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There are signs that the previously unwavering MAGA base of Donald Trump is starting to turn on him as he becomes increasingly embroiled in the Epstein files.Donald Trump's supporters said he would be going after the satanic cabal of pedophiles in the Democrat party when he gained power again. But now they are in charge, the rhetoric has dried up.Find The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

FBI Director Kash Patel's visit to New Zealand has been described as important, useful, and mutually beneficial - but it's also business as usualThere was a flurry of excitement when parliamentary journalists outed the head of the FBI at the Beehive - but was Kash Patel's visit really a big deal?Find The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

There's no doubt that money laundering is a problem in New Zealand, but we shouldn't be catching parents trying to open bank accounts for their kids in our criminal net  Past government moves to chase down dirty money have had the unfortunate effect of tying up ordinary New Zealanders in red tape. Now there are moves to change thatFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

It doesn't matter if it's health messages or supermarket campaigns, consumers are having their behavioural buttons pushed in expert waysTwo of our big supermarket chains are in the throes of promotional giveaways that couldn't be more different - but they're pushing the same buttons to make us change our shopping habitsFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Great for netball fans, maybe not so great for players - it's unlikely they'll be hit in the pocket after a new deal with free to air TV was signed this weekNew Zealanders will be able to watch the 2026 netball premiership live and free to air for the first time in 18 years, but there are many unanswered questions over the TVNZ dealFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

When one of our smallest ministries is shredded in the name of saving taxpayer dollars, critics say it feels like cultural vandalismA world class website documenting New Zealand's history could be allowed to wither and die with cuts confirmed at the Ministry for Culture and HeritageFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

The government's suite of amendments to electoral law haven't gone down well, but that's not stopping them from pushing ahead with the changes…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Rights groups are concerned a government spotlight on terror laws will see protest, freedom of speech and advocacy endangered …Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

More funding's been announced to train up domestic violence support workers, but turning our horrific figures around is expected to take generations There's one call to police every four minutes about domestic violence, but it's just the tip of the country's crisis…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Proponents of offal-eating point out that it's just polite to use every part of a beast we've killed .... it's really the least we can doIt's cheap, it's nutritious, it's full of protein - so why are we still steering away from eating every part of the animal, including offalOne of Hannah Miller Childs' go-to bar snacks is chicken hearts."A bit of mustard, you can eat it with a toothpick," she says.You could also chop it up, add it into mince and make it a full nutritious meal.Adding offal to mince in government school lunches last week hit the headlines because parents hadn't been warned it was coming…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details