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When there's a successful jewel heist such as the Louvre break-in, museum directors around the world take another look at their own patches. Auckland is no exception. Auckland War Memorial Museum might not be dripping in stunning jewellery, but it still contains priceless artifacts that need protectingGuest: David Reeves - Auckland War Memorial Museum Chief Executive The film clips used in this podcast were from Entrapment (1999) Ocean's 11 (2001) Mission: Impossible (1996) The Thomas Crown Affair (1999).Find The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

A combination of job insecurity, tight economic times and a pressure to always be on the clock is resulting in a burnt out workforceBurnout is increasingly becoming the norm, with a multitude of factors pushing New Zealanders across the country to breaking point. But one expert says the tide is changing with a new generation entering the workforce.Guest:Dougal Sutherland - Principal psychologist at Umbrella wellbeingGeorgi Toma - Founder of Heart and Brain WorksLearn more:Read Massey University's press release about their study on workplace burnout hereFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Fonterra is concentrating on its core business, and that means executing one of the biggest business transactions this country has ever seen - to the benefit of its farming shareholdersNZ First isn't happy about Fonterra's consumer goods - including some iconic Kiwi brands - becoming the property of a French company, but farmers want the windfallGuest:Riley Kennedy - Business Desk senior reporterFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Fifteen years after the explosions at Pike River mine killed 29 men, a new feature film brings the families' ongoing fight for justice back into focusThe Pike River mine disaster killed 29 men, and sparked a fifteen-year fight for justice. A new film brings that fight to the big screensGuest:Rob Sarkies - director Rebecca Macfie - journalist and author of Tragedy at Pike River mine: how and why 29 men diedLearn more:Read the Royal Commission's report on the Pike River Coal Mine tragedy hereWatch the Pike River movie trailer hereFind Rebecca's book about Pike River hereFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

R360 is making a bold play for Kiwi stars, but there's much debate over whether the rebel competition is set to be a rugby revolution, or a career-ender The new rebel rugby competition is said to be targetting top-tier players by dangling huge salaries, but there are big hurdles in its plan to steal the gameGuest:Elliott Smith - Rugby Commentator and Deputy Sports News Editor - Newstalk ZBFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Our second biggest city is experiencing the type of revival that should make the rest of New Zealand enviousIn the last 14 years Christchurch has been to hell and back - now it's finally emerging from the rubble as the country's most vibrant place to beGuests: Phil Mauger - Christchurch mayorAnthon Matthews - Hustler Group directorLearn More:Paddy Gower raves about ChristchurchTV3's Juliet Speedy takes a peek into the Te Kaha stadium, set to open on time and within its $683 million budgetFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

You could walk past these prolific actors and not even notice you're among stars - until they open their mouths You could walk past these prolific actors and not even notice you're among stars - until they open their mouthsGuests:Nolan NorthVeronica TaylorDavid SobolovLearn More:Find out more about the Armageddon Expo hereFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Charities in crisis: how government cuts and rising costs are stretching New Zealand's social safety netPhilanthropists split too many ways and tears in the boardroom as charity funders are overwhelmed with increased calls for help, along with a decrease in donationsGuests: Kisten Kilian-Taylor - Head of Philanthropy at the Perpetual GuardianSusan Edmunds - RNZ Money CorrespondentLearn More:Red the Perpetual Guardian hereFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Our workforce has had enough and will down tools on October 23 for a "mega strike", involving more than 100,000 workers New Zealand used to be the poster child of industrial relations, but strikes have become woven into our culture in the last century - and next week's walkouts are set to be some of the largest in modern historyGuests: Grant Morris - Associate Professor, Victoria University Faculty of Law Anna Whyte - Senior Political Journalist, The Post Learn More:Read Anna Whyte's reporting here Find The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Changes announced by animal welfare minister Andrew Hoggard turn out not to be what they appeared on the labelThe government announcement looked like a good news story on pig welfare - but closer examination reveals a winding back of plans to ban farrowing crates and mating stallsGuests: Monique Steel - RNZ rural reporter Marcela Rodriguez Ferrere - Auckland University Faculty of Law Find The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Big and profitable Kiwi companies hiking their prices during a cost of living crisis have been accused of losing their social licenceIt's very valuable but you can't buy it, and if you lose it there can be serious consequences. Why a social licence to operate is a must now for corporates.Guests: Andrew Bevin - Newsroom business reporterKevin Jenkins - business consultantShaun Truelock - OneFortyOne general managerLearn more:Read Laura Walters' analysis on Fonterra's social licence hereRead Andrew Bevin's story about the Tasmanian salmon farming industry hereRead some of Kevin's previous articles about social licences here and hereFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

The contraceptive pill is under fire on social media. Why birth control is being called "poison" online - and what doctors say.Fact vs Fear: Doctors are pushing back on the viral birth control myths and warnings over the contraceptive pill that are flooding social mediaGuests: Dr Beth Messenger - Sexual Wellbeing Aotearoa medical directorDr Megan Bugdon - La Trobe University lecturer Learn more:Read the La Trobe Univeristy study hereFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

An expert in water-sensitive design urges us to think harder about what lies beneath our feet Lost in Auckland's push for development has been the need to preserve the sort of sub-soil that absorbs water and encourages trees to growGuests: Sue Ira - director of Koru Environmental and Auckland University PhD candidateLearn more:Read Sue's article on Newsroom.That article came from a piece of research spearheaded by Auckland Council's Healthy Waters and Flood Resilience departments, funded by the Ministry for the Environment. That study is not yet publicly available. But another new report shows why this issue is so importantFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Inside New Zealand's kinship care movement, and what's needed to repair the cracksFrom heartbreak to hope: how kinship carers are saving New Zealand's most vulnerable children, in spite of the cost to their bank balances and themselvesGuests: Dr Michelle Egan-Bitran - Family for Every Child programme advisor for New Zealand and the PacificLearn more:Read the Kinship report hereRead the report summary hereFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Amid celebrations that their youngest MP made the cover of Time, ructions that threaten to blow Māori politics apartIt's reset day for Te Pāti Māori, after a series of dramas and accusations that have shone an unwanted spotlight on its politiciansGuests: Lloyd Burr - Stuff Explainer editorElla Stewart - RNZ Longform Journalist, Te Ao MāoriLillian Hanly - RNZ political reporterFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

One expert says the government's changes on earthquake-prone buildings are more about saving money than lives - but there's some sensible stuff in thereEarthquake-proofing heritage properties just got more doable for their owners, and the result could be a drop in the numbers of vacant and abandoned buildingsGuests: Olga Filippova - Auckland University Associate Professor, PropertyDi Maxwell - Left BankLearn more:MBIE's Earthquake-prone building system and seismic risk management reviewLocal government reacts to earthquake regulation changes in NewsroomFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

The much anticipated government announcement of a solution to soaring power prices has fallen well short of fundamental reform The government's much-trumpted power plan to reform the electricity sector is more likely to result in dirtier, more expensive power, than a clean, cheap solution.Guests: Marc Daalder - Newsroom senior political reporter Learn more:Government's securing New Zealand's energy future press releaseFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Taiwanese worry about living costs and their everyday lives while pushing the prospect of action from China to the back of their mindsTaiwanese people are used to air raid sirens and preparations for action ahead of any Chinese invasion, but life must be lived well in the mean timeGuests: Mark Hanson - journalist, publisher White FungusDr Ming-Shih Shen, Institute for National Defense and Security Research, TaiwanDr Jie Zhong - Institute for National Defense and Security Research, TaiwanKelly Sloan - Sloan & Associates, DenverYurii Poita - Ukraine scholar, specialist on Asia Pacific securityFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

If you want to live your life more seamlessly, you might have to swallow the dead rat of information seepageGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

With Fergie, Harry and Andrew in the headlines again, The Detail speaks to an insider about whether they can weather yet another storm From Fergie's letter to Epstein to Prince Harry's ongoing conflict with his family, the House of Windsor has had a tough runGuests: Dickie Arbiter - Royal CommentatorFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details