Injuries
No.8 wire mentality at play in Kiwi aid effort in Ukraine
ReliefAid Founder and Executive Director Mike Seawright was on his way to oversee an aid operation in the Middle East when Russia's invasion of Ukraine kicked off. Seawright immediately diverted to… Audio
Surviving magpie dive-bombing season
Don't be surprised if you witness -- or are victim to -- a magpie dive bombing someone in the coming weeks. (Thanks, Australia.) It's nesting season and the time-honoured tradition of magpies swooping… Audio
Match Fit helping to break down mental health barriers
Alex Flint is currently putting a group of former All Blacks through their paces in TV3's Match Fit show. He joins the show to discuss the Match Fit experience and the positive impact the series is… Audio
Investigation claims seven Afghan children killed by NZ device
A Stuff Circuit investigation has found that in 2014 seven children were killed in an explosion caused by a device left behind on an NZ firing range in the Bamyan province. Investigation co-author… Audio
Cost of e-scooter injuries in the hundreds of thousands
E-scooters cost the taxpayer more than $350,000 in surgeries in just four months from October 2018 to February this year. Are they worth it? Audio
Sports injuries surge for younger kids
Sporting injuries for under-14s have surged. Since 2008 Injuries are up 60 percent in this age group, much higher growth than any other age. ACC believes it could be because young people are… Audio
Dr Simon Walters: Children in sport just want to have fun
AUT's Dr Simon Walters looks at what's behind the latest ACC figures on children's sporting injuries. Audio
Injury report prompts reviews on students’ training
ACC figures released today show a major spike in sports injuries in children over the last decade, with part of the blame being apportioned on more high-intensity training. Audio
Captain Kevin Sullivan: Dealing with the trauma of infamous flight QF72
Captain Kevin 'Sully' Sullivan was in at the controls of flight QF72 when it suddenly, twice, nosedived sharply towards the Indian Ocean. He explains to Jim how those dreadful events led to the end of… Audio
Dr Gregory Smith: from homeless alcoholic to grateful academic
University lecturer Gregory Smith details his sad childhood and his incredible tale of living in the bush in the book Out of the Forest. He talks to Jim Mora about how he dramatically turned his life… Audio
Lime told to prove safety of e-scooters, or remove them
Auckland Transport chairman Lester Levy says Lime must prove its e-scooters are safe by Friday or get all of them off the roads. He told Lisa Owen he's also considering an investigation into the role… Video, Audio
Are Lime e-scooters too dangerous to be on our roads?
Auckland man Liam Thompson is the latest Lime user to be injured while using the e-scooters. He, along with other riders have described coming to a complete stop - mid-ride - without warning. Auckland… Audio
"Unfortunately she trusted that Lime would not steer her into trouble"
The lawyer suing Lime Scooters on behalf of a Florida woman, left with catastrophic brain injuries after crashing off one, believes the electric scooters are a health crisis. 28 year old security… Video, Audio
Rugby Foundation cooks up a recipe fundraiser
Lisa Kingi-Bon is the CEO of the NZ Rugby Foundation, set up in 1986 to raise funds for badly injured players. Lisa and Daniel Buckingham, a Wheel Blacks Olympic gold medallist who is now manager of… Audio, Gallery
Fireworks display mistakes cost firm more than $100,000
A fireworks display that went badly wrong, shooting shrapnel into a 50 thousand-strong crowd, at a Bledisloe Cup game last year has cost an Auckland firm more than 100 thousand dollars Audio
Jakob - Sines
Hawkes Bay's Jakob have a lot of peaks and troughs - both in their sound, and their career as a band. Their first new album in eight years, Sines, arrives this week, and it's been a journey fraught… Audio