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Back to SearchTrump's South African spotlight
Episode 1333
Donald Trump's claims of a white genocide in South Africa betray the influence of his billionaire expat friends, including Elon Musk
The US President…
1 year ago
Local councils and the battle for money
Episode 1329
Local councils have more effect on our daily lives than policies from the Beehive. But more than half of eligible voters fail to have their say on wh…
1 year ago
The galaxy of the Star Wars universe stretches to infinity
Episode 1332
The end to spin off stories from 1977's first Star Wars movie looks like being a galaxy far, far away…
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Misleading figures on New Zealand youth suicide rates
Episode 1331
A global report ranking New Zealand as the worst for youth suicide rates grabbed headlines. But two researchers say the numbers are wrong…
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1 year, 1 month ago
The injustice of a freshwater crisis
Episode 1330
A precedent-setting High Court case could be the key to a better attitude towards cleaning up our waterways…
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1 year, 1 month ago
The high cost of getting high in New Zealand
Episode 1328
With meth use on the rise, one former addict shares her brutal story and remarkable recovery.
Kiwis from every background are now smoking meth, and th…
1 year, 1 month ago
In classrooms, money lessons that matter
Episode 1327
Why trial and error isn't the best way to learn financial literacy, and how a new curriculum could help
A new curriculum will teach financial litera…
1 year, 1 month ago
Rugby in recovery
Episode 1326
The Detail's Amanda Gillies talks to NZ Rugby CEO Mark Robinson about crowds, international fixtures, financial turmoil and personal strain
NZ Rugby's…
1 year, 1 month ago
Research, ethics, and Artificial Intelligence
Episode 1324
When it comes to studying how bots affect human behaviour, there are other ways to do it than pretending to be one of those bots…
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1 year, 1 month ago
When more money doesn't mean more nice things
Episode 1325
The language of the Budget sometimes takes a professional to decode. A look at what's real, and what's nominal.
Even if the government throws more th…
1 year, 1 month ago