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The Detail

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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July 13, 2026 23 mins

The government's made a sport of bashing councils for overspending, but a new tourism plan acknowledges that they're about more than just rubbish, roads, and water

Local bodies welcome a substantial plan for tourism that clearly lays out whose job it is to do what, including attracting visitors into towns through events

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The 'callous, cruel, ultra-violent' man linked to one of New Zealand's most infamous murders has now had his conviction overturned

James Wilson was convicted of the Red Fox Tavern murder, but has now had his conviction quashed

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With H5N1 now in Australia, New Zealand's biosecurity systems, poultry producers and conservation teams are preparing for its arrival on our shores 

The bird flu has landed in Australia, and there are fears it's now ready for take-off to New Zealand

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There's an unpalatable solution proposed to combat illicit tobacco and the violent behaviour that comes with it - reduce the tax on legal cigarettes 

Some experts are blaming excessive excise tax for making legal cigarettes so expensive that it's opened the door for illicit tobacco

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The ball is in Netball New Zealand's court as players and staff wait for word on the future of the ANZ Premiership

Last year's Silver Ferns coaching saga and recent board changes may have been another roadblock to locking in the ANZ Premiership

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July 5, 2026 21 mins

The Government says it's protecting the future of disability support, while critics say it's taking away workers' rights and letting itself off the hook

The disability community has largely reacted to the bill with outrage, with one advocate saying the Government is shutting people down 'in the cruellest and most perverse way'

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Doctors would rather you walk through their door with a niggle about chest pains than not be seen and have a worse outcome

When you hear of apparently fit and healthy people dropping dead from a medical event, that's often the first symptom they've had of cardiac disease

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New Zealand has exemptions and special conditions for refugees depending on the political mood and what country they're fleeing. NGOs says it's time for some consistency.

Nations are pulling up the drawbridge to refugees at a time when their needs are more urgent than ever

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After months of allegations, from the top down, trust in New Zealand Police is beginning to crack

With scandal after scandal, senior officers under scrutiny, and more police before the courts, The Detail looks at what's happening inside the force

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It's July, school holidays are around the corner, and the slopes are brown - but ski field operators are optimistic

Global warming has long threatened the ski industry, but operators around the country are pumping big money into their fields

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Today's contestants in the 38-year-old competition are not only creating original songs, they're coming up with new genres of music

While live music venues call crisis, teenage musicians are finding ways to reach international audiences

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Motorcycles make up a disproportionate number of ACC's injury costs, but motorcyclists say that's because cars are hitting them - so they shouldn't have to pay the price

Without the injunction, ACC levies are set to rise for motorcycle riders from Wednesday. Bikers are angry, calling it 'victim blaming' and at odds with the purpose of the scheme.

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June 26, 2026 21 mins

How film productions by YouTubers are out-performing Hollywood blockbusters 

Megastars and big budgets are no longer necessarily the recipe for film success, with YouTube creators building up huge audiences and moving into cinemas

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June 25, 2026 22 mins

With the cost of living climbing, loyalty programmes are one way we're trying to save money - but they come at a cost

In a cost of living crisis, loyalty programmes are a welcome way to save a few dollars. But there's no such thing as a free lunch.

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It will be a numbers game this election, which could be decided by strategy, not just votes

Strategic deals, tactical votes and coalition maths shape political elections, and Kiwi MPs are playing a game of political chess after the ultimate manoeuvre in the UK

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Nelson Tasman is one region with two councils, with one mayor happy to follow the government's amalgamation mandate, and the other flatly refusing

As the deadline for council amalgamation looms, councils across the country are making plans - or steadfastly refusing to

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June 22, 2026 23 mins

It's a global report painting a picture of a utopian future where climate change is tackled and we're all richer, written by respected economists and backed by 200 researchers. So why is being described as 'dreamland'?

Taxing billionaires, solving the energy crisis, working fewer hours and being happy with what we've got - it's the recipe for future success, according to a new report on global justice

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Why politicians are still obsessed with winning over just four percent of New Zealanders 

The rural vote has become one of the fiercest battlegrounds of Election 2026, despite farming no longer being the backbone of the country's economy

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From World War II air raid shelters to a buried stream, Auckland's CBD has a fascinating underground history

Aucklanders are getting ready to head underground with the opening of the City Rail Link ... but trains aren't the first invisible infrastructure under the city

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June 18, 2026 23 mins

A seasoned Kiwi guide says Nepal's fight for the bottom of the mountaineering market is one of the reasons why the bodies continue to pile up on Everest 

The rise in influencer behaviour has stretched literally to the top of the world - with social media gurus looking for the cheapest, but not always the safest, ways up Everest

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