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From Taylor Swift to a kayak hero, this is 2024 in Detail
Taylor Swift, a kayak hero and an up-close look at drug checking are among The Detail crew's favourite stories of 2024.
The year in Detail
The Detail wraps up its sixth year with an all-in look at what the team enjoyed most (and least) about 2024. Audio
An 'embarrassing' pay gap, and the government's plan to fix it
Despite a law against paying employees differently based on their gender, we've still got a gender pay gap. A new bill could help.
Closing the gender pay gap, one disclosure at a time
Despite a law against paying employees differently based on their gender, we've still got a gender pay gap. A new bill could help. Audio
At the Mangere Refugee Resettlement Centre, becoming a New Zealander
Every year, 1500 refugees get a crash course on life in Aotearoa.
For refugees coming to New Zealand, a refuge
Every year, 1500 refugees get a crash course on life in Aotearoa Audio
How SolarZero turned out to be a live wire
How a solar power company backed by public funds and one of the world's largest asset managers went into liquidation.
Behind SolarZero's collapse
How a solar power company backed by public funds and one of the world's largest asset managers went into liquidation. Audio
NZ surrogacy law a mix of modern science and outdated legislation
Having a baby by surrogacy in New Zealand is complicated, convoluted and costly. A bill promised fast-tracked change, but progress has been anything but.
The long, expensive and complicated process of surrogacy
Having a baby by surrogacy in New Zealand is complicated, convoluted and costly. A bill promised to fast-track change, but progress has been anything but. Audio
Christmas red flags for online shoppers
New research identifies a surge in fake online shops scamming Kiwis out of pocket in the lead up to Christmas. Audio
'Get more out of a Toyota than a Ferrari' - Update on Cook Strait ferries due
It hasn't been plain sailing for the Interislander, but the government will announce plans for the ferries' future any day now.
The risk of missing the boat on a good deal for the Cook Strait
It hasn't been clear sailing for the Interislander, but any day the government will announce plans for the ferries' future. Audio
The tiny town being bowled for progress
"It's the transition of farmland and 10-acre blocks into high density, urban living," a local councillor says as a town turns into a city.
The birth of a city
Developers are moving at pace to turn the south Auckland township of Drury into our next city. Audio
Taranaki region leaders at odds with government plans
There's a clash of wills going on between central and local government in Taranaki when it comes to plans for seabed mining.
Seabed mining left out of regional plan for Taranaki
There's a clash of wills going on between central and local government in Taranaki when it comes to plans for seabed mining Audio
Tip-toeing to a trade deal with India
There's already plenty of doubt that we'll get an India trade deal signed in the Prime Minister's first term as he promised. Here's another hiccup.
The niggle that could trip up an India trade deal
There's already plenty of doubt that we'll get an India trade deal signed in the Prime Minister's first term as he promised. Here's another hiccup. Audio
All hail the social media X-odus
X is out, Bluesky is in, and what is Mastodon? Social media is dramatically changing and The Detail asks where it's all going.
