Life And Society

Dr George Gross, a visiting research fellow at King's College London and co-founder of the British Coronations Project, says the crowning of William the Conqueror in 1066 set the tone for future… Audio

Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to head to central London this weekend to celebrate King Charles's Coronation. We catch up with the BBC World Service's UK Political Correspondent Rob… Audio

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio

By Eric Trump: Is co-housing a wiser use of resources and a counter to societal ills like loneliness? Audio

After more than two months, Aucklanders can finally head back to their famous black sand surf beach, Piha.

Cyclone Gabrielle left a wave of destuction on the region's west coast, meaning only Piha… Video, Audio

Today on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Moata Tamaira and Stephen Jacobi  get a 101 lesson on King Charles' coronation with the University of Sydney's Dr Cindy McReery. Plus, the discuss… Audio

Today on the Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Moata Tamaira and Stephen Jacobi read the best listener feedback of the weed for Friday Mailbag. Also, our Panellists tell us what has been on their… Audio

She's one of New Zealand's greatest writers - yet at the end of her life, Katherine Mansfield was buried in a pauper's grave in France. Her remains were reinterred six years later in a tomb that for… Audio

Writers will have a new place to meet and work in the creative heart of the capital later this month. There will be a seat at the table whether there's a book of poetry in the making, a novel, or a… Audio

Any compost is better than no compost, writes Bri DiMattina, and there are many different ways to generate your own black gold.

As Britain prepares for the coronation of King Charles the third, so too are those here in the Commonwealth's most far flung country. New Zealanders will mark the occassion with gun salutes, tree… Audio

London commuters shared the Tube with Prince William and Princess Kate catching the train to a pub in Soho overnight. The heir tried his hand at pulling a pint in the Dog and Duck as part of a visit… Audio

Dozens of royal family mega-fans have set up camp near Buckingham Palace - braving the chilly London nights just to catch a glimpse of King Charles on Coronation day.

Final preparations are underway… Audio

Parents determined to protect their children from life's everyday challenges can inadvertently stifle their emotional development, says clinical psychologist and mother of two Jacqui Maguire. Audio

UK correspondent Dan Bloom joins Kathryn to detail the 8000 seats being contested across 230 councils in England and Northern Ireland - as well as what good results would look like for Labour and the… Audio

A grim piece of Argentina's history is set to be returned to the country - a Skyvan plane once used in so-called "death flights" by the military dictatorship from 1976 to 1983. Victims of the regime… Audio

King Charles' Coronation will take place on Saturday night New Zealand time. But everyone watching will see quite a different ceremony from what took place in 1953 at the coronation Queen Elizabeth… Audio