The Detail podcast
Make sense of the big stories with NZ’s best journalists and experts
Zombie Towns
Shamubeel Eaqub revisits rural towns back from the dead.
Newsroom daily quiz
Test your smarts with our daily selection of interactive puzzles
Scientists probe sound of silence, as National goes awol
Most researchers think the country is headed in the wrong direction, with one saying the two major parties offer little hope for the sector
Political polling on a petri dish
Depending on whether results are favourable or unfavourable politicians tend to support or dismiss polls. The industry argues historical data proves you can trust them.
Opportunity candidate’s bid to take the heat out of Māori politics
Eden Skipper is vying to give his region a stronger voice in Parliament and end the weaponising of Māori in politics
France’s broken schools spark revolt against inequality
Comment: The French protests are about inequality, democracy, and attempts to reshape society along neoliberal lines
Middle NZ wage-earners now paying twice the tax rate of wealthiest NZers – report
The Greens say the system is rigged against regular people, and this report highlights the need for a wealth tax
NZ’s ‘staggering’ climate rollbacks lambasted on eve of election
Only the US and Canada have gone further than New Zealand in stripping back climate protections, an international group finds
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Wake up NZ, south Asia is quarter of the world’s population – and it’s not just India
Countries can recover from severe economic crises. NZ must think creatively about how it can connect to these often overlooked small and middle powers.
How coalition talks could sink legacy warships
Comment: NZ First would torpedo plans to spend $22b on replacement frigates, saying drones have rendered them obsolete
Different degrees, unexpected careers: Inside Z Energy’s graduate programme
From viticulture, law and accounting to marketing and energy science, Z Energy’s newest graduates show how varied backgrounds and transferable skills can help build the capability Aotearoa New Zealand needs for an evolving transport energy sector.
Raw Politics: Overhang together or they all hang separately
This week on the Raw Politics podcast: what’s all this talk about an election overhang? Plus the Greens, the quiet giant of this campaign
Gangs now have greater influence on election
Comment: National’s gang patch ban was meant to make the gangs invisible to the public eye
National candidate: The right doesn’t ‘show the heart’ voters see from the left
Asked what he could support from opponents in this election campaign, National’s Tāmaki candidate nominates Labour’s small business policies and ‘heart’
Little wonder young people don’t enrol – they’re prisoners in a gerontocracy
Analysis: 1000 greying voters turn out to hear an 81-year-old politician speak, yet the Electoral Commission struggles to enrol 18-24yos
From US$9m to $77m, the soaring cost of shipping oil
Comment: Rising shipping costs are helping keep fuel prices elevated, with wider implications for NZ inflation and interest rates.
Is our idea of an investor out of date? Why women will shape NZ’s investment future
Future wealth transfers mean women will more often be the ones making investment decisions, making their investment confidence more important than ever.
30 years on, Leslie Egnot relives the heartbreak of Mighty Mary
A new doco brings mixed emotions for the Kiwi sailor who became the first woman to helm an America’s Cup boat, with an all-female crew
All-Star Snyder reaching for an NZ basketball threepeat
After four seasons in NZ’s Tauihi women’s basketball league, American Laina Snyder sees clear progress in our competition and a warm welcome on the road
Speed queen Helen Lee’s surprise at how fast she’s rising
Kiwi speed climber competes this weekend in Chile after a record-breaking and title-winning year going to the wall
Newsroom journalists took Starship case to CCRC – now it’s heading to Court of Appeal
In a rare move, the organisation tasked with investigating potential miscarriages of justice has referred the case at the centre of a long-running Newsroom investigation to the Court of Appeal
Finding Andrew
WATCH: Official reports claimed Andrew Bagshaw was killed by an artillery shell while trying to rescue a Ukrainian civilian from a town under Russian attack. But that’s not what the autopsy showed.
The murder of Andrew Bagshaw
LISTEN: What drove a Kiwi with no military background to risk his life in a war zone? Listen to the first two episodes of a six-part podcast in which documentary-maker Bryan Bruce retraces Andrew Bagshaw’s footsteps.
Power play: How energy-rich NZ became so expensive for electricity
In the latest of our series examining who shaped major policies and who benefited, we turn to the reforms in the electricity industry
Power Play: The industry’s lobbying takes shape
In the third instalment of our latest Who Benefits series, we look at the extent of electricity industry lobbying for desired outcomes from this Govt
Power play: The officials strike back
In the fourth instalment of our latest Who Benefits series, we look at how government and council officials raised questions over the electricity industry’s proposals
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Latest Election 2026 charts: National brings in $499k in big donations amid polling woes
Despite polling woes and a concerted split voting campaign, the National Party reported $499,000 in big donations this week
Why the left overhang is overhyped but the right could change the election
Campaign observer: Polls show a 7-seat overhang on the left wouldn’t change the result, while the right could need as few as 3 extra seats
Politicians speak at launch of controversial donor Zhang Yikun’s new chamber
National campaign chair Simeon Brown and Labour’s Camilla Belich spoke at a launch for an organisation founded by a Chinese businessman and prosecuted political donor
Climate change policy missing in action
Comment: The lesson from climate change in this election may be that some decisions are too complex and too consequential to leave to electoral politics alone
A Mexican rugby player serving Bond martinis: life behind the scenes at Summerset
From corporate careers to cooking and community events, the people behind Summerset St Johns have taken different paths to retirement village life – bringing fresh skills, unexpected talents and a…
How AI is reshaping privacy access requests
Comment: Generative AI has made it easier than ever for individuals to exercise their access rights under the Privacy Act 2020, creating new challenges for organisations subject to the Act.
Where’s our online banking of healthcare?
Comment: As our population ages and pressures increase, accepting the status quo for our health system increasingly means going backwards
A century of sporting ties: The 1926 hockey tour that began it all
In 2026, NZ and India celebrate a century of sporting ties. In the first of a series, Stephen Hewson looks at a rare, historic relationship.
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