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The challenges of parenting adult children
It's a trend on the rise around the world - in the UK research into the "boomerang" phenomenon found two thirds of childless single adults aged 20 - 34 had either never left or moved back into the… Audio
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The struggle to make choices about our own bodies
Our lives, every experience good or bad, is written in every cell of our bodies. It's powerful and yet vulnerable at the same time says British writer and culture critic Olivia Laing. She looks at the… Audio
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Japan warns of crisis over Taiwan, growing risks from US-China rivalry
Growing military tensions around Taiwan as well as economic and technological rivalry between China and the US threaten peace and stability in East Asia, Japan says.
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Fiji battling misinformation amid Covid-19 crisis - UN official
The United Nations representative in Fiji says antivaxxers present one of the country's biggest challenges.
A record number of 873 new cases was recorded in the latest 24-hour monitoring period, and… Video, Audio
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Porirua sewer replacement and new reservoir wins government funding
Water infrastructure for about 2000 extra homes in Porirua will be the first project paid for from the government's Housing Acceleration fund, Housing Minister Megan Woods has announced.
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Programme launched to help young arrivals feel at home in NZ
Tens of thousands of young people are arriving home in Aotearoa due to Covid-19 and fewer than normal are leaving.
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Hoiho Lane housing development opens in Christchurch
The final stage of a major social housing development has opened in Christchurch this morning.
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Fiji is being battered by Covid-19 out of control
While New Zealand and the Cook Islands are bubbling away, the Covid-19 situation in what used to be our biggest Pacific tourism destination, Fiji, is horrifying - and out of control. Audio
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Fiji is being battered by Covid-19 out of control
While New Zealand and the Cook Islands are bubbling away, the Covid-19 situation in what used to be our biggest Pacific tourism destination, Fiji, is horrifying - and out of control.
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National gives Labour MP slot to speak on mental health
In a highly unusual move, National has given a Labour MP one of its slots to speak in Parliament on mental health.
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Extra $20 a week not enough to fix housing crisis for beneficiaries - budgeters
While welcoming this month's benefit increase, a group of South Auckland budgeters say it is going to require more than a few dollars to fix the "horrifying" debt faced by so many of their clients.
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Pacific Waves for Thursday 8 July 2021
Fiji govt urged to activate the Disaster Management protocols to stop more people dying from Covid; We hear concerns from some ordinary Samoan citizens tired of the political crisis there; Community… Audio
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Community providers struggle to address Pasifika housing crisis
Pasifika housing crisis highlighted by Kainga Ora placing large family with poor housing situation in the "too hard" basket. Audio
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China tipped to overtake US economy, despite 'faked' data
When it comes to economic miracles, no other country has pulled off quite as many as China - and even its leaders are sceptical.
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NZ children living in motels reaches record high
The number of children living in motels has reached a record high, despite the government's pledge to combat child poverty.
Latest figures released to Checkpoint show there were more than 4,300… Video, Audio
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Migrant boat sinks off coast of Tunisia drowning 43
Forty-three migrants have drowned after their boat sank off Tunisia, the Tunisian Red Crescent says.
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Jessica Bruder: the real story behind Nomadland
In 2013, journalist Jessica Bruder hit the road to document the growing subculture of Americans who have given up traditional housing to move into 'wheel estate' — many because of economic or personal… Audio
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Homelessness crisis: Rough sleepers trespassed in Whangārei
Rough sleepers are being trespassed from a council park in Whangārei despite growing alarm about homelessness in Northland.
This week, RNZ revealed the homeless population in Whangārei - one of the… Audio
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Oranga Tamariki to shut facility in leaked video of child assault
The Oranga Tamariki facility at the centre of child abuse allegations is being temporarily closed, and all staff there are being placed on leave.
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Bernard Hickey on his most despairing and ugly column ever
Bernard Hickey coined a column he wrote last week the ugliest and most despairing he has ever written. Audio
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Drop politics to fix immigration, Harris says at US-Mexico border
US vice president Kamala Harris visited a border patrol facility near the US-Mexico border on Friday and urged a focus on children and practical solutions to migration.
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The future of NZ First and its leader
NZ First is the enigma of New Zealand politics. From positions of pivotal power in governments to periods in the political wilderness. The party's chances of a return to its glory days seem to rest… Audio
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The future of NZ First and its leader
NZ First is the enigma of New Zealand politics. From positions of pivotal power in governments to periods in the political wilderness. The party's chances of a return to its glory days seem to rest…
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Covid-19: Vaccines running out in poorer nations, WHO says
A large number of poorer countries receiving Covid-19 vaccines through a global sharing scheme do not have enough doses to continue programmes, the World Health Organization says.
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When building the houses just isn't enough
There's a factory in Christchurch that could help solve the housing crisis by churning out modular homes - but a reluctance to adopt this building method means its future is unclear. Audio
