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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 deathThe 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 countryGuest:Roger Gray - Port of Auckland CEO Carl Findlay - Maritime Union New Zealand national secretaryLearn More:Article on formal signing of Tripartite AccordArticle on the deaths at the PortArticle on Port financesFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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 ZealandGuest:Steve Symon - Chair of the Ministerial Advisory Group on Transnational, Serious and Organised Crime and senior partner at Meredith ConnellLearn More:This page includes links to the group's monthly reports Find The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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 hereEven 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 areaGuests:Isabelle Montgomerie - post-doctoral fellow at the Malaghan Institute's Infection and Vaccinology GroupHelen Petousis-Harris - vaccinologist and co-director of the Global Vaccine Data NetworkLearn more:Helen's latest blog post on playing deadly politics with vaccinesSee the press conference at the White House via NBC on YouTubeFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Turtles have a relaxed reputation, but in reality they're quick-moving and aggressive, and are wreaking havoc on our native wildlifeBreeds 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 fastGuests:Imogen Bassett - Auckland Council Head of Natural Environment Specialist ServicesDonna Moot - Turtle Rescue founderLearn more:More on the influx of turtles in the South IslandWhy Auckland introduced the ban on the sale of certain turtle breedsFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

The Detail puts on a rabbit suit and gets special access to the incubators of Taiwan's semiconductor industryInside Taiwan's booming semiconductor sector, rabbit suits, sanitising air showers and transistors smaller than a speck of dustGuests:Brian Travers - CEO of Christchurch's Syft TechnologiesYuyi 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 - EconomistLearn more by reading these two articles:The world’s biggest chipmaker needs to move beyond TaiwanTaiwan Weaponizes Chip Sector to Deter China on World StageReferences:Space technology and Taiwan's strategic objectivesFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

How New Zealand manages to develop brand awareness without spending a fortune on advertising itselfNew 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 outGuests:David Downs - New Zealand Story CEOAlice Peacock - Newsroom business reporterLearn more:NZ Story Market Pulse reportGlobal soft power report 2025 - David Downs' piece is on page 37Find The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

A spate of legal cases have put the Government up against industries and unions who say fast-tracked laws have been undemocraticFrom 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 itGuests:Laura Walters - Newsroom political editorLearn more:Read Laura's article on the High Court's decision regarding greyhound racing hereWatch Winston Peter's greyhound racing ban announcement hereFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

A workplace performance expert warns that introducing artificial intelligence simply to replace people will backfire badly for companiesCompanies trying to use AI simply to reduce staff costs are being told they risk weakening morale, diminishing trust and stalling innovationGuests:Craig Steel - Transforming New Zealand's Productivity authorLearn more:Read Steel's paper on Transforming New Zealand's Productivity hereRNZ's coverage on New Zealand's latest GDP dataFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Hawkes Bay orchardists are pulling out their peach trees after Wattie's told them it's shrinking production of the canned fruitA gap in production in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle allowed Chinese canned peaches to get a perch in the market - now they're undercutting the local offering and are here to stayGuests:Andrew Bevin - Newsroom business reporterGary Hamilton-Irvine - Hawke's Bay Today multi-media journalistLearn more:Discussion about peaches on RNZ's The PanelAndrew Bevin's story in NewsroomFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Parliament isn't all fiery debate and smart comebacks, in fact MPs of all political colours get along. But only some are willing to admit it.Lawmakers spend their days arguing with their opposition over decisions that shape our nation, but behind-the-scenes there's a bit of room for collegiality Guests:Find a list of the current New Zealand MPs (including those interviewed in this episode) hereLearn more:How Parliament worksFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details