Stories by Emile Donovan

Nine years after it was first put on the table, Australia has finally accepted New Zealand's offer to resettle refugees from its detention centres. The Detail asks - why now?

How did Wellington Water fail to fluoridate much of its water supply for months on end - and why didn't it tell anyone?

A bill intended to make it easier for employed lawyers to do pro bono work was voted down by Parliament, but are changes actually needed?

The final curriculum for teaching Aotearoa's history in schools is out, but what will students actually learn and how will they learn it?

With traditional media on the decline, could new publishing platforms like Substack be the key to keeping talented writers in gainful employment?

The price of petrol has skyrocketed to more than $3 a litre across most of the motu - is it going to keep going up?

Manu Vatuvei was one of rugby league's biggest stars, but last week he was jailed for importing methamphetamine - what happened?

Former Prime Minister Helen Clark talks to The Detail about Russia's invasion of Ukraine: the background to the conflict, her impressions of Vladimir Putin and how it might end.

The shift away from more sensitive PCR tests to rapid antigen tests marks a significant change in New Zealand's Covid-19 strategy. The Detail takes a closer look at what it means in the midst of the…

The protest at Parliament has dragged into a third week - two top political journalists join The Detail's Emile Donovan to discuss how the country's political leaders have responded to the…

Library fines can be so scary they'll stop a borrower from ever going back. Now there's a world-wide trend to change that. 

Why have our intensive care facilities failed to keep up with population growth and demographic shifts?

After flying under the radar for 25 years, student radio station bFM's expletive-laden BSA promo landed in front of the Authority. So why was the complaint not upheld?

New Zealand Football is copping flak for being overly woke after putting the 'All Whites' moniker up for discussion. 

First person - Every four years the FIFA World Cup rolls around, and I start a new, month-long love affair with my alarm clock, writes Emile Donovan. Video

The Financial Markets Authority has requested the High Court put 18 separate companies owned by forestry investment group Forestlands into liquidation.

Economic forecaster Infometrics has markedly lowered its forecasts for economic growth - ironically because government policies aimed at boosting growth are likely to create short-term headwinds.

Asset managers will have to justify their management fees or die trying, according to the KiwiSaver scheme Simplicity.

Half of insurance advisors are not meeting their obligations to clients, and they have been put on notice after a review by a financial watchdog.

The tale of a parcel that managed to be delivered to a couple in rural Canterbury - despite not having an address and only vague instructions - has been a hit on social media.

New Zealand needs to have a conversations about the enormous disruption AI will unleash over coming decades, the head of New Zealand's artificial intelligence forum says.

About 1000 vehicles made the trip over the re-opened Takaka Hill Road today, the Transport Agency says.

A new report has ranked New Zealand 12th out of 119 countries in its ability to attract and develop top working talent.

Nearly 100 dedicated road police positions have been cut in the past five years, while the road toll rose 50 percent in the same period.

A logging worker unfairly sacked just months after going off the benefit has been awarded more than $12,000.