on, the beds are ready, but no patients have stepped inside a brand new $320 million surgical hospital built on Auckland's North Shore.  Audio

A Victim Support worker on what it's like to support victims on their worst days. Audio

Two fact-finding projects on children and poverty are under attack by public service cost cutting.  Audio

Snow season is fast approaching but the North Island's only commercial skiing mountain has an uncertain future Audio

Today from The Detail: When the money dries up, gains made by a wave of Covid-inspired funding are likely to be lost. Audio

A team of New Zealand scientists has just returned from studying the sea ice factories in Antarctica, in a joint expedition with Italy Video, Audio

The first of our athletes to wear the silver fern in Paris have been announced  Audio

It was a skin-of-your-teeth operation from the start, and Newshub's 35 year old life looks to be ending with multi-million dollar losses presided over by off-shore owners  Audio

At festivals, a volunteer-based service runs quality-control on illegal drugs. Audio

A life-changing diagnostic device tested on sheep in New Zealand is about to be trialled on humans  Audio

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case against some of New Zealand's biggest polluters in what some describe as judicial activism Audio

A $90 million housing fund promises to tackle the Bay of Plenty's housing crisis
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The convoluted legal troubles of former -- and maybe future -- US President Donald Trump are playing out in court rooms across America  Audio

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 Audio

Homes suspended over landslides; lives suspended by bodies that can't or won't help  Audio

When the text comes, these volunteers down tools to help strangers in their hour of need. But their numbers are shrinking. Audio

It's spending billions on advertising and draws shoppers in with its questionable tactics. But how can you resist Temu when it's so cheap? Audio

There's growing fear and anger from Māori over moves by the coalition government to revisit the rules around the Treaty of Waitangi. Audio

A year on from the devastating Auckland Anniversary Weekend storms, the evidence of them remains all over the city Audio

The 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 Audio