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The Week in Detail: Sex ed, wildfires, and migrant exploitation

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

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Short story: Isn't It, by Paula Morris

A respected kaumātua has died in this take on "The Garden Party" by Katherine Mansfield, set in modern Mt Roskill

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Long Read: The new Golden Age of rail

By Theo Macdonald: Long-distance rail travel is in for a revival in New Zealand — eventually. And you don’t have to be a nostalgia buff, trainspotter or climate-action protester to see why.

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Forestry firm says killed worker at fault

In a rare private prosecution over the workplace death of a young forestry worker seven years ago, the employer defended its procedures and blamed the worker, writes Rebecca Macfie

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National's plans to pick apart Road to Zero

The National party’s transport spokesperson Simeon Brown said speed limit reductions and other changes brought in under the Road to Zero strategy would be reviewed, reports Emma Hatton

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Government pulls a u-turn on controversial housing directive

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown wins a battle in his war of letters with central government

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Migrant worker advocates alarmed by increasing calls for help

Advocates for migrant workers are alarmed as more and more people come to them for help, because the jobs they've been promised haven't eventuated.

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Animal welfare ruling surprises farmers

Farm decision might set a precedent for winter grazing consents

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National donors say migrant hostels inquiry has been widened to other houses

Alpha Laboratories owners say they expect to be cleared in tenancy inquiry, and hope to continue donating money to politics to support small businesses. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Luxon aces Van de Molen pop quiz

Comparisons between Christopher Luxon's handling of Tim van de Molen and Chris Hipkins' response to various ministerial improprieties will be made but aren't quite fair, argues Marc Daalder

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If ever there was time for a grand coalition to heal our rifts, it’s now

Instead of being beholden to their left and right flanks respectively, Labour and National might prefer to stick to the centre. Sure, it means working with the old foe, but the policy ground would be much more comfortable to occupy.

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Storm-battered home-owners: 'Our paradise has become a hell'

Immediate shortages of geotechnical engineers have been addressed, but it will still be some time before weather-stricken Auckland has some certainty

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This week's bestselling books

Book reviews, award-winning essays, author interviews and more - dig into the best of New Zealand writing at ReadingRoom literary editor Steve Braunias.

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Raw Politics: Labour's underdog needs some bite

This week on the Raw Politics podcast: The latest 1News poll confirms Labour really is the underdog now. Plus: Will National's 'diverse' party list lead to a diverse caucus after the election?

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Police announce review into handling of Gore toddler case

For the past three years Newsroom has been investigating the mysterious death of a Gore toddler who police ruled drowned accidentally. Now, they will review their handling of the case – which one expert describes as 'pathetic'.

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One small council exempted from Three Waters reforms: 'We are unique'

Other small communities should get the same government-funded 'special treatment' as the Chathams, say opposition MPs. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Burley's southern stint takes her to the top

Kate Burley has been named in the Silver Ferns for the first time, after a standout season with the Southern Steel pushed her out of her comfort zone.

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Theatre's back, but can it continue to thrive?

Audiences are returning to theatres, but the future is uncertain for university-level theatre education.

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Cabinet approves new roads despite climate harm

Transport Minister David Parker told Cabinet "prima facie, it is likely" the Government's new motorways "will increase emissions" but ministers decided to build the roads anyway.

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Paying to be a modern-day slave

The introduction of due diligence legislation is a crucial next step to tackle worker exploitation and modern slavery in supply chains, writes Christina Stringer

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MediaRoom: Low-tide financially for TV companies

MediaRoom column: TVNZ has some bad news on its advertising revenues and, for staff, on five years of cost measures, while the struggling TV3's unilateral bid for Govt financial relief for the industry looks stillborn.

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Auckland Council: Should Māori get two seats at the table?

Can the region with the largest Māori population in the country communicate the subtle difference between representation and participation as the public submit their views on Māori seats?

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Ruapehu administrators deny iwi relations blame

PWC says statements in a Government apology over the Ruapehu sales process weren't correct, reports Andrew Bevin

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Book of the Week: Labour's lost blue-collar dogs

Max Rashbrooke reviews the memoirs of former Labour MP Graham Kelly, one of the last of the party's working-class representatives.

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Too late to start from scratch on managed retreat

A change of government would mean the total repeal of the Natural and Built Environment Act and the Spatial Planning Act but surely some aspects of the proposed new framework could be advanced?

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