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Welcome to the menoverse
Coaches, gels, health supplements, and even pyjamas. Menopause has become a marketing opportunity.
The good, the bad and angry of the menopause industry
Coaches, gels, health supplements, and even pyjamas. Menopause has become a marketing opportunity. Audio
At the inaugural Wellington Games Week, it's more than cosplay and consoles
The Detail: New Zealand's booming video game industry reaches for $1 billion exports in the next few years.
At Wellington Games Week, a lucrative but fickle business
New Zealand's booming video game industry reaches for $1 billion exports in the next few years. Audio
NZ is sinking on ocean conservation - and being reeled in by Australia
New Zealand is making Australia look good when it comes to new efforts to save the world's biodiversity and protect its oceans.
Protecting our fishers from conservation efforts
New Zealand is making Australia look good when it comes to new efforts to save the world's biodiversity and protect its oceans. Audio
When the rules on sexual and violent offenders fall down
Extended supervision orders should keep tabs on serious offenders, but sometimes they're not granted - and sometimes they don't work Audio
How artificial intelligence could be a leap forward
Developers of AI that could detect brain injuries and disease say it's just a tool, not a replacement for health experts Audio
Christchurch's furious food fight
Historic arts precinct or drive-through takeaways? The very Christchurch fight over food trucks. Audio
Feeding the arts in Christchurch
The Detail: Historic arts precinct or drive-through takeaways? The very Christchurch fight over food trucks
Real schemes, or unfunded dreams? Questions over fast-track list
A roof for Eden Park; a second bridge for Ashburton; a new dry dock for the navy. What will actually become reality?
The fast track to nowhere
Critics are asking if the 149 projects on the government's fast-track list are real schemes, or just unfunded dreams Audio
Amid timber mill closures, one processer scales up
The Detail - Winstone has shut down two mills citing high electricity costs - but Sequal Lumber mill in Kawerau is getting ready to double production.
Boom or bust in the sawmill industry
Winstone has shut down two mills, citing high electricity costs, but in Kawerau, Sequal sawmill is scaling up to meet demand. Audio
The invisible victims of the pandemic
Long Covid sufferers feel they've been abandoned by health authorities and the government.
Covid fatigue ignores a very real problem
Long Covid sufferers feel they've been abandoned by health authorities and the government, left to struggle alone with the after-effects of the pandemic. Audio
Why the crackdown on nangs misses the mark
The Detail - Recreational use of nitrous oxide has been reclassified. Some experts say it's an overcorrection.
Warnings that crackdown on nangs will make them more dangerous
Recreational use of nitrous oxide has been reclassified. Some experts say it's an overcorrection. Audio
The words we love, hate, and find confusing
A look at the words we find the most confusing, satisfying, irritating, beautiful, and just plain revolting.
One for the language lovers
Join Alexia Russell, Tim Murphy and Jeremy Rees in a look at the words we find the most confusing, satisfying, irritating, beautiful, and just plain revolting. Audio
