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For years, a father has been fighting for Waka Kotahi to do more about the dangers of a vehicle braking system involved in his son's death. Now a coroner's report backs him up, but NZTA still disagrees. After a death on a construction site, a coroner's report has called a braking system found in some 70,000 vehicles around New Zealand "inherently unsafe". Waka Kotahi disagrees.Guests:Louisa Cleave - Checkpoint senior producerSelwyn Rabbits - safety campaignerLearn More: Read more reporting on cardan shaft brakes, starting in 2021, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and hereSee NZTA Waka Kotahi's guidance on cardan shaft park brakes Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Editing scandal at BBC sparks 'existential crisis' for public-service broadcaster and puts the spotlight on trust in journalismFrom editing error to boardroom exit, how the BBC's reputation took a blow and what this means for global journalismGuests: Jim Tully - Journalism educator and media commentator Sean Hogan - Freelance Correspondent in the UK Learn MoreRead the BBC's own reporting on the events Read Al Jazeera's timeline of the events Find The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Space terrorism is no longer relegated to sci-fi movies: it's happening already, and one legal expert warns we're far from preparedAn attack on satellite can take modern life offline, affecting everything from basic communication to banking. But international law is lagging, and an expert warns we risk turning the final frontier into the next frontline.Guests: Anna Marie Brennan - University of Waikato law lecturerLearn more:Read Anna's article on the threat of space terrorism hereEU chief von der Leyen's plane hit by suspected Russian GPS jammingAn overview of the cyber war between Ukraine and RussiaFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

As AI share prices soar, some economic doomsayers have started to ring the warning bells of a bubble risk More and more, finance experts are predicting that the AI bubble is getting ready to pop - so what does that mean for Kiwi investors, and for our economyGuests: Gyles Beckford - RNZ business editorHarry Smith - Fisher Funds global equity portfolio managerLeighton Roberts - Sharesies co-founderFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Ruapehu District's mayor says the huge fire still burning in the region could have the same effect on the local economy as the 1996 eruptionIn Tongariro, locals pin their hopes on rain to put out a massive blaze, so their summer incomes don't get burnt with the region's vegetationGuests: Nick Singers - Technical Advisor for Project TongariroJimmy Ellingham - RNZ reporterWeston Kirton - Ruapehu District mayorFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

In a country swamped by disinformation, two entrepreneurs have come up with solutions to tackle the problem, on and offline For Taiwan, the threat of Chinese military invasion is less pressing than an invasion many see as ongoing - an onslaught of disinformationGuests: Mark Hanson - co-founder of White Fungus arts magazineRon Hanson - editor of White FungusBillion Lee - co-founder CoFactJason Liu - investigative journalistLearn more:Listen to past The Details previous episodes about Sharon's trip to Taiwan here and hereHow a content farm in Malaysia turned fake news directed at Taiwan into a moneymakerInterrogations of Social, Political, and Historical Space in the Work of Yao Jui-ChungFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

The Detail's Sharon Brettkelly visits Jordan, where the tourism industry propping up the country's economy has been all but decimated by the war in neighbouring IsraelJordan doesn't have the oil that's made its neighbours wealthy, and tourism industry propping up its economy is under immense pressureGuests: Hashem Nawafleh - tour guideHamad Hamad al Manajih - Bedouin tour guideOmar Al-Hlalat - horse guideFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

This nasty pest can be destroyed, but it will take government resources and extreme vigilance from the public to do it.The anti-pest army is being mobilised, local Facebook pages are buzzing and a swarm of publicity embarked upon, all aimed at stamping out the yellow-legged hornetGuests: Professor Phil Lester - Victoria UniversityMike Inglis - MPI Biosecurity Commissioner NorthKarin Kos - Apiculture NZ chief executiveLearn more:Look out for hornetsYellow-legged hornet sightings in Auckland in 2025 | NZ GovernmentHow to build a wasp trap - Phil Lester recommends this system but says you don't need to register your trapPhil recommends Vespex as a bait which is available from a Nelson firm called MerchentoFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

A key player in the curriculum rewrite says the criticism is overblown - and not a reflection of what the sector thinksMany agree NZ's education is below par, but how to fix it is the subject of a major conflict - as the government's proposed curriculum has made clearGuests: Laura Walters - Newsroom's political editorMichael Johnston - The New Zealand InitiativeLearn more:Draft curriculum content released for Years 0-10 learning areas and wāhanga akoFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

A City Councillor and a Marine Science Professor warn that the Hauraki Gulf recovery is at risk after a last-minute fishing carve-out to the new Tīkapa Moana.The new Hauraki Gulf/ Tīkapa Moana Marine Protection Act is meant to preserve our largest marine park, but 11th-hour changes have critics questioning if it offers high protection or hollow promisesGuests: Simon Thrush - Marine science professor at Auckland UniversityMike Lee - Auckland councillor for Waitematā and GulfLearn more:Find the new legislation hereFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

The figures keep blowing up when it comes to paying for our Roads of National Significance, and critics say some of the justifications are shonky Has justifying our massive spend-up on roads been 'juiced by some convenient maths' or are New Zealanders not capable of seeing the big picture?Guests: Matt Lowrie - Greater Auckland directorNick Leggett - Infrastructure New Zealand chief executiveMarc Daalder - Newsroom senior political reporterLearn more:Greater Auckland blogInfrastructure NZ Transmission Gully reportMarc Daalder's article in NewsroomNZTA's list of the 17 roads of national significanceFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Up to 150,000 New Zealanders have autism, but there's a huge range in how it impacts people - so some think it's time the spectrum is dividedWhile Trump's comments on a link between autism and paracetamol have caused uproar, a more pressing debate in going on within the community of autistic people and advocatesGuest: Dane Dougan - Autism New Zealand chief executiveLearn more:New York Times article: Should the Autism Spectrum Be Split Apart BBC article: Fact-checking three claims Trump made about autismFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

As this unique Kiwi group celebrates a big anniversary, it's balancing its creative vision with a tight budget and an agile approach - on and off stageGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

The US isn't known for its rugby prowess, or interest - so when the All Blacks take on Ireland this weekend, they're playing to sell a vision The All Blacks take on Ireland in Chicago on Sunday morning in what will be a test run for America's Rugby World Cup dreamGuest:Jamie Wall - RNZ Sports Reporter Find The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

The aged care sector has had enough of reports describing all its many problems - and hopes a new Ministerial Advisory Group will provide some solutionsIt's hoped a Ministerial Advisory Group on aged care can get all the players in the same room to thrash out an answer on how to best deal with a tsunami of aging peopleGuest: Tracey Martin - New Zealand Aged Care Association chief executiveLearn more:Read the government's press released on aged care hereFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

The amount of child sexual abuse material entering New Zealand is increasing and getting 'more violent' - and the Customs team managing it can't keep upThe Child Exploitation Operations Team is on the front lines, finding and catching those in the trade of child sexual abuse material. The Detail gets an inside look at the growing issue and what's being done to tackle it.Guest: Simon Peterson - Chief Customs Officer, Child Exploitation Operations TeamLearn more:Watch Unmasking Monsters - TVNZ documentary about the COET team - hereFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

With just twelve months until the next election, the mood of the nation is "one of disillusionment", and that's reflected in the pollsWith a year to go until the next election, the government is under polling pressure with whispers the Prime Minister could be rolled, and the opposition still finding its voiceGuest:Guyon Espiner - RNZ Investigative JournalistFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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