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The Detail — 55 episodes

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1

Bad cop, bad cop - a string of scandals at NZ Police

2

Ski field operators on a spending spree

3

At Rockquest, 'bad jazz' and 'experimental hip hop' reign

4

Fair or victim-blaming - the fight over rising ACC levies

5

The new audience generator

6

The high price of loyalty

7

New Zealand's game of political chess

8

When the mayor next door doesn't want to get in bed with you

9

Utopian ideas to change the world

10

Election 2026 - The disproportionate staying power of the rural vote

11

Auckland's secret underground history 

12

Everest's dirty secret

13

Immigration's bungled tech upgrade - there could be more missing millions 

14

The political battle over Labour's transport policy

15

A wing and a prayer for Air Chathams 

16

New mental health funding may not match the need

17

The new male beauty crisis capturing our kids

18

The 'toothless' law keeping us in the dark

19

Pauline Hanson's rise from political outcast to power player

20

A new AI report is shocking - but not to the experts 

21

Attack on defence spending causes offense

22

An Auckland disaster threat from a different direction

23

Sri Lanka - where someone else's war is hitting hard

24

Underdogs and overachievers - the All Whites at the World Cup 

25

Tide going out on the craft brewing industry

26

The car upgrades putting NZers at risk

27

Why the world is on virus watch again

28

Continuing 007's substantial legacy

29

For White Ferns, pay equity, but no play equity

30

Last ditch flight for greyhound trainers

31

Fears of 'zombie' town as Queenstown reaches breaking point

32

The new crime of stalking

33

The NZ firm that helped high-risk clients move millions

34

Facebook's recurring premature death announcement

35

Auckland FC's dream run results in a surprise grand final

36

Public sector cuts ignite election fight

37

The social issue that's more of a moral panic

38

Nature and climate in the spotlight 

39

The fight for the Māori vote

40

Simon Barnett on grief, healing, and hope

41

Why ultra-processed foods are so addictive

42

A path to employability

43

Media under fire from all angles

44

An anti-fireworks tipping point

45

Bereaved parents fight banks to stop alcohol sales to kids

46

The noticeably absent finalist at the Ockham Awards

47

The dark horse party of opportunities

48

The immigrant doctors keeping New Zealand alive

49

The price of being a hero 

50

The mystery of the dying eels

51

Digital health and privacy breaches

52

Medical migration the only option for many blood cancer sufferers 

53

The modern abolition movement

54

Plotting a path to victory

55

To sell or not to sell