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

The Detail visits New Zealand's last commercial wool weaver, Inter-Weave, to find out how they're helping keep the wool industry alive.

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

Wool was once the backbone of our agriculture industry, but now farmers are struggling to make a buck from it. What happened?

Chris Hipkins, Philippa Wright, Dr Jacqueline Rowarth, Todd Clark, Mike Cronin.

OPINION: I've been in it for the long haul and will be until I'm buried in my wool coffin.

Slowing international demand for wool means farmers are getting lower prices for their clip.

Families are increasingly growing their own fruit and veg in a bid to beat the cost-of-living crisis. People imitating The Good Life can save up to £2,000 a year by changing their garden into a veg patch.

Despite having a hysterectomy as a child, Queenstown businesswoman Rebecca still holds out hope of becoming a mum

Feb 25 2021 Read 4808 Times Students from Newcastle University continue to volunteer on the frontline during lockdown to support the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) and one of the regions largest vaccination hubs. After a successful first year, the NEAS First Responder scheme at Newcastle University has recruited new volunteers to help local NHS services in responding to patients dialling 999 in the Tyneside area. The medical students attend the most severe categories of calls and respond...