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The revival of a genre that never went away

Boots, banjos, and big crowds - country music finds its voice in New Zealand
Tami Nielson

Opening the door to more addiction

Gambling regulation is moving to take online operators into account, but doubts are being expressed as to how effective it will be
The government says NZers spent $381 million on offshore gambling sites in 18 months.

The headwinds facing regional airlines

The small plan routes that keep our country connected are becoming increasingly fragile links
The view from the hanger of Air Chathams spot at Auckland Airport

Climate solution all but buried before it begins

Climate fix, or fossil fuel lifeline - the truth behind the country's first carbon capture and storage project
Carbon dioxide emissions control concept. 3d rendering of co2 cloud on fresh spring meadow with blue sky in background.

Trump's South African spotlight

Donald Trump's claims of a white genocide in South Africa betray the influence of his billionaire expat friends, including Elon Musk
US President Donald Trump hands papers to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 21, 2025. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa meets Donald Trump on Wednesday amid tensions over Washington's resettlement of white Afrikaners that the US president claims are the victims of "genocide."

Local councils and the battle for money

Local councils have more effect on our daily lives than policies from the Beehive. But more than half of eligible voters fail to have their say on who represents them.
Lower Hutt Mayor Campbell Barry speaking at the opening of Te Ngaengae Pool + Fitness. Barry became a councillor at 19, and New Zealand's then-youngest mayor at 28. Now, at 34, he's leaving politics for something different.

The galaxy of the Star Wars universe stretches to infinity

The end to spin off stories from 1977's first Star Wars movie looks like being a galaxy far, far away.
(L-R): Osha Aniseya (Amandla Stenberg) and the Stranger in Lucasfilm's THE ACOLYTE, season one, exclusively on Disney+. ©2024 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.

Misleading figures on New Zealand youth suicide rates

A global report ranking New Zealand as the worst for youth suicide rates grabbed headlines. But two researchers say the numbers are wrong.
contains discussion about suicide
A young person with short hair looks into the sunset.

The injustice of a freshwater crisis

A precedent-setting High Court case could be the key to a better attitude towards cleaning up our waterways
A tuna/eel lies exposed on the shores of one of the country’s most polluted lakes, Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere, near Christchurch.

The high cost of getting high in New Zealand

With meth use on the rise, one former addict shares her brutal story and remarkable recovery.
references drug use, sexual assault and suicide
Emily Duncan

In classrooms, money lessons that matter

Why trial and error isn't the best way to learn financial literacy, and how a new curriculum could help
The new financial literacy programme will fit into the Social Sciences Curriculum, starting from Year 1.

Rugby in recovery

The Detail's Amanda Gillies talks to NZ Rugby CEO Mark Robinson about crowds, international fixtures, financial turmoil and personal strain
NZ Rugby CEO Mark Robinson interviewed by media

Research, ethics, and Artificial Intelligence

When it comes to studying how bots affect human behaviour, there are other ways to do it than pretending to be one of those bots
chatbot

When more money doesn't mean more nice things 

The language of the Budget sometimes takes a professional to decode. A look at what's real, and what's nominal. 
Nicola Willis

Poor political strategy fans pay equity fury

The government's lightning blitz on pay equity claims has left whole sectors devastated, and the public confused about what just happened
In Dunedin, more than 100 protesters have packed John Wickliffe Square, chanting "What's outrageous? Gendered wages"

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