Life And Society

Around the motu: Susan Botting in Northland Audio

Have you got a pair of boots at the back of your wardrobe that you never wear because they hurt your feet? Or perhaps some scuzzy old Birkenstock sandals that have seen better days? Tauranga cobbler… Audio

This week on TradeMe, a fancy French car of spectacular vintage. AND an auction raising money for Blue September and the Prostate Cancer Foundation of New Zealand. But first, producer Jeremy Parkinson… Audio

Whakamāori brings Google Translate to life. Host Kimo Houltham and the team of panelists translate a movie scene and even a viral recipe from English to te reo Māori, let the fun and learning begin! Video, Audio

The hardships of hiking for months on end aren't for everyone, says Dutch creative Tim Voors, but the exhilaration is like nothing else. Voors is a 'thru-walker' who completed Aotearoa's infamous Te… Audio

An Indian street food-inspired burger has taken out first prize at the Burger Wellington awards.

There were more than 200 entries into the Festival this year.

Burger fans across the Capital tested… Audio

The small Hawke's Bay town of Wairoa is humming this week - after just one ticket won the Powerball first division in the weekend Lotto draw! The winning ticket was sold at New World Wairoa... and has… Audio

Over the weekend about 250 kids trotted down to Otago's Southern Reservoir to take part in the Fish & Game Take a Kid Fishing event. Fish & Game officer Steve Dixon speaks to Susie about the… Audio

The Tairawhiti Adventure Trust has already successfully redeveloped the local skate park and now has its sights on the street leading to it. Trust chair, Haimona Ngata speaks to Susie. Audio

Hawkes Bay Today editor Audio

The science-fiction fantasy of machine consciousness seems to be moving towards reality. But what would it mean for humans if artificial intelligence technology became conscious? And how would we… Audio

Phrases such as 'triggered' and 'toxic' are actually taking us away from understanding our own psychology and that of other people, says psychoanalyst Dr Jonathan Shedler. "This is a language of… Audio

A shocking survey revealing the extent of sexual harassment at her old high school inspired filmmaker Liv McClymont to look closer at why consent education is still not compulsory in NZ schools. Her… Audio

A now infamous kiss has arguably over-shadowed Spain's magnificent victory in the 2023 Women's World Cup. President of the Royal Spanish Football Federation and vice president of the Union of European… Audio