The Detail

Auckland University nuclear physicist David Krofcheck is recognised for his work on the world's greatest science experiment …Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

New Zealand will inevitably be pulled into the world's economic gloom to some extent, but we have some cushioning in place…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

A two billion dollar industry faces new rules to protect new parents - and it's pushing back…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

A bank account is a passport to the economy, but some Kiwis can't get onboard. A new scheme aims to change that.Opening a bank account isn't a simple process, and for some people the requirements are too hard. Westpac is trialling a basic account that gets around the rules.…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

The places where hot cross buns and Easter eggs are taking a back seat to deep-rooted traditions…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

A measles outbreak in the US has already killed three. Just how worried should New Zealand be?Measles is highly contagious, and spreading rapidly in the US. Whether we can stop a deadly outbreak here depends on one variable.…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Uncertainty over Antarctic research funding is unnerving scientists, who say time is running out for climate change solutions on the ice…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

After knocking on more than 20,000 doors, New Zealand researchers have found high numbers of people who have dementia, but not the diagnosisResearchers knocked on doors to gather data on dementia. They found that somewhere between half and a third of interviewees didn't know they had memory problems.…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

A high rate of sedimentation means our estuaries are getting shallower, but the road to fixing the damage is a much deeper issueThe health of New Zealand's estuaries is on the decline, and climate-induced heat waves mean they are quite literally 'in hot water'…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

The Government has declared a war on road cones, but the industry thinks it's the wrong approach to an issue they're already working onA pilot programme will allow peeved drivers to report over-zealous use of road cones, but one critic says it's just a further waste of resource for a problem that's already being solved…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Trump's tariffs crashed global markets and are causing fears of a trade war. What happens now is the 'trillion-dollar question'. Trump's tariffs have caused chaos across global markets, and when the US opened to major losses this week, the internet dubbed it 'Orange Monday'. Beyond the memes, here's a timeline of the last week of mayhem.It's the third time this century that global markets have plummeted to terrifying lows.The first was the global financial crisis, the pandemic caused the second but this meltdown has been triggered by one person, says Rebecca Howard, news editor for BusinessDesk.And how it all ends is "the trillion dollar question".Today The Detail looks back on the last seven days of turmoil since the US president's Liberation Day wiped trillions of dollars from sharemarkets and led to huge drops in currency values and interest rates over fears of a trade war plunging the world into a recession.This story is so fast-moving that even in the minutes after this podcast went to air, there was a major shift - Trump paused reciprocal tariffs for 90 days, and further raised China's tariff rate…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

The Treaty Principles Bill is all but dead, but the fallout from a protest haka in Parliament has Te Pāti Māori MPs at odds with the Privileges Committee After a haka in Parliament last November, three Te Pāti Māori MPs were referred to the Privileges Committee. They've refused to turn up, igniting a debate about the role of tikanga in Parliament.…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

The results of a new report on social cohesion are so poor they even surprised the author. He says it's time we fix it, before it's too late. …Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

The New Zealand Herald is barely out of everyone else's headlines these days, but will readers notice the changes that are bubbling beneath the masthead…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Dawn Aerospace builds space planes and propulsion systems out of their Christchurch workshop. Their next goal is two trips to space, every day. …Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

A crisis in primary health care is worsening and calls are increasing for some hospital funding to be diverted to GPs…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Halfway through the season, Super Rugby has ditched expectations and crowds are taking noticeA shakeup in competition and rule changes have revived the championship, giving it much-needed kick…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

With drowning numbers creeping up, a water safety expert explains why so many of these deaths are avoidable…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Legislation designed to simplify the country's resource management laws has now become more complex than the multitude of statutes it originally replaced. So it's up for debate, again.Most people agree the Resource Management Act needs reform, but the government is doing more than just tinker with Labour's changes - they're throwing the whole thing out…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Critics say that churches' exemption from paying income tax gives them an unfair competitive advantage. But one atheist says these tax laws are essential for a thriving society. The government is set to review charities' tax-free status, which sees churches avoid paying income tax. An atheist professor says changing the laws would be devastating for New Zealand.…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

At last New Zealand has another hit film on its hands, 10 years after the last big box office draw.Tinā is a film that will make you laugh and cry, but if you're Samoan like its star, it may also make you despair just a little…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Rugby ref Ben O'Keefe knows first-hand what it's like to receive abuse from spectators. He says if we don't tackle it, it will drive children away from sport. An increase in abuse toward players, coaches and refs, especially in children's sport, worries a top ref. He's heading a new campaign to address it.…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

The next pandemic could arrive at any time, but the government has ignored a Royal Commission of Inquiry report that could help it prepareHalf a decade after New Zealand's first lockdown, a look at what went wrong, what went right, and how ready we are for the next pandemic…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

More than half of Auckland's rubbish gets dumped at one landfill, where waste is turned into energy to power homes and grow food…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

There's a call for laws to be introduced requiring ticket sellers for big events to hold punters' cash in trust, so we don't see a repeat of fans' money going down the drain in the wake of cancelled festivalsForking out big bucks for music festivals is always a risk, but some simple changes in regulations could make fans rest that little bit easier…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Taking the train with Winston Peters and watching Christopher Luxon play cricket: what it's like traveling with a foreign trade delegationChristopher Luxon and Winston Peters have returned home after successful meetings in Delhi and D.C. Whether those meetings will amount to anything remains to be seen.…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

The discovery of a waka buried on the coastline of Rēkohu/ Chatham Islands has caused a century-old tension to resurfaceIn the Chatham Islands, locals have found a centuries-old waka. The process of identifying its origins and ownership is anything but straightforward.…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

After nine months in space, Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore splashed back down the earth. Their bodies and minds may never catch up. Swollen faces, struggling to walk and a loss of vision are just some of the effects of a prolonged trip to space, but scientists say the health of astronauts can help people back on Earth…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

The government wants to streamline regulations, but marine advocates worry the changes would make fishing less transparent and expedite destruction of the ocean …Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

With trademark applications surging, The Detail looks at what it takes to get a mark registered in New Zealand…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

In Donald Trump's firing line, foreign leaders decide whether to butter up or shout back Former New Zealand Ambassador to the US Tim Groser explains the tightrope walk of pleasing Donald Trump…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Swindles, scams and deception take centre-stage at Wellington's highly specific documentary film festival The Wellington Fraud Film Festival will showcase a collection of documentaries covering all types of deceptions. It's a topic that's become increasingly relatable for New Zealanders.Next Monday in Wellington, some 150 people will fill the Roxy Cinema for a niche documentary film festival. But they won't be the usual film festival crowd of movie buffs - they'll be lawyers, police officers, bankers, and anyone else whose work deals with scams or fraud.The Fraud Film Festival, an offshoot of the original version of the festival in the Netherlands, has been running in New Zealand since 2016. On the surface, it seems extremely specialised. But in reality, fraud is something that touches most people - a BNZ survey last year found that 87 percent of New Zealanders were targeted by scams in the 12 months prior…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Today marks six years since the Christchurch mosque attacks. One couple's new documentary honours the lives lost - and the lives changed as a resultProject 51 changed lives in Afghanistan, in the name of the 51 victims of the Christchurch mosque attacks. Now a documentary follows the story…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

The school lunch debacle has deteriorated so much that there is an increasing clamour to rip it up and start again In treating school lunches as a service rather than an investment, penny pinching risks raising costs above value…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

The bill passed its first reading in Parliament last month, but one trade feels the amendment is a live wire…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

New Zealand is after a trade slice of rapidly growing Vietnam, and a new agreement should strengthen those connections.Vietnam is one of the fastest growing economies in the world, and is making trade connections at pace, including with New Zealand…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

New building products being tested at Auckland University may be the answer to restless summer nights in city apartments…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

On Auckland's North Shore, a public golf course is fighting council plans to use their course as a floodwater catchment Auckland Council wants to turn public land into a water catchment to protect against floods. The current leaseholders say there's a better way.A stoush is brewing on Auckland's North Shore over a controversial proposal to convert Takapuna Golf Course into a floodwater catchment area, aiming to mitigate the city's increasing flood risks…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

In a world where misinformation and disinformation are rampant, the website has become an unlikely source of truth…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Canadians are united in their horror over US tariffs that have the power to plunge the country into recession and cause mass unemploymentDonald Trump's tariffs will cause huge damage to the Canadian economy and the countries' relationship, but the reasons behind the move remain both spurious and obscureUS President Donald Trump's trade war against Canada is fodder for America's flabbergasted late night comedy hosts, but north of the border, no one is laughing.Known universally for just being ... nice, Canadians have gone from anxious to angry as America slaps 25 percent trade tariffs on its imports - a move that could send Canada into recession.In the Ontario province alone, an estimated half a million jobs could go."People are really angry in this country at the United States," says the host of CBC's Front Burner podcast, Jayme Poisson…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Up to 300 New Zealanders a year are administered electric shock treatment - and the vast majority are happier for it Electroconvulsive Therapy has had a bad rap in films and media for decades - in some cases, deservedly so. A specialist explains why the stigma is not warranted.…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Tens of thousands of handsets and other devices are likely to become redundant by the end of the year as NZ shuts down the 3G phone networkAs New Zealand works to pull the plug on the 3G network by Christmas, telecos aim to avoid the debacle that happened in Australia when it did the same last yearPaul Brislen is on a mission this year and it could probably be summed up as 'don't stuff things up like Australia did'.It's to do with New Zealand's 3G networks being shut down by the end of 2025, and upgraded to the next generation of technology.It's a world-wide move and Australia turned its 3G off last year. The trouble is, the repercussions are still going on there - to the extent that a Senate committee is investigating why some customers were left worse off, unable to make calls or send text messages in areas where they previously could - and that included emergency calls…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

The government wants to make retail a safer work environment by allowing citizens arrest. One legal expert fears the change will have the opposite effect.Under an ammended law, citizens will have the power to detain criminals at any time, for any crime. But one law professor says retail workers aren't trained to police - and the fallout could be serious.…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

A claim we're not paying enough attention to giving our children the ability to sort out what's real and what's not in the murky depths of the internet Macleans College in Auckland is giving its media studies students the tools to deal with mis and disinformation, but their teacher wants to see those lessons more widespread…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

A new book promises to lift the lid on the history of Wellington's Indian community in ways that would surprise most people There's more to the Indian community than stories of migrant exploitation and overstaying - and a new book opens the lid on its history…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Media oversight and regulation is described as messy, and screen productions desperately need help. Changes are in the wind. The government is making changes over the rules and structures around publicly funded screen and media, industries that are on their knees…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

More people are using 'SovCit' arguments in court, engaging in so-called 'paper terrorism'Sovereign citizens believe they are exempt the laws of New Zealand. But that doesn't stop the law from coming after them.…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

A supposed shaken baby case is raising questions over the misdiagnosis of injured infants, with authorities rushing to lay the blame on parents…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

New Zealand has been too complacent for too long about our reputation for honesty, and now we're on a downward slide in international perception …Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

How a Kiwi documentary producer has been a part of a network to get authorities to revisit one of the most notorious murder cases the United Kingdom has ever seenSomething didn't feel right to Charlotte Purdy about the UK's killer nurse case - so she used her investigative tools from a world away to go into bat for a jailed nurse…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details