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The Detail — 114 episodes

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1

New Zealand's antibiotic overuse

2

The most unpredictable yet most dull election campaign in recent history

3

The price of motorway art and the cost of not having it

4

A health system on life support

5

The manufactured authenticity of the successful TikToker 

6

A Kiwi aid worker with a cross on his back

7

The troubles with Winton

8

A crackdown on slavery in NZ, or just 'poking the bear'?

9

After icy homes, the next issue is heat boxes

10

Six deaths, decades of warnings, and no accountability

11

The geriatric giant growing by the hour

12

Canada has had enough 

13

The vote that could change Parliament

14

Collecting the votes of the discontented

15

New study reveals genetic link to eating disorders

16

Disruptive behaviour in classrooms on the rise

17

The $2billion cost of our failure to care for Kiwi mums

18

In a 'great power rivalry', NZ gains friends 

19

Inching towards a more prosperous time

20

The battle for the soul of sport

21

NZ's Chinese frenemies 

22

Small businesses, big impact

23

The incredible world of Kiwi-made drones

24

Why the world is neglecting our worst humanitarian crisis

25

Luxon's survived, but 'the fundamental issues are still there' 

26

A thirst for knowledge, and a beer

27

In Syria, a Kiwi finally meets her colleagues

28

The $55 million drain from Kiwi pockets

29

Our biggest brains on controlling AI

30

In China-US rivalry, NZ remains isolated but not insulated

31

A fast track to trouble

32

The lost children

33

The backlash over some fantastical TikTok figures 

34

NZ's big wins at a scaled-back Commonwealth Games 

35

Helen Clark's warning for NZ

36

The return of Trump's tariffs

37

Inside NZ's hospital crisis

38

The state of op shops 

39

Mainlining the manosphere

40

The refugees we can't say no to

41

Kiwi brothers divided by the Springbok tour

42

Australia's diplomatic blitz across the Pacific

43

Reopened tracks draw the crowds

44

This election, solar power is having its moment in the sun 

45

Our disappearing tidal marine life

46

The deadly opponent no athlete can outrun

47

The deadly battle New Zealand forgot 

48

Why India wants NZ on its side

49

The Fallon verdict on the Football World Cup so far

50

The decay of our cool capital

51

Domestic abuse, with pets as a weapon

52

A clear direction for councils on tourism

53

The life and crimes of James Henry Wilson

54

Killer bird flu now just a short flight away from NZ

55

Beating back the illicit tobacco trade

56

Netball's domestic future in question for third year

57

Disability bill sparks backlash

58

The deathly heart disease that creeps up on you

59

Fixing our ad hoc, inconsistent refugee rules

60

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

61

Ski field operators on a spending spree

62

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

63

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

64

The new audience generator

65

The high price of loyalty

66

New Zealand's game of political chess

67

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

68

Utopian ideas to change the world

69

Election 2026 - The disproportionate staying power of the rural vote

70

Auckland's secret underground history 

71

Everest's dirty secret

72

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

73

The political battle over Labour's transport policy

74

A wing and a prayer for Air Chathams 

75

New mental health funding may not match the need

76

The new male beauty crisis capturing our kids

77

The 'toothless' law keeping us in the dark

78

Pauline Hanson's rise from political outcast to power player

79

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

80

Attack on defence spending causes offense

81

An Auckland disaster threat from a different direction

82

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

83

Underdogs and overachievers - the All Whites at the World Cup 

84

Tide going out on the craft brewing industry

85

The car upgrades putting NZers at risk

86

Why the world is on virus watch again

87

Continuing 007's substantial legacy

88

For White Ferns, pay equity, but no play equity

89

Last ditch flight for greyhound trainers

90

Fears of 'zombie' town as Queenstown reaches breaking point

91

The new crime of stalking

92

The NZ firm that helped high-risk clients move millions

93

Facebook's recurring premature death announcement

94

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

95

Public sector cuts ignite election fight

96

The social issue that's more of a moral panic

97

Nature and climate in the spotlight 

98

The fight for the Māori vote

99

Simon Barnett on grief, healing, and hope

100

Why ultra-processed foods are so addictive

101

A path to employability

102

Media under fire from all angles

103

An anti-fireworks tipping point

104

Bereaved parents fight banks to stop alcohol sales to kids

105

The noticeably absent finalist at the Ockham Awards

106

The dark horse party of opportunities

107

The immigrant doctors keeping New Zealand alive

108

The price of being a hero 

109

The mystery of the dying eels

110

Digital health and privacy breaches

111

Medical migration the only option for many blood cancer sufferers 

112

The modern abolition movement

113

Plotting a path to victory

114

To sell or not to sell