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The Week in Detail: Gang towns, Prigozhin, and single-use plastics
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
The Week in Detail: Gang towns, Prigozhin, and single-use plastics
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.
AudioWhat just happened in Russia?
Was the weekend of chaos a failed coup, or did the man once known as 'Putin's Chef' just snap, condemning himself to exile? Audio
What just happened in Russia?
Was the weekend of chaos a failed coup, or did the man once known as 'Putin's Chef' just snap, condemning himself to exile?
Audio'This could be the worst refugee crisis since WW2'
Veteran war correspondent Mike Eckel talked to us from the original front lines in Donbas, last week from Kiev as the Russians attacked, and now he's back in Prague. He's with us for an update on the… Audio
"There's no going back now": NZ diaspora on moving toward democracy in Sudan
As Sudan goes through a coup and the dissolving of the transitional government, how does diaspora in Aotearoa feel as two years of hopes for democracy in their home country seem dashed? Produced by… Audio
"There's no going back now": NZ diaspora on moving toward democracy in Sudan
As Sudan goes through a coup and the dissolving of the transitional government, how does diaspora in Aotearoa feel as two years of hopes for democracy in their home country seem dashed? Produced by…
AudioAye Min Thant: Myanmar in crisis
On the 1st of February Myanmar's military carried out a coup, seizing control of the country, undoing a democratic election in which Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) party won by… Audio
Myanmar coup - NZ diaspora speaks out
After nearly 50 years of military rule, the recent coup of 1 February has brought an end to Myanmar's 10 year experiment with democracy. What has the NZ diaspora been doing in response to the coup and… Audio
Myanmar coup - NZ diaspora speaks out
After nearly 50 years of military rule, the recent coup of 1 February has brought an end to Myanmar's 10 year experiment with democracy. What has the NZ diaspora been doing in response to the coup and…
AudioReflecting on the Mali coup - a Malian-New Zealander's perspective
Malian-New Zealander Boubacar Coulibaly reflects on the significance on the latest coup in Mali in August 2020. Produced by Kadambari Raghukumar. Audio
Reflecting on the Mali coup - a Malian-New Zealander's perspective
Malian-New Zealander Boubacar Coulibaly reflects on the significance on the latest coup in Mali in August 2020. Produced by Kadambari Raghukumar.
AudioLinda Clark & Richard Harman discuss politics and progress
The change at the top of the National Party's hierarchy and the nation's overall progress under Alert Level 2 are on the agenda for this week's panel discussion, which includes guests Linda Clark and… Audio
'We've always valued New Zealand' - Biman Prasad
Fiji's National Federation Party leader Biman Prasad says it appreciates New Zealand's support for its elections but Fiji still hasn't made enough progress towards its democratic ideals Audio
Erdogan hails coup resisters on Turkish coup anniversary
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has given emotional speeches to tens of thousands of people a year after a coup attempt was faced down in the streets.
Turkey anti-coup rally warns against dictatorship
Tens of thousands of people have joined a pro-democracy rally in Istanbul, condemning the nation's attempted coup.
State of emergency declared in Turkey
After Friday night's failed army coup, Turkey's president has declared a state of emergency for three months. Amnesty International researcher Andrew Gardner joins Checkpoint. Audio
Geopolitical implications of Turkey's failed coup
As the Turkish President detains hundreds of military leaders what are the wider geoplotical implications of the failed coup in Turkey? Henri Barkey is the Director of the Middle East Program at the… Audio
Turkish government cracks down after coup attempt
Turkey's President Erdogan is not backing down from talk of reintroducing the death penalty to punish coup plotters. Audio
Turkey reels from coup attempt
Buzzfeed's Borzou Deragahi is in Istanbul and reports on the fallout from this weekend's attempted coup against President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan Audio