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 run

Guests:

• Dickie Arbiter - Royal Commentator

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A Kiwi amateur league has become a global betting goldmine, raising red flags about the risk of illegal on-field activity

New Zealand's time zone and poorly paid players make it vulnerable to match-fixing, opening the door for bad actors to manipulate matches - and athletes

Guest:

• Dana Johannsen - In Depth sports correspondent
• Declan Hill - Investigative Journalist

Learn More:

• Read Dana's stories here, here, here, here and here

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A new tripartite agreement for the Port of Auckland signals a turnaround for a workplace long dogged by controversy, including debt, delays and death

The unexpected success story of the Port of Auckland includes an about-face on safety procedures, with the Maritime Union saying its work model needs to be replicated by ports around the country

Guest:

• Roger Gray - Port of Auckland CEO
• Carl Findlay - Maritime Union New Zealand national secretary

Learn More:

• Article on formal signing of Tripartite Accord
• Article on the deaths at the Port
• Article on Port finances

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The final report from the Ministerial Advisory Group on Organised Crime is delivered today, and it makes for frightening reading

It would give you chills - the chair of the Ministerial Advisory Group on Organised Crime lifts the lid on a scary future for New Zealand

Guest:

• Steve Symon - Chair of the Ministerial Advisory Group on Transnational, Serious and Organised Crime and senior partner at Meredith Connell

Learn More:

• This page includes links to the group's monthly reports

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You can roll your eyes all you want at the White House reckons on panadol, autism and vaccines, but the alarming truth is they are damaging and will turn up here

Even though he's been lambasted doctors around the world, Donald Trump's pronouncements on health issues none the less add to the less add to the mountain of misinformation in this area

Guests:

• Isabelle Montgomerie - post-doctoral fellow at the Malaghan Institute's Infection and Vaccinology Group
• Helen Petousis-Harris - vaccinologist and co-director of the Global Vaccine Data Network

Learn more:

• Helen's latest blog post on playing deadly politics with vaccines
• See the press conference at the White House via NBC on YouTube

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Turtles have a relaxed reputation, but in reality they're quick-moving and aggressive, and are wreaking havoc on our native wildlife

Breeds including red-eared sliders, cumberlands and snake-necks are becoming New Zealand's worst pests at a turtle's pace - which, as it turns out, is pretty fast

Guests:

• Imogen Bassett - Auckland Council Head of Natural Environment Specialist Services
• Donna Moot - Turtle Rescue founder

Learn more:

• More on the influx of turtles in the South Island
• Why Auckland introduced the ban on the sale of certain turtle breeds

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The Detail puts on a rabbit suit and gets special access to the incubators of Taiwan's semiconductor industry

Inside Taiwan's booming semiconductor sector, rabbit suits, sanitising air showers and transistors smaller than a speck of dust

Guests:

• Brian Travers - CEO of Christchurch's Syft Technologies
• Yuyi Chang - Electronic Engineering student
• Dr Sun-Zen Chen - Tsing Hua University researcher
• Zse-hong Tsai - Taiwan AI Centre for Excellence head
• Professor Yung-jen Hsu - Centre for Excellence chair
• Professor Tien-Wang Tsaur - Economist

Learn more by reading these two articles:

• The world’s biggest chipmaker needs to move beyond Taiwan
• Taiwan Weaponizes Chip Sector to Deter China on World Stage

References:

• Space technology and Taiwan's strategic objectives

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How New Zealand manages to develop brand awareness without spending a fortune on advertising itself

New Zealand ranks pretty highly in this year's Global Soft Power Index, but we've been better in the past, and some of our key images are aging out

Guests:

• David Downs - New Zealand Story CEO
• Alice Peacock - Newsroom business reporter

Learn more:

• NZ Story Market Pulse report
• Global soft power report 2025 - David Downs' piece is on page 37

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A spate of legal cases have put the Government up against industries and unions who say fast-tracked laws have been undemocratic

From a ban on greyhound racing to dismantling the Māori Health Authority, this Government's hallmark is fast becoming its speed of lawmaking - and the industries and unions in the firing line aren't happy about it

Guests:

• Laura Walters - Newsroom political editor

Learn more:

• Read Laura's article on the High Court's decision regarding greyhound racing here
• Watch Winston Peter's greyhound racing ban announcement here

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A workplace performance expert warns that introducing artificial intelligence simply to replace people will backfire badly for companies

Companies trying to use AI simply to reduce staff costs are being told they risk weakening morale, diminishing trust and stalling innovation

Guests:

• Craig Steel - Transforming New Zealand's Productivity author

Learn more:

• Read Steel's paper on Transforming New Zealand's Productivity here
• RNZ's coverage on New Zealand's latest GDP data

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