From boom to brake - we look at what went wrong for EVs in New Zealand, and what needs to happen to get the spark back

The EV slowdown: How Government decisions changed the road ahead

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Auckland Council's planning has been thrown for a loop after what looks like yet another government-imposed rule change over housing

Government interference in planning rules for Auckland housing has reached new heights with another u-turn frustrating the council

Guests:

• Richard Hills- North Shore Councillor
• Kristen De Monchy- Sandringham resident
• Philip Bradley- Sandringham resident

Learn more:

• Read more about Richard Hills and intensification on RNZ
• NZ Initiative opinion piece on the intensification row
• Auckland Council clarifies the 2 million myth

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Skins, snow and scrutiny: How the 2026 Winter Olympics is unfolding for our athletes 

This year, the most contested "ice" at the Winter Olympics isn't on the rink - it's U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Guest:

• Nathan Rarere, RNZ First Up presenter and sports reporter

Learn more:

• See Olympic winter games key facts and figures
• Read more about New Zealand's Olympic team here
• Read more about ICE agents in Italy and why ICE agents are at the Olympic games
• Read more about the crotch-enlarging scandal here

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Weeks after the January floods wreaked havoc on the east coast, The Detail visits two towns to see how locals are holding up - and what the future holds

Sharon Brettkelly visits Ōpōtiki and Te Araroa to see how the towns are faring after the devastating January floods

Guests:

• Tani Atkins-Waitoa - Te Araroa local
• Robin Hapeta - Te Araroa local
• David Moore - Ōpōtiki mayor

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Where does New Zealand sit in a new world order that ditches traditional international rules and favours the mighty over the tiny? 

There's a rupture in the international rules-based order, but that doesn't mean New Zealand will be crushed by bigger powers

Guest:

• Tim Groser- former NZ diplomat
• Jayme Poisson- Front Burner podcast host

Learn more:

• Former National leader Todd Muller's view on how New Zealand should react to the new world order. (Stuff)
• Steve Maharey on why New Zealand needs to listen to Mark Carney. (NZ Herald)
• The Conversation piece by Nicholas Ross Smith on NZ surviving and thriving in Trump's new world of great-power rivalry
• Mark Carney's World Economic Forum address

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As more and more discount chain pharmacies open, locally owned and operated chemists worry their customers won't get the high level of care that saves trips to GPs, and EDs

In less than 10 years, nearly 100 Chemist Warehouses and Bargain Chemists have opened across the country - so where does that leave local pharmacies?

Guests:

• Vicky Chan - Pakuranga pharmacist
• Clive Cannons - Wainuiomata pharmacist

Learn More:

• Read Dr Eric Crampton's article on pharmacy competition here
• Read the press release on 12-month prescriptions here

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Once the election date is announced, politics can disintegrate into a toxic mess. Don't expect this year to be any different.

Politicians sharpen their knives and their tongues as we bump our way to November 7

Guests:

• Laura Walters, Newsroom's political editor
• Thomas Coughlan, NZ Herald's political editor

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The real treasure hidden in the wrecks of some 2500 ships buried along New Zealand's coasts isn't jewels or gold bars - but the stories of the people who were on board

There are concerns divers are plundering one of New Zealand's famous shipwrecks. Are they treasure-hunting pirates, or just amateur souvenir-seekers?

Guest:

• Garth MacIntyre

Learn more:

• Stuff story on divers getting away with crockery at historic Mahia shipwreck
• Information about the sinking of the Tasmania
• RNZ's award-winning podcast on Kelly Tarlton

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New Zealander Khol Gillies was fighting in Ukraine when he was badly injured, and he spent days in a bunker waiting to be evacuated

Three months after an injury that cost him his leg, Khol Gillies tells RNZ's Lisa Owen the story of how he ended up fighting for Ukraine, and what it was like waiting in a bunker for days to be evacuated

Guests:

• Khol Gillies
• Jasmine Gillies

Learn More:

• To contribute to Khol's recovery, find his Givealittle here

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The record number of prisoners are bouncing between facilities around the country, stretching court resources and rehabilitation programmes

With prison numbers at their highest ever and still rising, one former prisoner and critic of this government's tough-on-crime policies has put his hope in a controversial programme

Guests:

• Emma Priest, criminal barrister
• Dr Paul Wood, formerly incarcerated PhD

Learn more:

• View the most recent prison statistics from Ara Poutama Aotearoa/ Department of Correction
• Read about plans for the next boot camp, in March
• Compare stats on prison populations around the world

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Extreme weather may be the trigger for deadly and devastating slash, but the lines on who is responsible for prevention and clean-up are blurred

The slash debate heats up - again - in Gisborne as forestry operators urge the government to remove their legal accountability for the devastating discharge

Guest:

• Dr Mark Bloomberg - adjunct senior fellow at the School of Forestry at Canterbury University

Learn More:

• Forestry group urges Government to remove legal accountability for slash

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