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The Detail

The Detail

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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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  • New mental health funding may not match the need
    Jun 14 2026

    Psychiatrists say the lack of data on the most pressing shortages, and absence of comprehensive planning, make new funding look piecemeal

    Any investment in mental health is welcome, say psychiatrists - but they're concerned the government's $100 million worth of solutions is unlikely to fix current problems, and may create new ones

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    23 mins
  • The new male beauty crisis capturing our kids
    Jun 12 2026

    Millions of young men, including Kiwis, are chasing facial and body perfection. But some are paying a heavy price.

    Boys as young as 10 are being drawn into a global social media trend promising the perfect face, body and life, but psychologists warn that looksmaxxing is leaving many trapped in a dangerous cycle of insecurity, obsession and impossible standards

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    23 mins
  • The 'toothless' law keeping us in the dark
    Jun 11 2026

    A former chief ombudsman threatened to ask NZ's top law office to prosecute our health service. It's just one example of why he thinks the OIA needs to be reformed.

    A former chief ombudsman says many agencies are 'making a mountain out of a molehill' in their responses - or lack of response - to Official Information Act requests, and it's time the Act sees reform

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    25 mins
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