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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.

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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.

    Levels of litigation rising with economic hardship

    Levels of litigation rising with economic hardship

    There's evidence New Zealanders are getting more trigger-happy when it comes to using courts to stamp down on competition

    • 23 min
    A controversial driving exam - put to the test

    A controversial driving exam - put to the test

    There are traffic jams at the young end of driver licencing and fear and trepidation at the other end. 

    • 25 min
    The mutant bird flu lurking on our borders

    The mutant bird flu lurking on our borders

    New Zealand has so far managed to dodge the H5N1 virus, but it's becoming increasingly concerning to scientists, and it's on our doorstep

    • 22 min
    The great stadium debate

    The great stadium debate

    Are stadiums a joyful symbol of a thriving city - or a wasteful excess draining ratepayer finances? 

    • 24 min
    The dope Olympics is sport on steroids

    The dope Olympics is sport on steroids

    Steroid use will be out in the open at the Enhanced Games, and testosterone won't be banned. But is it taking away from the sport?

    • 22 min
    A cliffhanger for Shortland St

    A cliffhanger for Shortland St

    Fans fear Shortland Street's 32 years of soapy drama could be coming to a close if TVNZ's cost-cutting knife hovers over it for too long 
     

    • 25 min

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