The Detail
The disruptor that's sent diamond prices tumbling
Lab-grown diamonds, indistinguishable from the mined kind, are flooding onto the market at a tenth of the price .
Diamonds and their pearls moment
There are pros and cons ethically with mined and lab diamonds, but one certainly gives you more sparkle for your dollar. Audio
The revival of a genre that never went away
Boots, banjos, and big crowds - country music finds its voice in New Zealand. Audio
Questions over online gambling law changes
Gambling regulation is moving to take online operators into account, but there are doubts as to how effective it will be.
Opening the door to more addiction
Gambling regulation is moving to take online operators into account, but doubts are being expressed as to how effective it will be Audio
Regional airlines hanging on in a high-risk business
The small plane routes that keep our country connected are becoming increasingly fragile links.
The headwinds facing regional airlines
The small plane routes that keep our country connected are becoming increasingly fragile links. Audio
Underground storage and overhead doubts for carbon capture
Climate fix, or fossil fuel lifeline - the truth behind the country's first carbon capture and storage project
Climate solution all but buried before it begins
Climate fix, or fossil fuel lifeline - the truth behind the country's first carbon capture and storage project Audio
Performance with a purpose - Trump on South Africa
Donald Trump's claims of a white genocide in South Africa betray the influence of his billionaire expat friends, including Elon Musk
Trump's South African spotlight
Donald Trump's claims of a white genocide in South Africa betray the influence of his billionaire expat friends, including Elon Musk Audio
Beware of the zero rates rise promise
Local councils have more effect on our daily lives than policies from the Beehive. But more than half of eligible voters fail to have their say on who represents them.
Local councils and the battle for money
Local councils have more effect on our daily lives than policies from the Beehive. But more than half of eligible voters fail to have their say on who represents them. Audio
The end to Andor, but Star Wars products keep rolling out
The end to spin off stories from 1977's first Star Wars movie looks like being a galaxy far, far away
The galaxy of the Star Wars universe stretches to infinity
The end to spin off stories from 1977's first Star Wars movie looks like being a galaxy far, far away. Audio
The galaxy of the Star Wars universe stretches to infinity
The end to spin off stories from 1977's first Star Wars movie looks like being a galaxy far, far away. Audio
Misleading figures on New Zealand youth suicide rates
A global report ranking New Zealand as the worst for youth suicide rates grabbed headlines. But two researchers say the numbers are wrong. Audio
Legal moves to swim, fish and drink safely
A precedent-setting High Court case could be the key to a better attitude towards cleaning up our waterways
The injustice of a freshwater crisis
A precedent-setting High Court case could be the key to a better attitude towards cleaning up our waterways Audio
The growing drug use problem affecting all corners of the country
With meth use on the rise, one former addict shares her brutal story and remarkable recovery.
