Episodes
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Local councils have more effect on our daily lives than policies from the Beehive. But more than half of eligible voters fail to have their say on who represents them.
Freed from the shackles of a re-election campaign, Lower Hutt Mayor Campbell Barry talks honestly about rates, funding, and the balance of power between central and local government…
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The end to spin off stories from 1977's first Star Wars movie looks like being a galaxy far, far away…
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A global report ranking New Zealand as the worst for youth suicide rates grabbed headlines. But two researchers say the numbers are wrong…
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A precedent-setting High Court case could be the key to a better attitude towards cleaning up our waterways…
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With meth use on the rise, one former addict shares her brutal story and remarkable recovery.
Kiwis from every background are now smoking meth, and the fallout is devastating. One former addict shares her story, in hopes of stopping others from picking up the pipe.…
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Why trial and error isn't the best way to learn financial literacy, and how a new curriculum could help
A new curriculum will teach financial literacy to students starting in Year 1. Experts say it could save people learning their lessons the hard - and expensive - way.
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The Detail's Amanda Gillies talks to NZ Rugby CEO Mark Robinson about crowds, international fixtures, financial turmoil and personal strain
NZ Rugby's boss Mark Robinson is one of those 'up' people, something that shines through in spite of all the 'down' news surrounding the sport
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When it comes to studying how bots affect human behaviour, there are other ways to do it than pretending to be one of those bots…
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The language of the Budget sometimes takes a professional to decode. A look at what's real, and what's nominal.
Even if the government throws more than a billion extra dollars into health and education, those sectors will be standing still - the money eaten up by inflation
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The government's lightning blitz on pay equity claims has left whole sectors devastated, and the public confused about what just happened
The opposition, unions and media have all been accused of scaremongering on the pay equity legislation. But the issue's been clouded by the government's actions, which left no time for debate.…
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On top of a turbine in the windy city, The Detail learns why too much wind isn't a good thing
After a year of drought, heavy rainfall has brought relief to the energy sector. Whether that carries over to consumers is a different story.…
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More than 80,000 Kiwi smokers need to quit their habit before the end of the year to meet the Smokefree 2025 goal, but a public health professor says there's no chance
Our world-leading Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 legislation barely survived to see this year, and the reality of addressing tobacco use is "like whack-a-mole"
More than 80,000 Kiwis must quit smoking before the end of the year to meet the goal of Smokefree 2025, which was launched 14 years ago.
But Professor of Public Health Chris Bullen tells The Detail that it is unlikely to happen - "I don't believe so, sadly".
"The evidence suggests we are not heading in the right direction fast enough," says Bullen, who is also the director of the National Institute for Health Innovation.
"We have got more work to do in 2026 and beyond."
The smokefree goal aims to have less than 5 percent of the population smoking by December, but the latest data reveals there are still about 300,000 daily smokers across the country.
Bullen says part of the issue is, last year, the Coalition government repealed three areas of the Smokefree law, most importantly the denicotinisation of tobacco products (where the nicotine is basically taken out of cigarettes) and banning the sale of tobacco products to those born after January 1, 2009.
"I think we could have gotten to the goal under the previous legislation, but that was repealed by the current government.
"The lack of policies to support and motivate more people to think about quitting means there's an awful lot of effort on the ground that's got to go on to get 84-, 85-thousand people to quit smoking between now and the end of the year and I just don't see it happening fast enough."
He says the denicotinisation strategy needs to be revisited, and a smoke-free generation approach needs to be adopted to encourage young people not to start smoking.
"Other countries picked up the baton when we dropped it, and I think that would lock in the very low levels of smoking in our young people, forever, and this would be a real boost for their future prospects."
The Detail also speaks to Bullen about illegal tobacco and vaping, and the role they play in Smokefree Aotearoa.
A tobacco industry-funded report has just revealed that 25 percent of cigarettes sold in New Zealand are from the black market, smuggled into the country, largely from China and South Korea, and available on Facebook Marketplace, at construction sites, and in some dairies…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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Changes made in haste in vocational education are being met with dismay by sectors that feel left out of it
Years-long disruption in the vocational education sector is risking the loss of experienced trainers, and students who should be driving the country's future growth
It's been called 'change fatigue' and the tertiary sector covering vocational education is exhausted by the meddling of successive governments.
Since 2020 there have been major upheavals with vocational training and polytechnics, and the key word for those in the industry is uncertainty.
There's also frustration at the amount of money spent rearranging the deckchairs for ideological reasons instead of just getting on with the job of equipping students for work…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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There's a mysterious yellow vessel in the Waitematā Harbour. The Detail investigates. …
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As a new announcement on compensation for Abuse in Care victims looms, one expert says the waiting has been another form of psychological abuse
Abuse in Care victims have had different responses to compensation offers, from those who've taken the money and moved on, to those who feel they're being seriously shortchanged
A warning, this story references abuse…
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There's buoyancy and optimism in the tourism industry in spite of New Zealand's long slow slog when it comes to the post-Covid airline bounce-back…
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Online violence, against high-profile women in particular, has prompted the government to look at ways to help them deal with it
The price of having a public face, especially for women, is having to deal with a rising tide of abuse. It could have a chilling effect on local body election candidates this year
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The only certainty surrounding the election of the new pope is that he will be a man, and that's a tradition unlikely to change soon
With a patriarchy deeply rooted in tradition, women in the Catholic Church are split on the urgency - or even need - to ordain women as priests
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The Central Otago District Council has a plan that could save millions, but many locals say it comes at the cost of history, heritage and community…
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The cultural extravaganza festival that is Polyfest was a record-breaker this year - but its finances are in peril
In spite of the rain this year's Polyfest hit record numbers, but organisers are back to looking for coins down the back of the couch to get it running next year
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