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  • Balancing a path between giants in a changing world order

    October 9, 2026 · 21 min

    How Australia and New Zealand face the same issues in a challenging international scene, and where they differ in their approaches Australia is balancing a path between attracting ire from the Trump regime and retaliation from China - but…

  • Preparing for a Godzilla El Niño

    October 8, 2026 · 23 min

    From checking the water pipes to spraying sunscreen on apples, Hawke's Bay farmers are getting ready for a super hot, dry, windy summer The region that's been through catastrophe after catastrophe is gearing up for what could be months of…

  • Cornell, consent and the women saying "that could be me"

    October 7, 2026 · 24 min

    The Cornell rape allegations - why the case has gone viral and why women worldwide are saying "I'm Jane Doe" From alleged sexual violence at an American university to a global conversation about consent, masculinity and why women still…

  • The bad science polluting our media landscape

    October 6, 2026 · 23 min

    You can find scientific research to back up almost any idea, but telling the difference between fact and fiction is a real art This is not like the movies where a lone scientist is about to save the world with an idea only they have Find…

  • Auckland's not-so-great housing correction

    October 5, 2026 · 24 min

    The housing market is all over the place - neither buyers nor sellers seem to be getting anywhere fast It's supposed to be a buyers' market when it comes to property sales, but buyers are just as unhappy as sellers right now, and…

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  • The price of backsliding on climate deals

    October 4, 2026 · 24 min

    The EU is looking at a landmark complaint over New Zealand's alleged climate deal violations. New Zealand faces its first climate complaint under EU trade rules, but the government rejects claims climate promises have been broken. Find…

  • New Zealand's place in the New World Order

    October 2, 2026 · 23 min

    We're living through an extraordinary moment of geopolitical volatility. New Zealand politicians and businesses need to adapt. Is New Zealand doing enough to make its economy resilient and its businesses competitive as we dodge the bullets…

  • Young kiwis stuck in the nicotine cycle

    October 1, 2026 · 21 min

    With young people making up about a fifth of our daily vaping rates, one expert is worried there hasn't been enough focus on how addictive vapes are. There are concerns oral nicotine pouches like Zyns will bring the same problems as…

  • "Very, very tight race" puts election on a knife-edge

    September 30, 2026 · 24 min

    Five weeks out and nobody can call this election, with the declining major parties tied and minor parties surging. It's proving a "very, very tight race" for Parliament, so five weeks out, The Detail sits down with two political…

  • NZ Rugby's financial reckoning

    September 29, 2026 · 24 min

    As rugby bosses confront a financial crisis, the biggest changes in NZ rugby could be just around the corner. New Zealand Rugby is facing a financial reckoning - with millions in losses forcing tough decisions about the future of the game…

  • The two new laws that will rule our land

    September 28, 2026 · 23 min

    The dreaded RMA has finally gone, but its replacement Acts have come in for a slew of criticism, especially from environmentalists. We've gone from 'you can't' to 'you can' when it comes to development, but the new law changes mean…

  • Zombie Towns: Everything I Missed

    September 27, 2026 · 21 min

    Economist Shamubeel Eaqub recounts how the term 'zombie towns' created an outcry in rural New Zealand. Now, a decade on, he wants to understand if anything has changed in the provinces. Economist Shamubeel Eaqub finds out what's really…

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