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Join The Detail team six days a week as they make sense of the big stories with the country’s best journalists and experts.

Produced by Newsroom for RNZ, and made possible by NZ on Air. Listen on RNZ National at 7pm Monday-Thursday during The Panel.

The Detail RNZ News

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    • 4.7 • 1K Ratings

Join The Detail team six days a week as they make sense of the big stories with the country’s best journalists and experts.

Produced by Newsroom for RNZ, and made possible by NZ on Air. Listen on RNZ National at 7pm Monday-Thursday during The Panel.

    Why our quality of death is slipping

    Why our quality of death is slipping

    A vital part of our healthcare - palliative care - has been sidelined by our health system, largely because we don't like to talk about dying

    • 23 min
    We have an emergency emergency

    We have an emergency emergency

    A new review of New Zealand's response to crisis is blunt about the inaction of the past, and sceptical that much will change in the future

    • 23 min
    The problems with the Fast Track Approvals Bill

    The problems with the Fast Track Approvals Bill

    The new fast-track approvals bill has been described as 'government by amateurs', with no checks and balances

    • 23 min
    Powering ahead with green hydrogen

    Powering ahead with green hydrogen

    It's hoped a new GNS Science lab can crack open the door to cheaper green hydrogen production 

    • 23 min
    Great Barrier's thriving media scene

    Great Barrier's thriving media scene

    On Great Barrier Island the media landscape is bucking the national trend - it's flourishing 

    • 24 min
    Life Amidst Death: a soldier's view

    Life Amidst Death: a soldier's view

    When our Gallipoli soldiers landed at the historically significant site they occasionally paused to admire the sunsets, birds and flowers; and to souvenir treasures

    • 24 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
1K Ratings

1K Ratings

L3345 ,

Great podcast

I love the variety of topics and the knowledge of guests. A great way to get a more detailed understanding of current events. And it highlights issues that I wasn’t even aware of.

Golzed ,

Great journalism, always interesting

I love this in-depth look into aspects of Aotearoa New Zealand with a mix of news, & contemporary stories. I never know what topic I’m going to learn a little about each day on The Detail, but it’s always current, always interesting & very enjoyable.

Roxyross2 ,

Exceptional

Exceptional podcast. Informative, succinct and relevant. Couldn’t ask for anything else.

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