Stories by Sharon Brettkelly

Newshub's Europe correspondent Lisette Reymer and cameraman Dan Pannett have witnessed some of the horrors of Russia's invasion of Ukraine first-hand. They talk to The Detail about what it's like…

The cost of food, petrol and rent is soaring, and inflation is at its highest level in 30 years - how did it come to this?

Parliament has passed historic legislation to impose sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine, but how do they actually work?

RNZ's Veronica Schmidt talks to The Detail about the wider issues raised by her recent investigation into a volunteer firefighter who sexually abused his young son - and the boy's mother's fight to be…

After 23 days, the occupation at Parliament was finally brought to a chaotic and violent end. The Detail talks to two reporters who were there as it all unfolded. 

The increasing number of applications for helipads on Aotea Great Barrier Island is causing alarm among locals. But the current rules mean they don't have to be notified or consulted about them. The…

The Detail's Sharon Brettkelly heads to the capital to see the occupation at Parliament first-hand, speak to protesters and tour their sprawling campsite on Parliament's front lawn.

The Samoan community in South Auckland feels dented and diminished by its experiences with the health system. When it comes to Pasifika people, getting the messaging right is vital. 

The job of a contact tracer is difficult, delicate, and a race against the clock. 

How the Delta variant has blown a hole in the security of our supply chains.

It's the same but darker - and at times lighter - than the 1pm Beehive presser of last year's lockdown.  

New Zealand is expected to miss out on about $150 million because half the superyachts due to follow next year's America's Cup have pulled out.

Cranes have cranked up on construction sites around the country in a sign that building activity is up and running.

Maintenance teams are on the ski fields this week for the first time as operators get ready to open in June.

The New Zealand share market has risen sharply today but there are warnings that the wild ride is not over.

A Whakatāne radio station plans to give $750 vouchers to about 1000 local business next week to try to bring the town back to life and get them spending again.

Living in the Jenkins household at Ohope beach is like "living in the land of the giants", says Dad Mark Jenkins.

Stocking shelves at supermarkets for little more than the minimum wage has become a desirable job for airline pilots and tens of thousands of others desperate for work.

Sale and for lease signs are filling many shop windows on one of Auckland's famous shopping strips, and business owners say they are losing thousands of dollars a week under lockdown.

Hundreds of childcare centres will be paid out millions in insurance for loss of income during the Covid-19 crisis because of a special arrangement with their broker, but others will get none.

The Detail; a daily podcast helping you make sense of the news. Presented by Sharon Brettkelly and Alex Ashton. Debuts Monday April 29.

Five children of a solo mother who died suddenly were told to get out of their state house just weeks after her death.

An Auckland developer's plans to build 1500 houses in a special housing area have been set back by more than two years after delays in council consents, he says.

There are fears thousands of cheap homes may not now be built because more than half of Auckland's Special Housing Areas have been disestablished. Audio