Life And Society

Hazing rituals at Otago University are getting more extreme, with even those all in favour of the student culture asking if they've gone too far.  Audio

John Beeching is one of the last surviving veterans of RAF Bomber Command in WWII, and he celebrates his 100th birthday today. He had an early morning visit from the Nelson Mayor, been to work for a… Audio, Gallery

Fish and Game say the weather this weekend should make for great salmon and trout fishing.

The freshwater fishing season has been open since the beginning of October but has been dampened by rain.

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A free store in Hastings set up to help storm-affected locals is still going strong, eight months after the devastation of Cyclone Gabrielle.

The Hastings Cyclone Hub is a place for people to restock… Audio

The Muslim Healthcare Workers Aotearoa group says it condemns the recent bombing of a hospital in Gaza and wants a complete cessation of all violence in the region.

Israel and Palestine have blamed… Audio

A Wellington cyclist who attached a broom to the front of his bike to brush thumb tacks off the cycleway says it was very cost effective.

Reports of thumb tacks appearing on cycle ways have been… Audio

Around a third of New Zealanders are still working from home in the wake of COVID-19 lockdowns.

That's according to research done by Professor Jarrod Haar, associate dean of research at the… Audio

One of the country's Great Walks - the 82-kilometre Heaphy Track, in the West Coast's Kahurangi National Park - is fully reopening on Thursday.

It's been more than a year-and-a-half since a storm… Audio

Despite what the Irish commentators said about Sam Cane's rucking skills, the All Blacks are into the semi finals this weekend. In just over 48 hours they'll be taking on Argentina for a spot in the… Audio

Petra Bagust (Grey Areas) and Charlotte Cook (Hair And Loathing) share intimate details and personal stories about different parts of their bodies and how their hair impacts their everyday lives. Video, Audio

Collectors' Corner is where we meet passionate people who've taken their fondness for a certain thing to new heights. So far, we've had vintage tools, vintage bottles, antique sewing machines, and… Audio

This week on TradeMe high value houses and a hard to miss Hi Lux But first, producer Jeremy Parkinson talks with TradeMe's Tiana Barns about a cake mixer auction raising money for a baking charity. Audio

An Australian woman has given birth to twins - conceived 18 days apart. Sandra Searle had been through the IVF process before with her first two children, and started an IVF cycle for a third child… Audio

Freaky Friday is a weekly segment where we indulge in some of your strangest and spookiest stories. Today we hear from Sandi, who shares a tragic story that wound up giving hope, and Jess, who had… Audio