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Anthea Evans
 May 26, 2019
superbly informative and excellently put together podcast. relevant to where I live in the world but giving a factual and global insight into news topics of the day

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Join The Detail team six days a week as they make sense of the big stories with the country’s best journalists and experts.

Episode Date
Will NZ move with the tide over Gaza?
Aug 07, 2025
Battling apathy over local government
Aug 06, 2025
Lies and U-turns from Trump's team over the Epstein files
Aug 05, 2025
An FBI director on Kiwi soil
Aug 04, 2025
Sweeping reforms to laundering laws
Aug 03, 2025
Pushing our buttons to loosen our wallets
Aug 01, 2025
Netball still under pressure in spite of TV deal
Jul 31, 2025
Axe falls on history
Jul 30, 2025
When it's worth waiting for democracy
Jul 29, 2025
Balancing risk with overreach in our terror laws
Jul 28, 2025
The hidden epidemic in Kiwi homes that costs the country billions
Jul 27, 2025
Not so awful offal
Jul 25, 2025
The value of Youth MPs put under a question mark
Jul 24, 2025
Tiny Nauru is causing big waves over mining
Jul 23, 2025
A never-ending visa queue for refugees
Jul 22, 2025
Urban, Māori and disconnected - the Tāmaki Makaurau by-election
Jul 21, 2025
Booze warnings on hold 
Jul 20, 2025
The business of playing for neurodiverse kids
Jul 18, 2025
Paying for the reality of climate change
Jul 17, 2025
How friendly fire torpedoed a mayoral campaign
Jul 16, 2025
Battling the drug flood at Auckland Airport
Jul 15, 2025
Warnings resurface over iconic fish
Jul 14, 2025
Death without a will, and the mess left behind
Jul 13, 2025
Up, up and away - another version of Superman hits the big screen
Jul 11, 2025
All Blacks' performance is no cause for depression
Jul 10, 2025
A win-win-win over medical waste
Jul 09, 2025
Erin Patterson faces life behind bars for murder by mushroom
Jul 08, 2025
The health crisis pushed by a drug crisis 
Jul 07, 2025
Rules and red tape holding back cannabis industry
Jul 06, 2025
Tourism's role in peace and prosperity
Jul 04, 2025
Stranded in hell
Jul 03, 2025
It's no longer illegal to be a proudly violent Proud Boy
Jul 02, 2025
Kainga Ora cuts new developments as the housing crisis escalates
Jul 01, 2025
The Bill that's left people dazed, confused and angry
Jun 30, 2025
Regaining trust in a world of disinformation
Jun 29, 2025
How to ride a horse, if you don't have a horse
Jun 27, 2025
The double-whammy bill natural gas users have to pay
Jun 26, 2025
A speedbump, not a roadblock for Iran's nuclear programme
Jun 25, 2025
The big 'but' in our slow economic recovery
Jun 24, 2025
At the Cannes Lions, a cheeky New Zealand advert comes out on top 
Jun 23, 2025
'Nowhere to go' for more than 100,000 Kiwis
Jun 22, 2025
The thinking way to win a war 
Jun 18, 2025
Funeral costs in the spotlight
Jun 17, 2025
Rural innovation sets the scene for New Zealand's future
Jun 16, 2025
Van Velden steers WorkSafe toward a softer touch
Jun 15, 2025
Chasing butterflies
Jun 13, 2025
In its 57th year Fieldays is still a hit for farmers across the country
Jun 12, 2025
New Zealand's predator-free future in peril
Jun 11, 2025
America's foreign student fiasco
Jun 10, 2025
The electricity evangelist spreading the solar message
Jun 09, 2025
NZ's mean testing creep 
Jun 08, 2025
Synthony rocks the world stage
Jun 06, 2025
The science sector sounds the alarm
Jun 05, 2025
New Zealand's invisible children
Jun 04, 2025
B416 group is parenting in action
Jun 03, 2025
Diamonds and their pearls moment
Jun 02, 2025
The revival of a genre that never went away
May 30, 2025
Opening the door to more addiction
May 29, 2025
The headwinds facing regional airlines
May 28, 2025
Climate solution all but buried before it begins
May 27, 2025
Trump's South African spotlight
May 26, 2025
Local councils and the battle for money
May 25, 2025
The galaxy of the Star Wars universe stretches to infinity
May 23, 2025
Misleading figures on New Zealand youth suicide rates
May 22, 2025
The injustice of a freshwater crisis
May 21, 2025
The high cost of getting high in New Zealand
May 20, 2025
In classrooms, money lessons that matter
May 19, 2025
Rugby in recovery
May 18, 2025
Research, ethics, and Artificial Intelligence
May 16, 2025
When more money doesn't mean more nice things 
May 15, 2025
Poor political strategy fans pay equity fury
May 14, 2025
Powering New Zealand from a Wellington wind farm
May 13, 2025
Smokefree 2025 goal all but up in smoke
May 12, 2025
'Change fatigue' hits vocational education
May 11, 2025
Drilling for Auckland's mythical harbour crossing 
May 09, 2025
The price of a ruined life
May 08, 2025
Tourism operators optimistic in the face of capacity restraints
May 07, 2025
Tools to cope with social media vitriol
May 06, 2025
Shaking up the Catholic Church patriarchy
May 05, 2025
In Central Otago, historic buildings on the council chopping block
May 04, 2025
The politicians have gone but debt remains for Polyfest
May 02, 2025
Australia's election tightly poised
May 01, 2025
Iwi/ Crown relations on the line after scathing audit
Apr 30, 2025
Keeping politicians honest
Apr 29, 2025
In the Chatham Islands, hope for a more independent future
Apr 28, 2025
Detentions and arrests at US borders sow fear
Apr 27, 2025
The Auckland Uni nuclear physicist unlocking secrets of the universe
Apr 25, 2025
Getting swept into a global recessionary vortex
Apr 23, 2025
The fuss over new infant formula rules
Apr 22, 2025
Basic banking help for the vulnerable
Apr 21, 2025
Faith, hope and chocolate eggs
Apr 16, 2025
It's a matter of time before measles comes to NZ, and experts are worried
Apr 15, 2025
US cuts on Antarctic research could be a major blow for NZ
Apr 14, 2025
New Zealand's biggest-ever study on dementia reveals startling numbers
Apr 13, 2025
New Zealand's estuaries 'in hot water'
Apr 11, 2025
A rocky road for the battle against road cones
Apr 10, 2025
Trump's tariff turmoil and the cost for the world
Apr 09, 2025
A haka, a political standoff, and the role of tikanga in Parliament
Apr 08, 2025
'On every dimension, New Zealand is falling behind' when it comes to social cohesion
Apr 07, 2025
The New Zealand institution heralding change
Apr 06, 2025
New Zealand start-up aims to take space transport to new heights
Apr 04, 2025
Fixing the GP crisis
Apr 03, 2025
Super Rugby Pacific, back and better than ever
Apr 02, 2025
Parents on notice after a spate of drownings
Apr 01, 2025
Reforming the reforms - the RMA is up for debate, again
Mar 31, 2025
An atheist on why churches should remain tax-free
Mar 30, 2025
Tinā, the Samoan film that's a hit with palagi 
Mar 28, 2025
New campaign aims to tackle rising sideline abuse in sport
Mar 27, 2025
Five years after the first big lockdown, is NZ ready for the next pandemic
Mar 26, 2025
Good riddance to bad rubbish at a north Auckland tip
Mar 25, 2025
Timeless Summer, endless debt
Mar 24, 2025
In Delhi and D.C., Christopher Luxon and Winston Peters in their elements
Mar 23, 2025
Excavating a historical waka, and the story that goes with it
Mar 21, 2025
The physical toll of nine months on the ISS
Mar 20, 2025
'Bewildered' experts aren't on board for changes to fisheries management
Mar 19, 2025
What's in a name - trademarks in 2025
Mar 18, 2025
The art of tiptoeing around Trump
Mar 17, 2025
Niche but relatable - the film festival where the theme is fraud
Mar 16, 2025
From New Zealand to Afghanistan, with Project 51
Mar 14, 2025
The cost of a meal that sticks in the throat
Mar 13, 2025
Master Electricians' warning on the Right to Repair Bill
Mar 12, 2025
Why we want to be mates with Vietnam
Mar 11, 2025
Designing a better night's sleep
Mar 10, 2025
Takapuna Golf Course thinks council plans for land are below par
Mar 09, 2025
Wikipedia, a surprising repository of fact
Mar 07, 2025
Canadians go from anxious to angry over Trump moves
Mar 06, 2025
The shockingly bad press for ECT
Mar 05, 2025
Time to ditch your 3G phone
Mar 04, 2025
Citizens arrest laws raise red flags for experts
Mar 03, 2025
Preparing our kids for the wild world of the internet 
Mar 02, 2025
Celebrating 100 years of Indians in Wellington
Feb 28, 2025
Shaking up the media landscape
Feb 27, 2025
SovCits are fighting the law, but the law's winning
Feb 26, 2025
When shaken baby syndrome verdict is unsafe
Feb 25, 2025
The corruption ranking that could affect your mortgage
Feb 24, 2025
A Kiwi champion for Lucy Letby
Feb 23, 2025
In the shadow of a rainbow
Feb 21, 2025
Our defence budget under scrutiny
Feb 20, 2025
Submissions to GMO law change bill are closed, and experts are worried
Feb 19, 2025
Auckland's trash is another town's treasure
Feb 18, 2025
NZ's health leadership crisis
Feb 17, 2025
The Beehive doors are shut to the CTU
Feb 16, 2025
Dark questions over child video stars 
Feb 14, 2025
Uneven maternity care across Aotearoa
Feb 13, 2025
Geopolitical games in the South Pacific
Feb 12, 2025
Funding a good death
Feb 11, 2025
A step up in fake news
Feb 10, 2025
NZ school system not making the grade 
Feb 09, 2025
Trump's memecoin drops in value, and critics aren't surprised
Feb 07, 2025
Chris Wood could be NZ's best footballer, ever
Feb 06, 2025
The mammoth job of managing stranded whales
Feb 04, 2025
Troubled waters for Yachting NZ
Feb 03, 2025
A retail crime-fighting app helping police track repeat offenders
Feb 02, 2025
New Zealand's last war
Jan 31, 2025
In 2025, a pivotal year for Māori-Crown relations
Jan 30, 2025
The app is back, but the clock is still counting down for TikTok
Jan 29, 2025
Behind the scenes with Eden Park's CEO
Jan 28, 2025
Breathing life into Queen Street, with lessons from London
Jan 27, 2025
Surviving early 2025's worsening job market
Jan 26, 2025
The year in Detail
Dec 12, 2024
Closing the gender pay gap, one disclosure at a time
Dec 11, 2024
For refugees coming to New Zealand, a refuge
Dec 10, 2024
Behind SolarZero's collapse
Dec 09, 2024
The long, expensive and complicated process of surrogacy
Dec 08, 2024
Christmas red flags for online shoppers
Dec 06, 2024
The risk of missing the boat on a good deal for the Cook Strait ferries
Dec 05, 2024
The birth of a city
Dec 04, 2024
Seabed mining left out of regional plan for Taranaki
Dec 03, 2024
The niggle that could trip up an India trade deal
Dec 02, 2024
All hail the social media X-odus
Dec 01, 2024
The good, the bad and ugly of mumfluencing
Nov 29, 2024
NZs Prime Ministers ranked
Nov 28, 2024
Methanol and inaccessible medical care - a lethal combination 
Nov 27, 2024
How rough sex and strangulation entered the nation's conversations, and bedrooms
Nov 26, 2024
Taking the shock out of mental health law
Nov 25, 2024
The death of the local rag
Nov 24, 2024
Organ donation celebrated with a thank you day 
Nov 22, 2024
Burma the flying elephant
Nov 21, 2024
The case for juries
Nov 20, 2024
The Kiwi business leader giving exploited migrants a second chance 
Nov 19, 2024
Poor outcomes for poverty
Nov 18, 2024
Nerves and uncertainty over Trump's tariff plans
Nov 17, 2024
The great lunch debate
Nov 15, 2024
Changes are on the way for NZ Post, and posties aren't happy
Nov 14, 2024
When women hit the grass ceiling of coaching
Nov 13, 2024
Fiji's climate change reality
Nov 12, 2024
Deepfake porn showing up in New Zealand classrooms
Nov 11, 2024
Cancelled school bus leaves parents scrambling, and angry
Nov 10, 2024
NZ's best baller is back in action
Nov 08, 2024
Pahiatua's Polish children return
Nov 07, 2024
When informed consent evaporates on the operating table
Nov 06, 2024
AI ate my homework
Nov 05, 2024
Concerns over new, streamlined building consent process
Nov 04, 2024
The risk that roadside drug testing could make roads less safe
Nov 03, 2024
The making of Donald Trump
Nov 01, 2024
The pancreatic cancer patient on a mission to save lives
Oct 31, 2024
Abuse survivors want Jagose gone
Oct 30, 2024
Clean, green mining as corporate branding
Oct 29, 2024
New Zealand's state of play
Oct 28, 2024
CHOGM: More than just an expensive talkfest
Oct 25, 2024
The Thames Valley rugby team that outshone the Auld Mug
Oct 24, 2024
A push to make stalking illegal in New Zealand
Oct 23, 2024
Manawanui wreck the unwanted guest at CHOGM
Oct 22, 2024
The Official Cash Rate is down, but are you up on the impact?
Oct 21, 2024
When being colourblind backfires
Oct 20, 2024
The twilight of the movie superhero age
Oct 18, 2024
Featherston, a fairy tale of reinvention
Oct 17, 2024
The good, the bad and angry of the flourishing menopause industry
Oct 16, 2024
At Wellington Games Week, a lucrative but fickle business
Oct 15, 2024
Protecting our fishers from conservation efforts
Oct 14, 2024
When the rules on sexual and violent offenders fall down
Oct 13, 2024
How artificial intelligence could be a leap forward for brain disease detection
Oct 11, 2024
Christchurch's furious food fight
Oct 10, 2024
The fast track to nowhere
Oct 09, 2024
Boom or bust in the sawmill industry
Oct 08, 2024
Covid fatigue ignores a very real problem
Oct 07, 2024
Warnings that crackdown on nangs will make them more dangerous
Oct 06, 2024
One for the language lovers
Oct 04, 2024
Fears of privatisation by stealth in an overwhelmed healthcare system
Oct 03, 2024
The billion dollar Du Val empire that didn't exist
Oct 02, 2024
Auckland Airport's new mall another irritant for airlines
Oct 01, 2024
Dunedin Hospital's low place in our infrastructure must-haves list
Sep 30, 2024
Guam locals pay the price for US security
Sep 29, 2024
Tupperware's bankruptcy unleashes the plastic memories
Sep 27, 2024
Slow moves to fix fast fashion
Sep 26, 2024
The lobbyists, the minister, and the mystery document
Sep 25, 2024
NZ's role in a tricky Pacific peace
Sep 24, 2024
America's Cup in Barcelona: less 'biffo' but just as much drama
Sep 23, 2024
Gang search clause a step too far
Sep 22, 2024
A new exhibition breathes life into Te Reo Māori documents
Sep 20, 2024
The language of forensic science
Sep 19, 2024
How NZ is failing at HPV cancer prevention
Sep 18, 2024
The modern beauty pageant
Sep 17, 2024
East Coast forestry industry facing the axe
Sep 16, 2024
More strike action coming from ambulance staff
Sep 15, 2024
It Ends With Us ends with drama
Sep 13, 2024
Police assurances of public safety after bus driver attacks
Sep 12, 2024
Paedophile priests dumped in the Pacific
Sep 11, 2024
Decision time on Auckland's shorelines
Sep 10, 2024
Hope for the end of the hurt in construction
Sep 09, 2024
The great slanging match that is the US election
Sep 08, 2024
Brokenwood - the international hit with a kiwi accent
Sep 06, 2024
SIS report spells out the threats facing New Zealand
Sep 05, 2024
Chasing the billion owed in child support
Sep 04, 2024
Inching forward on infrastructure
Sep 03, 2024
The death of a Te Araroa tramper has experts on alert
Sep 02, 2024
Downed tools leave Auckland's Seascape an empty shell
Sep 01, 2024
The great Kiwi OE isn't dead, just different.
Aug 30, 2024
Lydia Ko's Cinderella story
Aug 29, 2024
Eight days into eight months - how NASA astronauts got stuck on the International Space Station
Aug 28, 2024
Waiheke's housing at a tipping point
Aug 27, 2024
The weight loss drug boom
Aug 26, 2024
The crime of being intellectually disabled
Aug 25, 2024
The Mpox virus explained
Aug 23, 2024
The austerity argument
Aug 22, 2024
A deep dive into police bias
Aug 21, 2024
Modifying our gene modification laws
Aug 20, 2024
Green lights for open banking
Aug 19, 2024
Truth, lies, or something in between?
Aug 18, 2024
Beautiful bugs and tiny plants
Aug 16, 2024
Sanctions without benefits
Aug 15, 2024
The high cost of our energy crisis
Aug 14, 2024
Flying into Olympic-sized sustainability issues
Aug 13, 2024
Growing opposition says repealing Section 7AA will harm children
Aug 12, 2024
Call to arms for plasma
Aug 11, 2024
The business of tradwives
Aug 09, 2024
Privacy protection and data challenges
Aug 08, 2024
Laptop stickers, lapel badges and bullying
Aug 07, 2024
Medals for mums
Aug 06, 2024
Devastation as suicide prevention charity closes
Aug 05, 2024
Turbulence for flying's green goals
Aug 04, 2024
The 'huge playground' of AI music generation
Aug 02, 2024
When an algorithm is your boss
Aug 01, 2024
Political donors now on the radar
Jul 31, 2024
O Canada! We thought you were so nice
Jul 30, 2024
Robots with lasers, killing weeds
Jul 29, 2024
Imagining a better school system for New Zealand
Jul 28, 2024
Re-writing the timeline of the universe
Jul 26, 2024
They came fourth
Jul 25, 2024
Secrets of state and faith-based care, finally revealed
Jul 24, 2024
Knocking ageism on the head
Jul 23, 2024
New paths to home ownership
Jul 22, 2024
The doctor won't see you now
Jul 21, 2024
Samoa gets its first monolingual dictionary
Jul 19, 2024
A tale of two mayors
Jul 18, 2024
The tax man is coming for you
Jul 17, 2024
Lean times in the food industry
Jul 16, 2024
It's not easy being Green
Jul 15, 2024
Lulu Sun's path from Te Anau to Wimbledon
Jul 14, 2024
Fifty years of Dungeons & Dragons
Jul 12, 2024
America's space wars are our space wars
Jul 11, 2024
New body for a fresh start in sport
Jul 10, 2024
Brokering peace in the Middle East
Jul 09, 2024
Auckland gambling conference aims to break a habit
Jul 08, 2024
Tauranga's democratic comeback
Jul 07, 2024
Music for mega-churches
Jul 05, 2024
The strange story of Julian Assange
Jul 04, 2024
Boot camps are back, needed or not
Jul 03, 2024
New Zealand's unwelcome sign
Jul 02, 2024
New Zealand's failing government infrastructure
Jul 01, 2024