Stories by Sharon Brettkelly

The worsening energy crisis threatens businesses, Kiwi households, and New Zealand's international reputation 
 

The coalition government is sticking to its guns on a promise to repeal Section 7AA of the Children's Act, despite expert testimony condemning the move.
 

Plasma is labelled liquid gold, but it's worth more than that 

New Zealand shares travellers' private data with four other countries. Here's the story of how one reporter found out

After years of development and funding rejections, Ka Whawhai Tonu hits cinemas this weekend 
 

Debt owed to government agencies by the country's poorest residents adds up to more than three billion dollars, and there's no easy solution

A leader who continues to shoot himself in the foot, a country with more problems than answers; and an election without any fire or brimstone

It's been nearly two years since New Zealand shook off its Covid isolation, but the populace is far from content

Three sets of allegations, three inquiries: The Detail talks to the journalist who broke the Te Pāti Māori data breach stories
 

What motivates a journalist to spend years fighting for justice for someone they don't even know? 

Married at First Sight NZ- the reality show that indulges your worst instincts as a person

Will a shake-up in leadership at The Warehouse give the company what it needs to survive? 

In 2024 more voters than ever in history are heading to the polls, but one of the most extraordinary elections happened this week 

Kiwi holiday makers have been air-lifted from New Caledonia, but what kind of mess have they left behind?

Former charter schools are expressing caution about David Seymour's revival plans

Do influencers and celebrities with large social media followings have a responsibility to speak out on political and other issues? 

Energy experts doubt New Zealand will ever get to 100 percent renewable, and say incentives and rewards are the answer to bridging the gap

Fans fear Shortland Street's 32 years of soapy drama could be coming to a close if TVNZ's cost-cutting knife hovers over it for too long 
 

A vital part of our healthcare - palliative care - has been sidelined by our health system, largely because we don't like to talk about dying

On Great Barrier Island the media landscape is bucking the national trend - it's flourishing 

KiwiRail's future could be veering more towards mothballs than mega-ferries, but the government's not sending out any hints

New technology available to abuse victims aims to change the figures on unreported sexual assaults.

From harem pants to scandalous hemlines, Auckland Library's latest exhibition showcases what we wore in the 1950s through 1990s

The beauty industry in New Zealand is a wild west devoid of regulation, and the price people are paying can take the form of scars, burns and infections.

The lights are on, the beds are ready, but no patients have stepped inside a brand new $320 million surgical hospital built on Auckland's North Shore.