- 22 minutes 49 secondsKiller bird flu now just a short flight away from NZ
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
8 July 2026, 5:00 pm - 24 minutes 1 secondBeating back the illicit tobacco trade
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
7 July 2026, 4:00 pm - 22 minutes 41 secondsNetball's domestic future in question for third year
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
6 July 2026, 4:00 pm - 21 minutes 53 secondsDisability bill sparks backlash
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'
5 July 2026, 4:00 pm - 23 minutes 52 secondsThe deathly heart disease that creeps up on you
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
3 July 2026, 4:00 pm - 24 minutes 48 secondsFixing our ad hoc, inconsistent refugee rules
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
2 July 2026, 4:00 pm - 23 minutes 21 secondsBad cop, bad cop - a string of scandals at NZ Police
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
1 July 2026, 4:00 pm - 23 minutes 47 secondsSki field operators on a spending spree
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
30 June 2026, 4:00 pm - 23 minutes 50 secondsAt Rockquest, 'bad jazz' and 'experimental hip hop' reign
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
29 June 2026, 4:00 pm - 22 minutes 10 secondsFair or victim-blaming - the fight over rising ACC levies
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.
28 June 2026, 4:00 pm - 21 minutes 17 secondsThe new audience generator
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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