A high rate of sedimentation means our estuaries are getting shallower, but the road to fixing the damage is a much deeper issueThe health of New Zealand's estuaries is on the decline, and climate-induced heat waves mean they are quite literally 'in hot water'…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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A rocky road for the battle against road cones
The Government has declared a war on road cones, but the industry thinks it's the wrong approach to an issue they're already working onA pilot programme will allow peeved drivers to report over-zealous use of road cones, but one critic says it's just a further waste of resource for a problem that's already being solved…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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Trump's tariff turmoil and the cost for the world
Trump's tariffs crashed global markets and are causing fears of a trade war. What happens now is the 'trillion-dollar question'.
Trump's tariffs have caused chaos across global markets, and when the US opened to major losses this week, the internet dubbed it 'Orange Monday'. Beyond the memes, here's a timeline of the last week of mayhem.It's the third time this century that global markets have plummeted to terrifying lows.The first was the global financial crisis, the pandemic caused the second but this meltdown has been triggered by one person, says Rebecca Howard, news editor for BusinessDesk.And how it all ends is "the trillion dollar question".Today The Detail looks back on the last seven days of turmoil since the US president's Liberation Day wiped trillions of dollars from sharemarkets and led to huge drops in currency values and interest rates over fears of a trade war plunging the world into a recession.This story is so fast-moving that even in the minutes after this podcast went to air, there was a major shift - Trump paused reciprocal tariffs for 90 days, and further raised China's tariff rate…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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A haka, a political standoff, and the role of tikanga in Parliament
The Treaty Principles Bill is all but dead, but the fallout from a protest haka in Parliament has Te Pāti Māori MPs at odds with the Privileges Committee After a haka in Parliament last November, three Te Pāti Māori MPs were referred to the Privileges Committee. They've refused to turn up, igniting a debate about the role of tikanga in Parliament.…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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'On every dimension, New Zealand is falling behind' when it comes to social cohesion
The results of a new report on social cohesion are so poor they even surprised the author. He says it's time we fix it, before it's too late. …Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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