Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchSouthland - New Zealand's power centre
Episode 1543
The country's two biggest users of electricity could both soon be located in Southland if resource consents for a new data centre bring the project t…
3 months, 1 week ago
The "gnarly and unnecessary" fight reshaping the RSA
Episode 1538
There is a bitter internal rivalry shaking one of New Zealand's most storied institutions, with a rebel alliance fighting the national body of the RS…
3 months, 1 week ago
Graduates in a battle over job wars
Episode 1542
The unemployment rate for young people is three times higher than the national average - leaving new graduates in despair
Three years minimum to set …
3 months, 1 week ago
Uncertainty over the fuel that drives our economy
Episode 1541
There are so many factors feeding into see-sawing petrol prices that predicting a landing price at the pump has become impossible
It doesn't matter wh…
3 months, 1 week ago
As Covid hits again, New Zealand confronts its pandemic past
Episode 1540
Six years after New Zealand moved into its first lockdown, the final inquiry report examines lockdowns, mandates and the cost of the pandemic -and an…
3 months, 1 week ago
Athletics out of hibernation
Episode 1539
New Zealand track and field athletes have achieved on the world scene for decades - but now there's a new strength and diversity not seen since the 1…
3 months, 1 week ago
The price of instant gratification
Episode 1537
One million Kiwis use a Buy Now Pay Later scheme, but not everyone is convinced the regulations governing them are adequate to protect users from har…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Landmark case could force rewrite of emissions strategy
Episode 1536
The once quiet workhorse of climate policy, the humble tree, is now headline material, fuelling political fights and finding itself at the very root …
3 months, 2 weeks ago
The great property breakup
Episode 1535
New Zealanders finally seem to be dialling down their obsession with owning houses to create wealth
New Zealand's love affair with property could be…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Iran, Israel, and 'the great Satan'
Episode 1534
A week after the US and Israel struck Iran, The Detail looks at what really led to the war, how Tehran hit back, and the political storm brewing at h…
3 months, 2 weeks ago