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Regional airlines hanging on in a high-risk business
The small plane routes that keep our country connected are becoming increasingly fragile links.
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Underground storage and overhead doubts for carbon capture
28 May 2025Climate fix, or fossil fuel lifeline - the truth behind the country's first carbon capture and storage project
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Performance with a purpose - Trump on South Africa
27 May 2025Donald Trump's claims of a white genocide in South Africa betray the influence of his billionaire expat friends, including Elon Musk
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Beware of the zero rates rise promise
26 May 2025Local councils have more effect on our daily lives than policies from the Beehive. But more than half of eligible voters fail to have their say on who…
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The end to Andor, but Star Wars products keep rolling out
24 May 2025The end to spin off stories from 1977's first Star Wars movie looks like being a galaxy far, far away
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Shock headlines on suicide rates not what they seem
23 May 2025A global report ranks New Zealand as the worst for youth suicide rates, but researchers say the numbers are wrong.
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Legal moves to swim, fish and drink safely
22 May 2025A precedent-setting High Court case could be the key to a better attitude towards cleaning up our waterways
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The growing drug use problem affecting all corners of the country
21 May 2025With meth use on the rise, one former addict shares her brutal story and remarkable recovery.
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The urgent case for financial literacy in Kiwi classrooms
20 May 2025Why trial and error isn't the best way to learn financial literacy, and how a new curriculum could help.
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Why NZR boss is optimistic despite $19.5m loss
19 May 2025The Detail's Amanda Gillies talks to NZ Rugby's chief executive Mark Robinson about crowds, international fixtures, financial turmoil and personal strain
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Studying AI without being a bot
17 May 2025When it comes to studying how bots affect human behaviour, there are other ways to do it than pretending to be one of those bots.
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Which numbers in the Budget are 'real'?
16 May 2025The language of the Budget sometimes takes a professional to decode. The Detail takes a look at what's real and what's nominal.
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The confusing blitz of the pay equity bill
15 May 2025The government's shock and awe approach to changing the legislation has fanned the flames of anger.
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Wild weather gives a boost to the energy generation sector
On top of a turbine in the windy city, The Detail learns why too much wind isn't a good thing.
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Smokefree 2025 goal all but up in smoke
13 May 2025More than 80,000 smokers need to quit their habit before the end of the year to meet the goal. "We are not heading in the right direction fast enough."
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Training reform too much, too fast for some vocations
12 May 2025Changes made in haste in vocational education are being met with dismay by sectors that feel left out of it
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The platform on sticks that's a precursor to a new harbour crossing
10 May 2025There's a mysterious yellow vessel in the Waitematā Harbour. The Detail investigates.
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Abuse in care victims still waiting for compensation
9 May 2025Can you even put a figure on years of abuse that in some cases included torture?
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Tourism's Covid hangover slow to shake off
There's buoyancy and optimism in the tourism industry in spite of New Zealand's long slow slog when it comes to the post-Covid airline bounce-back.
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Tools to cope with social media vitriol
7 May 2025Online violence, against high-profile women in particular, has prompted the government to look at ways to help them deal with it.
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Women in the Catholic Church haven't a prayer of making pope
6 May 2025The only certainty surrounding the election of the new pope is that he will be a man, and that's a tradition unlikely to change soon.
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In Central Otago, historic buildings on the council chopping block
5 May 2025The Central Otago District Council has a plan that could save millions, but many locals say it comes at the cost of history, heritage and community.
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Polyfest's stressful wait for its 50th birthday books to break even
3 May 2025The cultural extravaganza festival that is Polyfest was a record-breaker this year - but its finances are in peril.
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The Trump bump and the Australian election
2 May 2025Australia could be the second major nation where voters in a federal election have done a U-turn on hardline, Trump-light style leaders.
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Our failing integrity safeguards
30 Apr 2025Increasing numbers of politicians are failing to manage real or perceived conflicts of interest, and there are calls to strengthen protocols over them.
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The Chathams Islands look to build a sustainable future
29 Apr 2025New Zealand's remotest community relies heavily on public money, but it's not what the community wants for itself.
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US immigration crackdown a growing worry for NZers
28 Apr 2025A growing number of people say current threat level for travel to the US is not high enough.
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The 'atom smasher' of Auckland University
26 Apr 2025University of Auckland nuclear physicist David Krofcheck is recognised for his work on the world's greatest science experiment
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