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For mumfluencers, the changing digital age comes with new challenges
Mumfluencing can be a lucrative business, but making a living off of children can come at a cost.
The good, the bad and ugly of mumfluencing
Mumfluencing can be a lucrative business, but making a living off of children can come at a cost Audio
NZs Prime Ministers ranked
Historians talk to The Detail about the good, the bad and the grumpy of 23 past Prime Ministers of New Zealand Audio
Methanol and inaccessible medical care - a lethal combination
Facing methanol poisoning in a place like Laos means hurdles to getting help, including accessing health care in time.
Methanol and inaccessible medical care - a lethal combination
Facing methanol poisoning in a place like Laos means hurdles to getting help, including accessing health care in time. Audio
How rough sex and strangulation entered the nation's conversations
Rough sex is becoming normalised in pop culture, and more common in real life - whether or not people want to take part.
Experts are raising the red flag on rough sex and strangulation
Rough sex is appearing in songs, tv shows, and in sexual encounters between young people. But research suggests many women participating in it don't want to. Audio
An update of the 'brutal' Mental Health Act
The Prime Minister has apologised for decades of child abuse in care, but the Mental Health Act allows some of the same kind of treatment to be dished out to the mentally unwell.
When the heart of a community folds
Local free newspapers are disappearing as costs soar, revenue plummets and readers turn to screens.
The death of the local rag
Our local free newspapers are disappearing at a rapid rate, as costs soar, revenue plummets and readers turn to screens. Audio
Hikoi hoha, news deserts, deep-dive deep-pocket podcast
This week's Hikoi mo Te Tiriti harvested heaps of headlines, hours of airtime and piles of print and pixels - media copped plenty of criticism for the coverage. Also: a deep-dive podcast that needed… Audio
Celebrating families who give the ultimate gift
Next Saturday is Thank You Day, a chance to express gratitude to everyone involved in organ donation, and raise awareness about the issue.
Organ donation celebrated with a thank you day
It's a day to say thanks to those who give others a second chance of life. Audio
Saying goodbye to New Zealand's last elephant
Moving an elephant across an ocean is no small feat for her keepers, physically or mentally.
Burma the flying elephant
Moving an elephant across an ocean is no small feat for her keepers, physically or mentally. Audio
Lawyers fight changes that would mean fewer jury trials
The Detail - Defence lawyers say there are better ways of clearing clogged courts than the government's plan to have fewer jury trials.
The case for juries
Defence lawyers say there are better ways of clearing clogged courts than the government's plan to have fewer jury trials Audio
The Kiwi business leader giving exploited migrants a second chance
Meet the Aucklander helping pick up the pieces of migrant exploitation.
The business leader giving exploited migrants a second chance
Meet the Auckland businessman who's helping to pick up the pieces of Indian migrant exploitation. Audio
Poor outcomes for poverty
When it comes to our outcomes on poverty, New Zealand's marks are poor. Experts gathering the week in Wellington want to change that.