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The mortgage rate rollercoaster
It's a housing crisis of a different kind - house prices are falling and interest rates are rising.
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Spying on our sewage
8 Nov 2022Covid-19 put wastewater testing on our radar, but what else can this technology tell us about our lives?
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Labour's to-do list and the question of lasting reform
It's less than a year until the next election and Labour's still got a lot on its legislative agenda this term.
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The Week in Detail: Wayne Brown, banks, and nuclear power
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.
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What's the deal with nuclear power?
New Zealanders have been proudly nuclear free for decades, but do we really know what nuclear power involves?
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No more screen time for Auckland school rugby stars
Is the commercialisation of school sport doing more harm than good?
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Should mayors have to indulge the media?
Why isn't Auckland's new mayor Wayne Brown saying yes to more media interviews?
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Public transport's $1.3 billion ticketing facelift
1 Nov 2022Why has a national, integrated public transport ticketing system been so long in the making?
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Why are banks making big bucks?
Bank profits are set to crack $10 billion - is it too much, or are the banks just an easy target for criticism?
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The Week in Detail: ADHD, protests, an inland port
30 Oct 2022The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.
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Ruakura Superhub: Building Aotearoa's largest inland port
28 Oct 2022"In 20 years, it will be the epicentre of logistics in the North Island."
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Making a point with a protest
What makes a successful protest - and how do you win others to your cause?
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No mining for Diamonds
Aussie netballers have been called 'ungrateful' and 'precious' by refusing to wear their mining company sponsor's logo on their dresses - a moral move that's cost them a $15 million deal.
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The ADHD doctor: Hero or villain?
25 Oct 2022The case of the GP punished for throwing ADHD patients a lifeline has highlighted gaping holes in our system for those who are neurodivergent.
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The Week in Detail: Climate concerns, funding foibles
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.
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Jayden Meyer: Why a teen rapist is doing time at home
Four counts of rape, one of sexual violation. How - and why - did the court reach a sentence of nine months' home detention?
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The Sheilah Winn saga: Much ado about funding
20 Oct 2022Was Creative NZ really cancelling the Bard?
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The cost of riding more marine heatwaves
19 Oct 2022We're in for another marine heatwave - but are we ready for the consequences?
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Climate change and our survival instincts
18 Oct 2022The news is filled with doom and gloom about climate change - is there any reason to be optimistic?
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Demystifying the world of political lobbying
Kris Faafoi's move into lobbying has raised eyebrows - is there a case for regulating the industry?
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The Week in Detail: Taxes, kauri, and Peter Ellis
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.
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The wild world of chess cheating
A cheating scandal has rocked the chess world, but it's just the latest in a long list of sports cheats.
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Peter Ellis' faith finally repaid
The Detail talks to Newsroom's Melanie Reid about the years she's spent covering the Peter Ellis case.
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Kauri: The fightback against dieback
12 Oct 2022Kauri dieback disease is killing our giants of the forest - are we any closer to a cure?
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