- 22 minutes 44 secondsThe rising toll of public life for Kiwi women
What happens when the abuse becomes so relentless that high-profile women start asking themselves: Is this worth it?
They put their hands up to lead. They didn't sign up to be abused. Yet the price of public life is getting higher and higher.
1 November 2026, 3:00 pm - 24 minutes 2 secondsA lame duck Trump could focus his attention on the world
If the Republican Party loses its grip on Congress after the mid-term elections, look for the eye of Trump to be turned on the world
'I think we're deeply lost' - a Republican expert in American strategy says his country has forgotten the importance of principles in foreign policy
30 October 2026, 3:00 pm - 25 minutes 47 secondsThe 'student of stoic philosophy' on trying not to be dull
Chris Hipkins says his challenge this election campaign is to be inspiring but also realistic - and those two things are difficult to balance
The Leader of the Opposition says he's dropped the sweeping rhetoric for promises he can keep. How's that going for him?
29 October 2026, 3:00 pm - 24 minutes 17 secondsA generation of lost local voices
While some Kiwi singing stars are shining on the world stage, the grass roots underneath them are withering, with small venues closing and global competition biting
Subsidised big ticket events are performing on New Zealand stages at the expense of small live music venues and new acts
28 October 2026, 3:00 pm - 27 minutes 36 seconds'Literally illiterate' - Luxon lashes Labour
The Prime Minister says the country isn't divided, and Labour "sucked" in government.
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon sits down with The Detail to talk all things polls, policies, partners and his personal life, and he doesn't hold back.
27 October 2026, 3:00 pm - 23 minutes 32 secondsThe demonised couple who've finally been heard
A rare referral by the Criminal Cases Review Commission raises hopes that a woman jailed for injuring her child can clear her name
A development in a child abuse case highlights the near-impossibility of going up against medical professionals in New Zealand
26 October 2026, 3:00 pm - 23 minutes 2 secondsEveryone's hedging - why the world is working around the US
The world outside America's being urged to build walls to keep mega companies under control, while breaking them down to form new connections
Pulitzer prize winning historian Anne Applebaum says the process of the world restructuring itself around America has begun
23 October 2026, 3:00 pm - 21 minutes 49 secondsGTA VI - the hype and the controversies
The release next month of the latest in the Grand Theft Auto video game series is set to be the biggest media release in history
Inside the record-breaking hype and fierce controversies surrounding the November release of GTA VI
22 October 2026, 3:00 pm - 23 minutes 41 secondsPolls, scandals and the shameless final battles for votes
As we enter the final fortnight of the election campaign, NZ political parties are still struggling to get out of first gear.
Desperation from both major party leaders sees them throwing everything at the election, 'because of how poorly they are both doing'.
21 October 2026, 3:00 pm - 23 minutes 48 secondsThe Kiwi AI tech saving our native bush from pests
Homegrown AI tech could propel the country towards our Predator-Free 2050 goal, but only if it becomes cheap enough for local groups to afford it.
New smart devices can track that last sneaky possum, saving hours of time. But the price tag is too high for most conservation groups.
20 October 2026, 3:00 pm - 21 minutes 3 secondsThe surprising ecology of saving coral reefs
The link between seabird droppings, eliminating invasive rats, and faster-growing coral reefs
New Zealanders - from Ministers to pest control experts - are in the forefront of helping to save the world's coral reefs from bleaching
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