Stories by Sharon Brettkelly

The Detail - Winstone has shut down two mills citing high electricity costs - but Sequal Lumber mill in Kawerau is getting ready to double production.

The Detail - Recreational use of nitrous oxide has been reclassified. Some experts say it's an overcorrection.

As more and more healthcare becomes private, experts worry.

Auckland Airport's new Mānawa Bay mall is ritzy and glitzy, but only time will tell if people are bagging bargains, or just window shopping.

The tiny island of Guam is America's shield against Chinese moves in the Pacific, but that comes at the expense of its people

NZ's fashion industry is facing serious long-term problems, including the influx of cheap, shoddy clothing and way too much waste.

建筑纠纷法庭已经裁决支持承建方中国建筑集团的诉求，但开发商舜地拒绝付款。

On Auckland's skyline, the country's largest residential tower sits unfinished and exposed to the elements. 

Holiday homes sit empty while local families live in cars and on deteriorating boats.

The volume of people taking the new and effective weight loss drugs has grown so big that it's shrinking food portions in the US

Is New Zealand going through a bout of austerity ... or are we just in a funk after being battered by a parade of bad economic numbers?

Internationally ground-breaking research from inside the police force has quantified the difference between how Māori and Pākehā are treated when it comes to law

Capturing the health of a piece of bush, and figuring out what predator pests are around, often comes down to the state of its smallest inhabitants 

The worsening energy crisis threatens businesses, Kiwi households, and New Zealand's international reputation 
 

The coalition government is sticking to its guns on a promise to repeal Section 7AA of the Children's Act, despite expert testimony condemning the move.
 

Plasma is labelled liquid gold, but it's worth more than that 

New Zealand shares travellers' private data with four other countries. Here's the story of how one reporter found out

After years of development and funding rejections, Ka Whawhai Tonu hits cinemas this weekend 
 

Debt owed to government agencies by the country's poorest residents adds up to more than three billion dollars, and there's no easy solution

A leader who continues to shoot himself in the foot, a country with more problems than answers; and an election without any fire or brimstone

It's been nearly two years since New Zealand shook off its Covid isolation, but the populace is far from content

Three sets of allegations, three inquiries: The Detail talks to the journalist who broke the Te Pāti Māori data breach stories
 

What motivates a journalist to spend years fighting for justice for someone they don't even know? 

Married at First Sight NZ- the reality show that indulges your worst instincts as a person

Will a shake-up in leadership at The Warehouse give the company what it needs to survive?