Stories by Sharon Brettkelly

New British Prime Minister Liz Truss has a lot on her plate, but who is she and what does she stand for?

At least two people have died at work every month since last January. Are our workplace whistleblowers up to the task?

Workers have been locked out, threatened with legal action and left without any means of income - and it's not the first time.

When Princess Diana died, millions were compelled to travel to her home and leave flowers. Why?

Sea level rise is already destroying people's homes across the Pacific. How do you move a whole island community?

Why is the Reserve Bank facing flak from every angle over its economic handling of the pandemic?

From our water supply to our polytechnics, we're eschewing regional control for a more centralised approach. Why?

Thousands of Kiwi kids are concussed playing sport every year, but our rules for treating them aren't up to scratch.

What happens when the balance between feeding public interest in the All Blacks and protecting the team's image blows up on you?

After only one year in the job, the head of the New Zealand Film Commission has been stood down over a conflict of interest involving public funding for his own TV series. What happened?

A simple stroll down Queen Street will reveal more than 38 empty shop fronts. What happened to Auckland's main street, and how can we fix it? 

It's one of the most high-stakes Pacific Islands Forum in recent memory, but political power plays may be standing in the way of real progress.

The new Australian prime minister is keen, so will Kiwis' rights across the Tasman finally be brought in line with Aussies' rights here?

How hard was it to get a free trade deal with the European Union across the line? 

We're producing up to 150,000 tonnes of surplus food every year. The New Zealand Food Network steps up and takes it before it reaches what would've been its destination: landfill.

Elite sporting bodies worldwide are barring transgender women from competing if they've experienced male puberty, all in the name of fairness – but The Detail finds out that the science isn't that…

About half of the 400 people who arrive in New Zealand as asylum seekers every year end up being accepted as refugees - but why are they treated differently to people arriving through the quota…

Twenty years ago, he thought human-induced climate change was a load of rubbish. Now, George Moss' dairy farms are leading the way in counting - and cutting - greenhouse gas emissions.

Kriddles Roberts is doing everything she can to help people in need in west Auckland - The Detail heads along to one of her community events.

It's one of our top tourist destinations, but Rotorua locals are worried about the proliferation of city motels being used for emergency housing – with no end in sight. 

It's three months since parliament unanimously passed the Russia Sanctions Act - but are sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine actually having an impact?

Big changes to the way pigs are farmed are on the cards - is it possible to strike a balance between the views of farmers, vets and consumers?

Amid a global shortage of nurses, how does New Zealand lure health staff from overseas to fill our workforce gaps?

The Queen officially celebrates her platinum jubilee this weekend, but does Britain's longest-reigning monarch maintain her relevance and popularity here in New Zealand?

How did billionaire Chinese businessman Lin Lang end up exporting thoroughbred horses from New Zealand to China - and why has the lucrative business come to a halt?