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New Zealand's odd couple in deputy PM job share

Once bitter enemies, New Zealand political rivals Winston Peters and David Seymour will swap in the saddle of their job-sharing deputy PM post this weekend.

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Why are we waiting?

A long wait for special votes, lengthy coalition negotiations – is our MMP electoral system slow and cumbersome, or fair and democratic?

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One vote for the media

MediaRoom column: Despite the sometimes lazy, partisan and malign social media criticism of our political news coverage, journalists served the public well this campaign

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The Week in Detail: Winston's return, landlord rules, and big cats

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.

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Landlords versus tenants

There are horror stories on both sides of the landlord/tenant divide, but how do the laws of the country ensure a fair balance between the rights of both?

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Raw Politics: The 'fart now pay later' edition

This week on the Raw Politics podcast: Has National and the country given up on farm emissions? When does Labour throw a punch? And more from the whiny, wet, negative land called NZ.

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The stand-off between a philanthropist and Victoria University

A dispute over how a $10 million research grant gets used has exposed the tension between academic freedom and university funding.

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Who's picking up the bill to fix the crumbling roads?

Roads up and down the country have taken a hammering after a summer of storms - who pays the repair bill?

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The mortgage rate rollercoaster

It's a housing crisis of a different kind - house prices are falling and interest rates are rising.

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The councils pushing back on housing density rules

Christchurch is saying 'no' to the government's new housing density rules. Has the whole thing backfired?

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The Green Party's philosophical tug-of-war

Are the Greens better off as activists and agitators? Or is there strength in softening to the centre?

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Paying for public transport

Public transport fares have been halved until the end of June, but to what extent are our bus and train trips already subsidised by the government and local councils?

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Politicians and the protest at Parliament

Two top political journalists join The Detail's Emile Donovan to discuss how political leaders have responded to unprecedented protest at Parliament.

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