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Join The Detail team six days a week as they make sense of the big stories with the country’s best journalists and experts.

Join The Detail team six days a week as they make sense of the big stories with the country’s best journalists and experts.

 

#300

The stories that defined a year

The news year, unpacked, by five divas with microphones As the year draws to a close, The ... more

11 Dec 2025

26 MINS

26:06

11 Dec 2025


#299

Heat, holidays, hikes, and a 'stinkin strong' sun

From storms to scorchers, what this summer's wild weather means for New Zealand tourism W... more

10 Dec 2025

24 MINS

24:50

10 Dec 2025


#298

The things that annoy us, and the people we moan to 

From stray dogs to traffic jams to the most controversial topic of all - berms - councillo... more

09 Dec 2025

22 MINS

22:55

09 Dec 2025


#297

Close up with sharks, in a safe space

At Auckland Museum's new shark exhibition, all the models are to scale, allowing visitors ... more

08 Dec 2025

22 MINS

22:00

08 Dec 2025


#296

Terror under the tree - the toys that can kill

Between the high cost of living and a slew of toys failing safety tests, buying Christmas ... more

07 Dec 2025

21 MINS

21:02

07 Dec 2025


#295

2025 in sport 

A year of highs, lows and hard questions: Inside New Zealand's rollercoaster sporting seas... more

05 Dec 2025

25 MINS

25:39

05 Dec 2025


#294

Finish line in sight for CRL

The opening has been pushed back again, the price is extraordinary, but Auckland's City Ra... more

04 Dec 2025

24 MINS

24:07

04 Dec 2025


#293

Calls for urgent action over deer control

There's a lot of hand-wringing but few answers when it comes to culling New Zealand's rapi... more

03 Dec 2025

23 MINS

23:10

03 Dec 2025


#292

A year of aviation turbulence

Aviation under pressure: Airbus A320 glitch adds to a year of crashes, questions, and shak... more

02 Dec 2025

22 MINS

22:31

02 Dec 2025


#291

Local government's big shakeup

Regional councils have to find a different way of operating that cuts down on double ups a... more

01 Dec 2025

22 MINS

22:21

01 Dec 2025


#290

Living with HIV in 2025

An HIV diagnosis used to be a death sentence, but that hasn't been the case in years - so ... more

30 Nov 2025

24 MINS

24:07

30 Nov 2025


#289

Tips for a fabulous 2025 Kiwi Christmas do

It doesn't have to be extravagant, expensive or loaded with tinsel and tat - bring your sm... more

28 Nov 2025

22 MINS

22:52

28 Nov 2025


#288

Smokefree choking

We've failed to reach our smokefree obligations, but has New Zealand done well enough to r... more

27 Nov 2025

22 MINS

22:49

27 Nov 2025


#287

The fierce battle over mining on Denniston Plateau

The West Coast has long been mining country, but a proposed expansion of coal mining opera... more

26 Nov 2025

23 MINS

23:09

26 Nov 2025


#286

The rising cost of taking a gamble on the what-ifs

As the cost of insurance rises, Consumer NZ sees worrying signs that more people are dropp... more

25 Nov 2025

24 MINS

24:36

25 Nov 2025


#285

Uber victory will be trumped by Parliament

Unions who won an employment case for four Uber drivers in three different courts could fi... more

24 Nov 2025

24 MINS

24:30

24 Nov 2025


#284

Dark patterns on the web

Psychological tricks and traps using deceptive website design techniques are starting to o... more

23 Nov 2025

24 MINS

24:42

23 Nov 2025


#283

One for the political tragics

Two big political memoirs have hit the bookshops this year - but which high profile politi... more

21 Nov 2025

23 MINS

23:38

21 Nov 2025


#282

Trump's backflip on beefed up tariffs

A surprise reversal on high beef tariffs has been a welcome relief for farmers, but with T... more

20 Nov 2025

24 MINS

24:05

20 Nov 2025


#281

The year of the kākāpō

Kākāpō numbers are recovering at such a rate that we are running out of pest-free islands ... more

19 Nov 2025

23 MINS

23:39

19 Nov 2025