Life And Society

By Anusha Bradley: After leaving the Jehovah’s Witnesses, Brad Miller and Cassie Dean were cut off from almost everyone they’d ever known. Audio

Among his varied interests, leading Victorian literature scholar and prison educator Professor John Plotz revisits forgotten novels, giving them a second life, and explores the redeeming value of… Audio

Some of New Zealand's most important roads, buildings, botanic gardens and great walks were constructed by forced labour, in an era where idleness and waste was deemed more criminal then crime… Audio

Gabriel Krauze's extra curricular activities were a little different from the average English literature student. While completing his degree at London's Queen Mary College, he was involved in gangs… Audio

Eye witnesses say it looks like a bomb's gone off. The scale of devastation caused by Hawaii's catastrophic wildfires is becomming apparent. The death toll's climbed to 53, but more than 1,000 people… Video, Audio

The agency investigating the deadly sinking of a charter boat off Northland's coast is calling for an urgent overhaul of the country's search and rescue operations. Only five of the ten men onboard… Video, Audio

Wallace Chapman and panellists James Elliott and Lavina Good discuss the NZSIS publishing an unclassified threat assessment for the first time and why our food prices continue to soar while inflation… Audio

Today on The Panel, Wallace and panellists James Elliott and Lavina Good open up the Friday Mailbag and respond to your messages from the past week. Also, our panellists tell us what has been on their… Audio

This week we hear a story of a strange coincidence from Sam in the Bay of Plenty and then some great spooky tales from Paranormal Researcher Mark Wallbank. Audio

Che Baker, editor of the Southland Times, talks about former New Zealand Idol contestant and now MoreFM broadcaster Steve Broad officially being confirmed the winner of a by-election and sworn in this… Audio

It was an evening of celebration in Manukau, the heart of South Auckland as Pasifika musicians from around New Zealand were recognised at the 2023 Pacific Music Awards.

Now in its eighteenth year… Audio

Rental advocates, Renters United, have renewed calls for controls on rents as they continue to surge.

A report by the Housing Technical Working Group has found rents rise in line with tenants' wages… Audio

Former Jehovah's Witnesses say the religion's practice of shunning followers who leave the faith causes serious long-term harm and is a breach of human rights.

According to the religion's beliefs… Audio

Interislander ferry the Kaitaki, which departed Wellington for Picton at 8.30pm on Wednesday night, returned to the city and was anchored in the harbour after developing issues with its steering just… Audio

In the US, a constitutional legislation win may be a crucial step towards enshrining abortion rights for Ohio residents.

State voters have rejected an attempt to raise the threshold to amend the… Audio

Now have you ever wished you could play some cricket in the house on a rainy day? Well for one Christchurch family that dream's become a reality. Glenn Bongartz, with the help of his architect… Audio