Life And Society

Fiordland locals are devastated a 10-year-old girl from Australia died after being swept down a creek in Fiordland National Park.

Emergency services were alerted shortly after 11:30am on Thursday… Audio

Wellington's waterfront will be play host this weekend to the first ever Manu World Championships.

Contestants across the motu will be bringing their best their best v-shaped divebombing techniques… Audio

Public health experts say it's almost certain New Zealand will have significant measles outbreak this year - and it could be fatal.

Britain has had hundreds of cases since October, there has been a… Audio

We love a bit of nostalgia here at First Up, and we've got a healthy dose for you. Its Pinball!

The 8th annual New Zealand Pinball Champs are happening this weekend in Pukekohe. It's all going down… Audio

RNZ producer and host of Here Now Kadambari Raghukumar is taking her podcast live at Auckland’s Q Theatre’s PodFest at Q on 8 February 2024.

For Bookmarks today we meet one of the incredible founders of Trade Aid, a not-for-profit business founded forty years ago, designed to help the lives of people in poverty stricken parts of the world… Audio

For this week's collectors corner we head to the Waikato where Helen and Brian Gibson have been collecting Christmas miniatures for the past 15 years. Audio

This week on the wonderful world of Trademe, we've got a White Lotus-esque Mansion, and a dream job taste testing Fried Chicken. Yum! But first, Leonard Powell spoke to Trademe's Tiana Barns about a… Audio

A parking scam has left a bunch of concert goers, who thought they were doing a charitable thing, hundreds of dollars out of pocket. The Foo Fighters fans were dup'd by a man offering 20 dollar… Video, Audio

A Wellington mum says she's relying on bread and pasta to keep food costs down and fill tummies at home. Shoppers say fruit, veggies, meat and dairy products are blowing the budget and they're looking… Audio

Imagine this, it's up to 28 degrees in the afternoon sun, with stiffling humidity and you're forced to sprint more than half a kilometre as fast as you possibly can. It's ruthless and exactly what's… Video, Audio

Getting a good night sleep can be tough on a sticky summer night. It can be even harder for young kids - and their parents! Audio

It's been a hot, hot summer - and we have been hitting the beaches around Aotearoa in droves. In Auckland on Sunday there were at least 3,000 people at Takapuna Beach! And that's been keeping our… Audio

The popular podcast Healthy or Hoax hosted by Stacey Morrison is back for its fourth season. To kick the series off with a bang - or a gong - Stacey heads off for some sound healing. Can sound really… Video, Audio

Can you imagine racking up $17,000 dollar worth of parking tickets in just 6 months, then taking eight years to pay them off? That is the expensive lesson learnt by former Auckland resident Todd… Video, Audio

The SPCA is slashing its adoption fees to ease pressure on its packed animal shelters . From next week adoptions will be half price whether its a kitten, puppy, pony or porka. Nationwide the SPCA has… Video, Audio

If you are in one of the hot spots literally, getting a good night sleep may be a challenge. So to help turn the nightmare around we're joined by University of Otago sleep researcher Professor Barbara… Video, Audio