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.
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Spinning the numbers while ignoring the threats
Politicians are spending the election campaign weaving all sorts of financial figures into a cloth that suits their narrative – but there's another issue on the horizon that would overshadow… Read more Audio
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Wasting our rubbish when it could be energy
18 Sep 2023Mass incineration could be a great solution to New Zealand's increasingly scarce landfill space – or it could be a step backwards environmentally. Read more Audio
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Week in Detail: Winston's return, landlord rules, and big cats
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Read more Audio
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Long Read: Turning the tide
16 Sep 2023A team of New Zealanders and Tongans have just carpeted a remote Tongan island with poisoned bait, hoping to eradicate rats.
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Liam Lawson shines as kiwi motorsport booms
New Zealand's tenth Formula One driver is a 21-year-old from Pukekohe. Read more Audio
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The dark twists and crazy turns of Whangārei's big cat park
The lions and tigers are ready to roar again as Whangārei's Kamo Wildlife Sanctuary re-opens it doors on Saturday. But the park has a troubled past – and its future is uncertain. Read more Audio
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Why politics matter in the clash between landlords and tenants
There are horror stories on both sides of the landlord/tenant divide, but how do the laws of the country ensure a fair balance between the rights of both? Read more Audio
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The visible woman – she's no novelty
12 Sep 2023Three exciting world cups on New Zealand soil have boosted coverage of women's sport stratospherically – and women are now far more visible in public life. When can we say these 'firsts' are normal? Read more Audio
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The rise, the fall and the apparent rebirth of New Zealand First
Gone in 2020, washed up and out of the political scene? Not just yet. Assumptions over the demise of Winston Peters and New Zealand First have ignored the old adage – never rule him out. Read more Audio
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The Week in Detail: From illegal fishing to the Rugby World Cup
10 Sep 2023The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Read more Audio
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Long Read: What happened to Wellington – Live?
9 Sep 2023By Janhavi Gosavi: Once the shining example for community pages, many followers are growing concerned by its new owner's approach. Read more Audio
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Commentators: The best seat in the house
We're about to get an earful of commentary as the Rugby World Cup kicks off. What's it like to sit in the big chair at the biggest games? Read more Audio
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Playing in the grey: How police are trained to cope with a changing landscape
New Zealand's criminal landscape is changing, and our police force is having to make adjustments. Read more Audio
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New Poseidons zoom in on illegal fishers
6 Sep 2023New Zealand's new Poseidon P-8A has clocked its first official mission: a multi-national operation north-west of Fiji to catch illegal fishing boats. Read more Audio
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New Zealand’s other Rugby World Cup teams
The Tongan, Samoan and Fijian rugby teams have made huge strides on the world stage. What can we expect from them this World Cup? Read more Audio
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One father's dogged determination to get answers
Paul Jones hasn't let up in his drive to get answers over his three year old son's death – but in spite of multiple investigations, the truth appears to be no closer. Read more Audio
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The Week in Detail: From craft beer to Barbie
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Read more Audio
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Long Read: Our renewable power struggle
2 Sep 2023By George Driver: Millions of panels could soon be erected across thousands of hectares of the country as an unprecedented solar-farm boom begins. Read more Audio
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The girl-power economy has arrived
1 Sep 2023The pop culture dollar is being laid down on Barbie and Taylor Swift, as young women not in the market for a mortgage splash their joy around. Read more Audio
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India's space feats have been a long time coming
31 Aug 2023After India's successful landing on the south pole of the moon, there's hope the West will stop seeing the country as a land of "snake charmers and elephants". Read more Audio
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Villa Maria: The dismantling of a legacy
The saga of Villa Maria wines involves valuable land, an iconic brand, legal action and millions of dollars in dispute. Read more Audio
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Budget cuts see hard-won gains down the drain
29 Aug 2023Conservation projects across the country risk losing progress as money gets tighter and budgets are slashed. Read more Audio
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Tough times brewing for the craft beer industry
28 Aug 2023They say beer is recession-proof, but two of the country's well-known craft breweries are facing an uncertain future. Read more Audio
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The Week in Detail: Sex ed, wildfires, and migrant exploitation
27 Aug 2023The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Read more Audio
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Long Read: The new Golden Age of rail
26 Aug 2023By Theo Macdonald: Long-distance rail travel is in for a revival in New Zealand — eventually. And you don’t have to be a nostalgia buff, trainspotter or climate-action protester to see why. Read more Audio
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Migrant worker advocates alarmed by increasing calls for help
25 Aug 2023Advocates for migrant workers are alarmed as more and more people come to them for help, because the jobs they've been promised haven't eventuated. Read more Audio
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Theatre's back, but can it continue to thrive?
Audiences are returning to theatres, but the future is uncertain for university-level theatre education. Read more Audio
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After a summer of cyclones, are we ready for a summer of wildfires?
23 Aug 2023Scenes of mass destruction in Greece and Hawaii have shown us just how serious wildfires are. Read more Audio
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Who should teach kids about sex and relationships?
22 Aug 2023Most parents find it awkward to talk about, but who should take the lead when it comes to educating kids about sex and relationships? Read more Audio
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The last NZ company weaving our wool
The Detail visits New Zealand's last commercial wool weaver, Inter-Weave, to find out how they're helping keep the wool industry alive. Read more Audio
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