Referendum

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio

Now that the dust has settled after the Queen's death, what's next for Aotearoa and the monarchy? Audio

Lynn Freeman talks about democracy with Max Rashbrooke, Oliver Hartwich and Katherine Errington in this highlight from Wanaka's Festival of Colour in April 2021 Audio

According to the International Narcotics Control Board, which recently issued its annual report, drug use among older adults is a 'hidden epidemic'.  Dr Andy Towers from the School of Health Sciences… Audio

NZMA Chair Dr Kate Baddock joins The Panel to discuss the preliminary cannabis referendum result. Audio

University for Auckland researcher Dr Marta Rychert on the preliminary cannabis referendum result. Audio

Matthew Tukaki, Chair of the Māori Council and former Chair of Suicide Prevention Australia. Audio

Matt Vickers, who was married to Lecretia Seales, reacts to the preliminary results of the End of Life Choice referendum. Audio

At 2pm today the preliminary results of the two referendums held at the general election were released. Jesse spoke to sector groups who lobbied both for and against both referendums. Audio

Research NZ has been taking the pulse of the nation in the build-up to the election and its latest poll results show that support for legalising euthanasia remains steady but there has been a sizeable… Audio

New Zealand's 2020 general election could be life-changing, with two referendum questions for voters to answer, on top of the usual two ticks for parties and electorate MPs.

The Electoral Commission… Video, Audio

The latest survey from Research NZ shows that Kiwis continue to be heavily in favour of euthanasia legislation, while the cannabis question remains finely balanced. Emanuel Kalafatelis joins the show… Audio

As the general election draws closer, so too does a referendum on legalising cannabis. The issue has long been debated, often on moral or political grounds rather than scientific. Professor Richie… Audio

A new survey from Research New Zealand Limited shows that Kiwis continue to be in favour of euthanasia legislation, while opinion is more polarised but possibly changing in favour of the recreational… Audio

The path to a vote over Bougainville's independence from Papua New Guinea has been bloody, long and circuitous. A brutal civil war through the Nineties on this group of islands some 700 kilometres… Audio

As Bougainville nears its self-determination referendum, the mine that sparked its bloody civil war is seen as the key to potential independence from Papua New Guinea. Audio

The bill that made the most progress through Parliament was also the slowest. It’s a bill to let us make two choices, once. Audio