Stories by Sharon Brettkelly

Two AUT academics are taking their Taylor Swift obsession to the next extreme at a Swiftposium in Melbourne, ahead of the star's Australian tour

Homes suspended over landslides; lives suspended by bodies that can't or won't help 

When the text comes, these volunteers down tools to help strangers in their hour of need. But their numbers are shrinking.

It's spending billions on advertising and draws shoppers in with its questionable tactics. But how can you resist Temu when it's so cheap?

There's growing fear and anger from Māori over moves by the coalition government to revisit the rules around the Treaty of Waitangi.

A year on from the devastating Auckland Anniversary Weekend storms, the evidence of them remains all over the city

The Detail's co-hosts Sharon Brettkelly and Tom Kitchin, and producer Alexia Russell, roll through the highlights of nearly 300 podcasts and long reads in 2023

Every Christmas Auckland's big department store creates joy and delight for children in Queen St. We meet the people behind the displays.

As Netball in New Zealand gears up to mark its centenary, strong headwinds are appearing on the horizon. 

At a time when severe weather events are wrecking the environment, contractors on small building sites ignoring the rules are adding to the problem. 

本届政府将取消新西兰施行了10多年的伪麻黄碱禁令，伪麻黄碱到底是什么，它在临床上的功效究竟有什么？

After a 12-year ban that was completely ineffective in stopping the manufacture of methamphetamine, the government is going to allow pseudoephedrine products to be sold over the counter again. 

Spies, space and science form just part of the new domain for battle-hardened politician Judith Collins. 

A look inside an Auckland building that's an incubator for the deep tech sector, aimed at finding solutions for some of the world's biggest carbon-emitting materials.

Auckland's aquatic backyard and prime fishing grounds are weed-deep in trouble from exotic caulerpa, a fast-spreading algae that smothers everything in its path. 

Family disputes are getting increasingly complex and costly to unravel. There's agreement on updating the law, but actual changes have stalled. 

If congestion charges work to break up gridlock, why don't we have them in place by now?

New Zealand's $3 billion screen industry could shrivel up without some drastic improvements in funding. One solution is to ask the big streamers to cough up. 

New Zealand's inquiry into how we handled the pandemic has already spoken to hundreds of people of all persuasions, but the work is definitely taking the hush-hush approach.

A kiwi health drink with some unique ingredients has been making a splash. But after it promised too much in its marketing it's been slapped down by food authorities.

A Jewish and a Palestinian man both find they’ve been naïve in believing New Zealand to be a safe haven from hatred and abuse.

Introducing more competition into the grocery sector will be one of the first, and trickiest, tasks facing the new government.

The new government is vowing to take a hard line with gang members, including those with tattoos showing gang affiliations.

Grey hair and wrinkles are finally becoming something to celebrate.

The book that was for many years a travellers’ bible turns 50 this year. But with instant information available anywhere, how will Lonely Planet keep up?