The Detail

Chris Hipkins says his challenge this election campaign is to be inspiring but also realistic - and those two things are difficult to balance
The Leader of the Opposition says he's dropped the sweeping rhetoric for promises he can keep. How's that going for him?
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While some Kiwi singing stars are shining on the world stage, the grass roots underneath them are withering, with small venues closing and global competition biting

Subsidised big ticket events are performing on New Zealand stages at the expense of small live music venues and new acts
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The Prime Minister says the country isn't divided, and Labour "sucked" in government.
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon sits down with The Detail to talk all things polls, policies, partners and his personal life, and he doesn't hold back.
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A rare referral by the Criminal Cases Review Commission raises hopes that a woman jailed for injuring her child can clear her name
A development in a child abuse case highlights the near-impossibility of going up against medical professionals in New Zealand
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The world outside America's being urged to build walls to keep mega companies under control, while breaking them down to form new connections
Pulitzer prize winning historian Anne Applebaum says the process of the world restructuring itself around America has begun
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