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Taking the political temperature a year ahead of the vote
With just 12 months until the next election, the mood of the nation is 'one of disillusionment', and that's reflected in the polls.
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Kiwi workers need a break
24 Oct 2025One in two New Zealanders are reporting feeling burnt out from their job, so is the solution to push through, or take a pre-Christmas breather?
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The Detail: Louvre heist has museum curators looking twice
25 Oct 2025The successful Louvre jewel heist has museum directors around the world taking another look at their own patches. Auckland is no exception.
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Giving iconic Kiwi brands a French flavour
23 Oct 2025Fonterra is concentrating on its core business, and that means executing one of the biggest business transactions this country has ever seen - to the benefit of…
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Pike River director: 'Always question those in power'
22 Oct 2025The Detail investigates how court processes failed the families of the 29 men who died, and why fifteen years later, they're still left with questions.
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Is R360 a rugby revolution or a career-ender?
21 Oct 2025A new rebel rugby competition is making a bold play for Kiwi stars, but is it rugby reimagined, or something straight "out of a McDonald's Happy Meal"?
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Christchurch: The 'capital of cool'
20 Oct 2025Our second biggest city is experiencing the type of revival that should make the rest of New Zealand envious.
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The Detail: Famous faces, familiar voices at Auckland's big pop culture festival
18 Oct 2025You could walk past these prolific actors and not even notice you're among stars - until they open their mouths
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'Never enough to go around': Charities facing hard calls as in cost-of-living bites
17 Oct 2025Charities in crisis: how government cuts and rising costs are stretching New Zealand's social safety net.
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What makes next week's 'mega strike' so mega
16 Oct 2025Tens of thousands of workers have had enough and will down tools in a week's time for a nationwide walkout.
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The pig welfare reforms that roll back pig welfare
Changes announced by the animal welfare minister turn out not to be what they say on the label.
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The power of 'social licence' and why it's a big deal for businesses
14 Oct 2025Big and profitable Kiwi companies hiking their prices during a cost of living crisis have been accused of losing their social licence - but what does that mean?
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The new online war against birth control
13 Oct 2025The pill is under fire on social media. So why is birth control being called "poison" - and what do doctors say?
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Soil may hold the answer to stormwater solutions
11 Oct 2025An expert in water-sensitive design urges us to think harder about what lies beneath our feet
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The hidden heroes of child care
10 Oct 2025How kinship careers are saving our most vulnerable children, in spite of the cost to their bank balances and themselves.
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Te Pāti Māori want to put turmoil behind them
9 Oct 2025Oriini Kaipara makes her maiden speech today, as the party announces a reset it hopes will distract from the turmoil of recent months. Audio
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What's missing from new quake plans?
8 Oct 2025One expert says the government's changes on earthquake-prone buildings are more about saving money than lives - but there's some sensible stuff in there.
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The plan that may see dirtier, more expensive power
7 Oct 2025Anaylsis: If you were looking for a government solution to soaring electricity bills, you won't have found it in last week's announcement.
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Not if but when - Taiwan waits for China to leap
Taiwanese people are used to air raid sirens but this year drills have ramped up.
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Digital IDs: Balancing privacy with convenience
4 Oct 2025If you want to live your life more seamlessly, you might have to swallow the dead rat of information seepage.
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A right royal drama
3 Oct 2025With Fergie, Harry and Andrew in the headlines again, The Detail speaks to an insider about whether they can weather yet another storm.
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Match-fixing fears grow as offshore betting floods Kiwi football
2 Oct 2025A Kiwi amateur league has become a global betting goldmine, raising red flags about the risk of illegal on-field activity.
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After years of trouble, Port of Auckland is on the up and up
A new tripartite agreement for the Port of Auckland signals a turnaround for a workplace long dogged by controversy, including debt, delays and death.
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Three-year pilot of new anti-organised crime structure mooted
30 Sep 2025The final report from the Ministerial Advisory Group on Organised Crime is delivered today, and it makes for frightening reading.
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When anti-science rhetoric is infectious
29 Sep 2025You can roll your eyes all you want at the White House reckons on panadol, autism and vaccines, but the alarming truth is they are damaging and will turn up here.
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The Kiwi tech firm aiming for the top in the AI boom
26 Sep 2025The Detail puts on a rabbit suit and gets special access to the incubators of Taiwan's powerful semiconductor industry.
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The terrifying truth about turtles
27 Sep 2025Turtles have a relaxed reputation, but in reality they're quick-moving and aggressive, and are wreaking havoc on our native wildlife
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How New Zealand gets 'soft power' without spending a fortune
25 Sep 2025We've managed to develop brand awareness without spending a fortune on advertising itself.
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