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The stories that defined a year

12/11/2025 • 26 min

The news year, unpacked, by five divas with microphones As the year draws to a close, The Detail looks back at 12 months of deep dives, sharp analysis, and the kinds of conversations that helped New Zealanders make sense of a turbulent, fast-moving world Guests: Alexia Russell - The Detail editorGwen McClure - The Detail producer/ hostAmanda Gillies - The Detail… Play episode

Heat, holidays, hikes, and a 'stinkin strong' sun
The things that annoy us, and the people we moan to
Close up with sharks, in a safe space
Terror under the tree - the toys that can kill
2025 in sport
Finish line in sight for CRL
Calls for urgent action over deer control
A year of aviation turbulence
Local government's big shakeup
Living with HIV in 2025
Tips for a fabulous 2025 Kiwi Christmas do
Smokefree choking
The fierce battle over mining on Denniston Plateau
The rising cost of taking a gamble on the what-ifs
Uber victory will be trumped by Parliament
Dark patterns on the web
One for the political tragics
Trump's backflip on beefed up tariffs
The year of the kākāpō
Police face deepening crisis of trust
The rising crisis of child sexual exploitation in NZ
How Kiwi kids are becoming the new face of 'adult' diabetes
The "inherently unsafe" brakes in some 70,000 vehicles
The BBC edit heard around the world
Earth's weakest link may be in space
Fears of bubble trouble with AI shares
An economy based on tourism burns
In Taiwan, invasion by disinformation
Life in a peaceful country with war on its doorstep
Efforts ramp up to eradicate the yellow-legged hornet
Behind the education overhaul
City Councillor slams "protected" gulf zones that still allow fishing
Paying over the odds for our four-lane highways
A move to split the autism spectrum
Thirty years of dance for Black Grace
Rugby's big gamble in the US
A spotlight on aging
Border patrols for child predators
Taking the political temperature, a year from the vote
Auckland museum checks the locks
Bothered, buggered and burnt out
Iconic Kiwi brands with a French flavour
Two ordinary women
The great rugby heist
Christchurch - city of colour, capital of cool
Voice acting royalty at epic Armageddon
Helping the helpers in hard times
New Zealand on strike, again
The pig welfare reforms that roll back pig welfare

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