Stories by Amanda Gillies
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An 'embarrassing' pay gap, and the government's plan to fix it
Despite a law against paying employees differently based on their gender, we've still got a gender pay gap. A new bill could help.
Taranaki region leaders at odds with government plans
There's a clash of wills going on between central and local government in Taranaki when it comes to plans for seabed mining.
All hail the social media X-odus
X is out, Bluesky is in, and what is Mastodon? Social media is dramatically changing and The Detail asks where it's all going.
Changes ahead for the mail, and posties aren't happy
Posties say proposals that include job cuts, price increases, communal delivery points and fewer deliveries and postal outlets threaten the NZ way of life. Audio
The day of the Swamp Fox
The most celebrated victory of New Zealand's incredible sporting weekend may have been the one at a small rugby ground in Te Aroha.
The Detail: A beginners guide to the economy
The OCR goes up to bring inflation down. So now that the OCR is falling, what does it mean for inflation - and what does that mean for New Zealanders?
Sailing into a contentious race at the America's Cup
Team New Zealand's decision to take the Cup to Spain has stirred the pot, and critics are not holding back.
Good politics, bad law: The last-minute gang insignia clause
The Detail - The move to give police search powers in private homes to look for gang insignia has raised a mass of red flags with lawmakers.
East Coast forestry industry facing the axe
Forestry is big business on the East Coast, but new rules about slash are threatening its survival.
More strike action coming from under-strain ambulance staff
Frontline St John ambulance staff say the organisation is broken and on life support.
The great slanging match that is the US election
The US election is a dog-eat-dog, no-holds-barred fight between two people who couldn't be more different to each other.