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Two big political memoirs have hit the bookshops this year - but which high profile politicians are missing from the shelves
Trump's backflip on beefed up tariffs
A surprise reversal on high beef tariffs has been a welcome relief for farmers, but with Trump in the White House, celebrations are muted
The year of the kākāpō
Kākāpō numbers are recovering at such a rate that we are running out of pest-free islands to put them on
Police face deepening crisis of trust
Government pressed for action as scandal over police handling of McSkimming complaints sparks national reckoning
The rising crisis of child sexual exploitation in NZ
Sexual exploitation of children is seen as one of the worst crimes out there - but do the prison terms reflect the severity?
discusses child sexual abuse and exploitation
How Kiwi kids are becoming the new face of 'adult' diabetes
Type 1 diabetes used to be called 'juvenile diabetes', and Type 2 affected adults. But that's no longer the case, and the number of kids with Type 2 in New Zealand is rising.
The "inherently unsafe" brakes in some 70,000 vehicles
For years, a father has been fighting for Waka Kotahi to do more about the dangers of a vehicle braking system involved in his son's death. Now a coroner's report backs him up, but NZTA still disagrees.
The BBC edit heard around the world
Editing scandal at BBC sparks 'existential crisis' for public-service broadcaster and puts the spotlight on trust in journalism
Earth's weakest link may be in space
Space terrorism is no longer relegated to sci-fi movies: it's happening already, and one legal expert warns we're far from prepared
Fears of bubble trouble with AI shares
As AI share prices soar, some economic doomsayers have started to ring the warning bells of a bubble risk
An economy based on tourism burns
Ruapehu District's mayor says the huge fire still burning in the region could have the same effect on the local economy as the 1996 eruption
In Taiwan, invasion by disinformation
In a country swamped by disinformation, two entrepreneurs have come up with solutions to tackle the problem, on and offline
Life in a peaceful country with war on its doorstep
The Detail's Sharon Brettkelly visits Jordan, where the tourism industry propping up the country's economy has been all but decimated by the war in neighbouring Israel
Efforts ramp up to eradicate the yellow-legged hornet
This nasty pest can be destroyed, but it will take government resources and extreme vigilance from the public to do it.
Behind the education overhaul
A key player in the curriculum rewrite says the criticism is overblown - and not a reflection of what the sector thinks
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