Long Read
Long Read: The grief bird
By Ellen Rykers: The bittern’s eerie, booming call sounds like a lament, a tangi ringing across the marshes. Now, the birds themselves are in trouble Audio
Long Read: Weighing the Booker Prize shortlist
By Jeremy Rees: I read every book shortlisted for the most prestigious literary award in the world. Here's what I found. Audio
The Week in Detail: From pandemic pets to Wellington's budget woes
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
Long Read: The Badjelly Chronicles
By Gemma Gracewood: How New Zealand developed an unique obsession with the baddest witch in all the world. Audio
Long Read: Loss of Incidental Connections
By Susan Strongman: Retired and living alone in Hamilton, Mum ticks a lot of the boxes that put her at risk of loneliness. Audio
Long Read: The MethaneSAT saga
By Eloise Gibson: How did New Zealand come to invest $29 million in a Bezos-backed methane satellite space plan? Audio
Long Read: There and back again
By Kate Evans: Humans have been puzzling over the mysteries of animal migration and navigation for centuries. Audio
The Week in Detail: Tiny homes, mental health awareness, and Afghan refugees
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
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Long Read: Make voting sexy again
By Nadine Anne Hura: If those with the least wealth and privilege understood how much power they held, their votes could really could make a difference. Audio
Week in Detail: Winston's return, landlord rules, and big cats
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
Long Read: Turning the tide
A team of New Zealanders and Tongans have just carpeted a remote Tongan island with poisoned bait, hoping to eradicate rats.
Long Read: What happened to Wellington – Live?
By Janhavi Gosavi: Once the shining example for community pages, many followers are growing concerned by its new owner's approach. Audio
Long Read: Our renewable power struggle
By George Driver: Millions of panels could soon be erected across thousands of hectares of the country as an unprecedented solar-farm boom begins. Audio
The Week in Detail: Sex ed, wildfires, and migrant exploitation
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
Long Read: The new Golden Age of rail
By Theo Macdonald: Long-distance rail travel is in for a revival in New Zealand — eventually. And you don’t have to be a nostalgia buff, trainspotter or climate-action protester to see why. Audio
The Week in Detail: Postnatal depression, football fever and fish farming
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
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Long Read: Weaponised
By Kate Evans: With each generation, predators and prey refine their aggressive weapons and defensive armour. Audio
Long Read: When we were shunned
By Anusha Bradley: After leaving the Jehovah’s Witnesses, Brad Miller and Cassie Dean were cut off from almost everyone they’d ever known. Audio
The Week in Detail: Bank fraud, broken roads and the kākāpō
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
Long Read: Immaculate
By Dave Hansford: Meet New Zealand's lawn addicts, who can be found in the weekend perfecting their 'outdoor carpet'. Audio