Life And Society
Black Friday: Stores already advertising silly season sales
Staying with retail now, Black Friday is almost upon us when the silly season sales begins. The day itself isn't until this time next week, but stores are already starting to advertise their Black… Audio
New mulch scheme aims to reuse 1500 tonnes of green waste a year
A ground breaking mulch to prevent ground baking this El Nino Summer. Previously unusable fibrous green waste is being minced into an environomentally friendly ground cover...with Auckland council… Audio
Weekend Stuff: Garden rambles
This week gardening guru Lynda Hallinan talks to Jesse about garden ramble season where private gardeners open up their properties for the public to view. She's off to Paeroa tomorrow for their… Audio
Freaky Friday
Time for Freaky Friday, one of our favourites times of the week. If you've got a story you'd like shared on air email us or text 2101. Today we've got two Freaky Friday stories to share with you… Audio
WHO to make loneliness a global health priority
The World Health Organisation is making loneliness a global health priority, this week launching a new Commission on Social Connection.
Over the next three years, the Commission will focus on ways to… Audio
Thousands head south for Queenstown marathon
The 9th annual Queenstown marathon is happening this weekend and will see over 10,000 competitors this year.
Nearly 90-percent of athletes are coming from outside of the region, and more than… Audio
Hastings vege shop re-opens nine months after Cyclone Gabrielle
A small vege shop in rural Hastings has just re-opened its doors, nine months after it was destroyed during cyclone Gabrielle.
The shelves are still fairly bare, and most of the roadside signs… Audio
Middle East restaurant Ima owner on support for Gaza ceasefire
An Auckland restaurant had its Instagram account disabled last weekend as protests continue around the world over the conflict in Gaza. Ima Cuisine is a Middle Eastern restaurant run by Jewish Israeli… Audio
Friends band together to save South Island pub
What would you do if your local pub was at risk of closing down? For Jason Cleland and five mates in the South Island town of Waikaka the answer's simple - you buy it. The sextuple aren't motivated by… Audio
DIY funeral: How does it work and could it save you money?
Death and Taxes; apparently the two certainities of life and both could cost you big time. A report from the Funeral Directors Association shows a growing number of New Zealanders are chosing… Audio
Pedestrian killed after being hit by car in Lower Hutt
A pedestrian has been hit by a car and killed in the Lower Hutt suburb of Naenae.
The incident happened shortly before six Thursday morning.
A section of the road remains cordoned off and police say… Audio
Sunpix awards celebrates Pacific leaders in NZ
The endeavours of Pacific people to better their communities and Aotearoa were celebrated over the weekend at the Sunpix Pacific Peoples Awards. Audio
'Bigger than my head': Children find large, valuable chunk of kauri gum on Coromandel beach
The siblings are undecided on what they will do with their bounty - but if they can sell it, they've definitely got plans. Audio
Kids make rare Kauri resin discovery at secret spot in Coromandel
Two young school kids have discovered actual treasure, potentially worth thousands of dollars, at a secret spot on a coromandel beach. Nine year old Callan and seven year old Eva discovered a chunky… Video, Audio
Collectors corner: Jigsaw puzzles
This week's collector has amassed over 7000 jigsaw puzzles. We meet Gay Devlin in Manawatu to talk about her collection for this week's collector's corner. If you have a collection you'd like share… Audio
Pūtekteke takes out Bird of the Century crown
Foreign interference was the winner on the day - with the pūteketeke taking out Forest and Bird's Bird of the Century competition.
Also known as the Australasian crested grebe, the bird was adopted… Audio
Christmas cake competition major draw at Canterbury Show
Exhibitors and visitors are warming up for three days of show-jumping, woodchopping and dog trials as the New Zealand Agricultural Show marks its 160th anniversary.
The Canterbury show is hoping to… Audio
Pūteketeke announced as winner of Bird of the Century
It has been weeks of twists and turns for the Bird of the Century campaign.
With international attention, a record number of votes, and a delay in announcing the winner as votes were tallied.
… Audio
Missing man Tom Phillips allegedly robbed superette in Piopio
The whereabouts of missing Marokopa man Tom Phillips and his three children continues to mystify.
Police have released a video that they say shows the father trying to smash into a superette in the… Audio
Kiwi medical aid ship Koha stranded in Fiji, need donations
A Kiwi medical aid ship stranded in Fiji is dealing with Tropical Cyclone Mal after it made landfall just hours ago. The ship named Koha has two dental clinics on board and is owned by charity… Audio
