Rachel Thomas

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio

It's safer than smoking, but how worried should we be about teens taking up vaping? Audio

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio

The body mass index has well-known shortcomings, so why is it still being used? Audio

Comments by a leading mental health specialist that some patients with eating disorders "adapt" to their illness over time have outraged sufferers and their families, who are struggling to get help.

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A Christchurch mother fears her daughter, who has anorexia, will die because she can't get the treatment she needs.

Currently she's in general hospital care, being fed intravenously to stay alive… Audio

A Christchurch mother fears her daughter won't recover from anorexia because she can't access the treatment she needs.

Currently her daughter is in general hospital care, being fed intravenously to… Audio

A bubble, a band and a holiday delivered a cash-fuelled weekend for some tourist operators in major centres.

It was the first long weekend since the trans-Tasman bubble opened, bringing in the first… Audio

The long weekend brought a welcome boost for tourist operators, with one Rotorua operator even having to turn people away.

Paul Button is the general manager of Rotorua Canopy Tours - which takes… Audio

Too many Wellingtonians are "getting trolleyed" before lunch thanks to so-called bottomless brunches.

That's according to Wellington City Council - which is putting pressure on bar and restaurant… Audio

A group of health practitioners who conscientiously object to abortion are suing the Crown over new legislation.

Health professionals who object to abortion now have to refer the patient to a doctor… Audio

New Zealand is being branded a 'climate criminal' in the wake of a new report that warns of rapidly increasing fire danger and punishing traffic pollution.

The 84-page report, from the Ministry for… Audio

Metal recyclers fear the government's increasing waste levy will make metal recycling unprofitable - meaning no cash back for scrapping your car or other metal. Video, Audio

What began as a simple sore toe two years ago has left a Northland woman asking doctors to cut off her leg due to the intense pain she's in every day.

Suzanne Insley claims her repeated requests for… Audio

The men accused of historical sexual offending at the boys boarding school Dilworth boys' boarding school in Auckland are due to start appearing in court today.

Seven men have been charged so far… Audio

A woman involved in hiring the chief executive of the United Fire Brigades' Association says she tried to raise concerns about him and was brushed off. Bill Butzbach was stood down last week pending… Audio