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Join The Detail team six days a week as they make sense of the big stories with the country’s best journalists and experts.(C) Radio New Zealand 2026 Politics & Government
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  • The resurrection of the Lake Onslow pumped hydro scheme

    The resurrection of the Lake Onslow pumped hydro scheme
    Mar 31 2026

    The Lake Onslow pumped hydro project could be back from the dead, with the "mega battery" that will cost billions, approved for the fast-track list by the same government that axed it

    The same government that scrapped the Lake Onslow pumped hydro project has put it on the fast track list. But whether this country can pull off a project of its size is another question.

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    22 mins
  • The strategically-placed aid game

    The strategically-placed aid game
    Mar 30 2026

    Fear and politics are increasingly dictating where our shrinking aid money is going

    Giving aid to shore up your strategic position in the world isn't the way to go about it, says an expert - because your aid won't help if you're not trying to help

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    20 mins
  • Fisheries Bill enters murky waters

    Fisheries Bill enters murky waters
    Mar 29 2026

    The government's backdown on an undersized fish rule has intensified scrutiny of sweeping fisheries reforms

    There's been a U-turn on the most controversial part of the sweeping new Fisheries Bill, but keeping undersized catches wasn't the only fishhook in the legislation


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    23 mins
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