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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.
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The return of Trump's tariffs
2w ago00:21:58Tap to summarizeTrump has put a 12.5 percent tariff on about 70 percent of NZ exports to the US, and this one looks more likely to stick The 'Liberation Day' tariffs were struck down earlier this year, but Trump is back with a new round of tariffs, and experts say these look more legally soundFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
Transcribe →Inside NZ's hospital crisis
2w ago00:21:48Tap to summarizePatients dying in waiting rooms, cockroaches in showers, and IT failures are the tip of the iceberg as NZ's public health system reaches breaking pointFrom waiting room tragedies to crumbling hospital buildings, NZ's health system is on 'a slow descent into crisis'Find The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
Transcribe →The state of op shops
2w ago00:21:30Tap to summarizeA new report estimates that the New Zealand op shop industry reinvests $78 million back into communitiesCharities across the country have come together to lay out what a difference op shops make for communitiesFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
Transcribe →Mainlining the manosphere
3w ago00:22:54Tap to summarizeIn a few short years our young men have become radicalised online, and initiated into a world where women are the enemyA constant drip-fed diet of woman-hating propaganda has become the norm for young men from a cross-section of societyFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
Transcribe →The refugees we can't say no to
3w ago00:23:16Tap to summarizeAustralia's 501 deportees say they feel like refugees when they arrive on New Zealand soil. But we're getting better at helping them adapt. The flow of Australian 501 deportees isn't likely to stop any time soon, but some of the early arrivals are doing their best to help those who follow themFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
Transcribe →Kiwi brothers divided by the Springbok tour
3w ago00:23:11Tap to summarizeOne backed the rugby, the other protested - 45 years after Kiwi brothers took opposing sides, they reflect on the Springbok tour One country, one family, one defining divide: two brothers reflect on the Springbok tour that changed New ZealandFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
Transcribe →Australia's diplomatic blitz across the Pacific
3w ago00:22:12Tap to summarizeAs China tries to gain a military foothold in the Pacific, Australia is fighting back with creative diplomacy, and NZ is joining in Fears of Chinese expansion have both New Zealand and Australia ramping up their diplomatic efforts across the PacificFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
Transcribe →Reopened tracks draw the crowds
3w ago00:23:05Tap to summarizeTracks in the Waitakere Ranges are gradually reopening as they're rebuilt to minimise the spread of kauri dieback. The experience is not the same - but for some, it's better.As the manicured paths reopen, some hardened trampers complain that dieback is not only killing kauri, but also adventureFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
Transcribe →This election, solar power is having its moment in the sun
3w ago00:22:43Tap to summarizePolitical parties across the spectrum want to see more solar panels on people's roofs, but there's a hitchSolar power is having its moment in the sun, with National, Labour, and the Greens all making campaign promises to help make solar panels more accessibleFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
Transcribe →The deadly battle New Zealand forgot
4w ago00:23:22Tap to summarizeInside the story of Waerenga-a-Hika - a forgotten war, generations of trauma, and a history finally being toldThe six-day battle changed Gisborne forever, but many New Zealanders are only now learning its story - and the cost of forgettingFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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