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Join The Detail team six days a week as they make sense of the big stories with the country’s best journalists and experts.(C) Radio New Zealand 2026 Politics & Government
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  • Love, lies, and prime-time pressure

    Love, lies, and prime-time pressure
    Feb 13 2026

    What started as an experiment has become a global phenomenon. MAFS is a ratings powerhouse and one of the world's most argued-about shows.

    Former New Zealand cricket star turned Australian love expert John Aiken talks love, scandals and the show that changed reality TV

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    24 mins
  • LNG plan sparks showdown in parliament

    LNG plan sparks showdown in parliament
    Feb 12 2026

    The Government's LNG plan has triggered an explosive row over the difference between a tax and a levy, but the major question is whether it will keep the lights on

    Imported liquified natural gas could be a stopgap insurance policy against dry years - or an expensive, dirty fuel that will hit Kiwis in the pocket

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    25 mins
  • Raw sewage still pouring into Welly waters raises questions, and anger

    Raw sewage still pouring into Welly waters raises questions, and anger
    Feb 11 2026

    More than 600 million litres of untreated sewage have poured into Wellington water, leaving beaches empty and questions over who's responsible

    A Breaker Bay local with a long history of fighting for clean water in Wellington explains why the sewage dump is so catastrophic, for health, history, and the environment

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    22 mins
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