RNZ: The Detail

New Zealand is a nation of small businesses, but their owners don't feel their political heft is equal to that scale Small businesses say they don't want handouts - but they do want stability, both economically and in government policyFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

These are drones far removed from the little spinny craft you might see hovering above a park - and they can do so much moreA manufacturer believes local companies are more than capable of filling orders for New Zealand's defence dronesFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

More than three years of war in Sudan has led to the world's worst humanitarian crisis - and perhaps the most ignored It's been called 'the forgotten war' but a journalist just back from Sudan says we should be calling it 'neglected' insteadFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Luxon made it through yet another leadership coup, but with National divided, the polls shifting, and a new kingmaker emerging, the question is whether he can survive until election dayLuxon has survived, Penk is gone, and now National reels after a week of political chaos that's threatened to reshape New Zealand's electionFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

The reasons to eat insects, whether nanny states make us healthier, and why smart people make dumb money decisions are some of the talks on offer at this year's Raising the Bar event For the tenth year, Auckland University is taking learning outside of the lecture hall and into the pub with its Raising the Bar seriesFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Kiwi Anne Bulley promised herself she would go meet her Syrian colleagues in person when it was safe enough. After 13 years of waiting, she finally made it. While the world's attention has moved on from the war in Syria, the humanitarian crisis continues, but Kiwi Anne Bulley says, 'they are daring to hope again'Find The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Know your rights - or you could be one of those New Zealanders who collectively lose tens of millions by refusing to complainIt's estimated $55 million goes down the drain every year as Kiwis fail to ask for their money back when things go wrongFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

A gathering in Auckland of business and tech experts raises some awkward questions over our embrace of artifical intelligenceCritical thinkers and change-makers looked at the impact of artificial intelligence on New Zealand communities when they gathered in AucklandFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Trump's gift to China, and the 'unenviable position' it leaves for New Zealand With China and the US vying for status as the major world superpower, New Zealand is caught walking a careful lineFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Communities are seeing red over the law giving the green light to faster development and city sprawl where there's no infrastructure in place In theory, giving developers the power to build more houses, more quickly is great - but the reality is more complicatedFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

The number of school dropouts in New Zealand is staggering, and for those 10,000-plus teens, there's a life-long cost The post-school landscape is bleak for many school leavers because of high youth unemployment, but it's even worse for those who leave without qualificationsFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

An Infometrics report on the value of TikTok to the New Zealand economy didn't pass the sniff test for many who got it in their inbox An Infometrics report on TikTok attributes a staggering value to the app's contribution to our economy. Experts have doubts.Find The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

The Commonwealth Games were smaller and cheaper than planned, and hosted across the world from their original location - and could be a blueprint for future events The glory days of the Commonwealth Games may be behind us, but the Glasgow games showed a scaled-back version is a viable optionFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Former PM Helen Clark says New Zealand is drifting and only long-term thinking can change courseLess than 100 days out from the next election, Helen Clark tells The Detail that New Zealand needs less clickbait politics and more long-term thinkingFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Trump has put a 12.5 percent tariff on about 70 percent of NZ exports to the US, and this one looks more likely to stick The 'Liberation Day' tariffs were struck down earlier this year, but Trump is back with a new round of tariffs, and experts say these look more legally soundFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Patients dying in waiting rooms, cockroaches in showers, and IT failures are the tip of the iceberg as NZ's public health system reaches breaking pointFrom waiting room tragedies to crumbling hospital buildings, NZ's health system is on 'a slow descent into crisis'Find The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

A new report estimates that the New Zealand op shop industry reinvests $78 million back into communitiesCharities across the country have come together to lay out what a difference op shops make for communitiesFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

In a few short years our young men have become radicalised online, and initiated into a world where women are the enemyA constant drip-fed diet of woman-hating propaganda has become the norm for young men from a cross-section of societyFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Australia's 501 deportees say they feel like refugees when they arrive on New Zealand soil. But we're getting better at helping them adapt. The flow of Australian 501 deportees isn't likely to stop any time soon, but some of the early arrivals are doing their best to help those who follow themFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

One backed the rugby, the other protested - 45 years after Kiwi brothers took opposing sides, they reflect on the Springbok tour One country, one family, one defining divide: two brothers reflect on the Springbok tour that changed New ZealandFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

As China tries to gain a military foothold in the Pacific, Australia is fighting back with creative diplomacy, and NZ is joining in Fears of Chinese expansion have both New Zealand and Australia ramping up their diplomatic efforts across the PacificFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Tracks in the Waitakere Ranges are gradually reopening as they're rebuilt to minimise the spread of kauri dieback. The experience is not the same - but for some, it's better.As the manicured paths reopen, some hardened trampers complain that dieback is not only killing kauri, but also adventureFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Political parties across the spectrum want to see more solar panels on people's roofs, but there's a hitchSolar power is having its moment in the sun, with National, Labour, and the Greens all making campaign promises to help make solar panels more accessibleFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Two experts say both education and legislation would help a situation which is rapidly coming to a racist and threatening head around Auckland's shorelines Conservation, anger, and racism converge on Auckland beaches as rockpools are stripped of marine lifeFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

'The human body just can't' - as the world heats up, so does sport, and athletes, fans, and workers are being pushed beyond their limits For some athletes, it's become simply too hot to compete, as climate change forces sport to rethink the rulesFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Inside the story of Waerenga-a-Hika - a forgotten war, generations of trauma, and a history finally being toldThe six-day battle changed Gisborne forever, but many New Zealanders are only now learning its story - and the cost of forgettingFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has wrapped up a short but historic visit to cement our free trade deal. Here's a look at the ways he's changing India, and what he might want from NZ. New Zealanders may have caught a brief glimpse of him during his 48-hour visit last week, but Modi's visit has longer lasting implicationsFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

All Whites legend Rory Fallon gives his verdict on the best, worst and biggest talking points of the World Cup ahead of Monday's finalFootball royalty Rory Fallon reflects on the World Cup, the All Whites and why football needs less VAR, drinks breaks and on-field divingFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Wellington has become a city of gold-plated report writing, and very little action With a new tunnel at the bottom of the priority list, cancellation of the main street's beautification programme, and costly reports seeking answers, Wellington's not movingFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Animal lovers welcome plans for a law that criminalises coercive control using pets, but an expert in domestic abuse law isn't so sure it will work The Act party wants to criminalise coercive control using pets, but one expert questions why only this type of abuse is being singled out for attentionFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

The government's made a sport of bashing councils for overspending, but a new tourism plan acknowledges that they're about more than just rubbish, roads, and waterLocal bodies welcome a substantial plan for tourism that clearly lays out whose job it is to do what, including attracting visitors into towns through eventsFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

The 'callous, cruel, ultra-violent' man linked to one of New Zealand's most infamous murders has now had his conviction overturned James Wilson was convicted of the Red Fox Tavern murder, but has now had his conviction quashedFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

With H5N1 now in Australia, New Zealand's biosecurity systems, poultry producers and conservation teams are preparing for its arrival on our shores The bird flu has landed in Australia, and there are fears it's now ready for take-off to New ZealandFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

There's an unpalatable solution proposed to combat illicit tobacco and the violent behaviour that comes with it - reduce the tax on legal cigarettes Some experts are blaming excessive excise tax for making legal cigarettes so expensive that it's opened the door for illicit tobaccoFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

The ball is in Netball New Zealand's court as players and staff wait for word on the future of the ANZ PremiershipLast year's Silver Ferns coaching saga and recent board changes may have been another roadblock to locking in the ANZ PremiershipFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

The Government says it's protecting the future of disability support, while critics say it's taking away workers' rights and letting itself off the hookThe disability community has largely reacted to the bill with outrage, with one advocate saying the Government is shutting people down 'in the cruellest and most perverse way'Find The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Doctors would rather you walk through their door with a niggle about chest pains than not be seen and have a worse outcomeWhen you hear of apparently fit and healthy people dropping dead from a medical event, that's often the first symptom they've had of cardiac diseaseFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

New Zealand has exemptions and special conditions for refugees depending on the political mood and what country they're fleeing. NGOs says it's time for some consistency. Nations are pulling up the drawbridge to refugees at a time when their needs are more urgent than everFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

After months of allegations, from the top down, trust in New Zealand Police is beginning to crack With scandal after scandal, senior officers under scrutiny, and more police before the courts, The Detail looks at what's happening inside the forceFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

It's July, school holidays are around the corner, and the slopes are brown - but ski field operators are optimisticGlobal warming has long threatened the ski industry, but operators around the country are pumping big money into their fieldsFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Today's contestants in the 38-year-old competition are not only creating original songs, they're coming up with new genres of music While live music venues call crisis, teenage musicians are finding ways to reach international audiencesFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Motorcycles make up a disproportionate number of ACC's injury costs, but motorcyclists say that's because cars are hitting them - so they shouldn't have to pay the price Without the injunction, ACC levies are set to rise for motorcycle riders from Wednesday. Bikers are angry, calling it 'victim blaming' and at odds with the purpose of the scheme.Find The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details