Marc Daalder
NZ's health leadership crisis
New health minister Simeon Brown is presiding over a list of resignations from high-ranking health officials. Audio
What happened at COP29?
For two weeks world leaders, scientists, environmentalists and fossil fuel lobbyists have been in Azerbaijan's capital Baku - for the UN's Climate Change conference COP29. This one was supposed to… Audio
NZ drops seven places in Climate Performance Index
New Zealand has dropped seven places in the international Climate Change Performance Index, down to 41 out of 63 countries. Newsroom senior reporter Marc Daalder spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Covid fatigue ignores a very real problem
Long Covid sufferers feel they've been abandoned by health authorities and the government, left to struggle alone with the after-effects of the pandemic. Audio
Climate aims stalled by reality
Reality has intruded on our national airline's climate targets, and it's backed down from some lofty aims Audio
The good, the bad and the vague of Scrutiny Week
What did we get out of Scrutiny Week? A look at what emerged from dozens of hours of questioning over the government's spending priorities Audio
Fuelling the oil and gas sector
Will the oil and gas ban reversal bring much-needed international investment , or just stymy efforts to combat climate change? Audio
Alarm bells over avian flu virus
New Zealand has so far managed to dodge the H5N1 virus, but it's becoming increasingly concerning to scientists, and it's on our doorstep Audio
Politics by Night with Marc Daalder
Newsroom's Marc Daalder joins Emile Donovan to talk about the big stories in New Zealand politics. Audio
With one last hurrah, goneburger is goneburger
When James Shaw tweeted "James Shaw goneburger" it was the zenith of one political reporter's eight-year effort to goneburger every departing politician in New Zealand. But Jo Moir is now leaving… Audio
The Week in Detail: From Warkworth to walkways
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
The invisible killer
Air pollution is the invisible killer behind one in every 10 deaths in New Zealand. There's no safe level of it, but it's an easy issue to ignore. Audio
Horse race journalism as National takes aim at squeezed middle
As National announced its long-awaited tax plan, some journalists took a hard look at its numbers, while others focused more on political strategy and impact. Audio
The Week in Detail: Postnatal depression, football fever and fish farming
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
Coming up
Sheep, beef and fish: Unlocking New Zealand's aquaculture potential
The government has a goal to grow aquaculture to a $3 billion-a-year industry. But red tape – and red flags – stand in the way. Audio
Political road rage - budget holes and emissions omissions
The UN says we've reached "the era of global boiling". Given that, you'd think climate might have got more of a mention from the media as the National Party released its road-heavy $24 billion… Audio
The Week in Detail: India, mānuka and 'greedflation'
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
Preparing for the winter illness wave
Winter illness season is upon us. Can the health system cope with the inevitable increase in demand that comes with it? Audio
The Week in Detail: From Posie Parker to processed foods
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
