The Detail

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