Life And Society
An uninvited kiss - a pivotal moment in women's football?
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
Gardening with Lynda Hallinan
Spring has sprung and Lynda Hallinan is along with some tips for getting your garden summer ready. Audio
Around the motu : Mike Tweed in Whanganui
The Whanganui District Council has a bit of a problem with its wastewater network and Mike says $50 million could be invested over the next 30 years, but the council also faces another problem -… Audio
Surfers make a wave for good cause
Surfers from around the country will be taking to the ocean on Friday as part of the Make A Wave challenge.
Rookies through to full-time professionals are aiming to surf every day of September - come… Audio
Around the motu: Peter Newport in Queenstown Lakes
Peter Newport joins Kathryn to talk about the skifield barney over informal lessons that stemmed from a Wanaka building threatened with losing his season pass because he tried to teach some mates at… Audio
Understanding how hate speech becomes acts of terror
Emotional language, repetition and a sense of shared values are some of the ways people find common ground in conversation.
They are also methods used by two of the world's most infamous terrorists -… Audio
Frenchman causes international incident over food tweet
In the 90s the greatest advice you could give a drunk flatmate was ... don't drunk txt your ex... don't do it. In these modern times the same advice could be applied to social media posts. This week a… Audio
Collector's Corner: Vintage Bikes
Shane Price talks to Jesse about his collection of vintage bikes for this week's 'Collectors Corner'. Audio
What price pastry? Shock at $14.50 sausage roll
The cost of living crisis affects everyone - even lovers of the sausage roll are not immune to the rising cost of their favourite petrol station warmer treat. But how much are you prepared to pay… Audio
Wonderful World of TradeMe with Millie Silvester
This week on TradeMe, the perfect dwelling for a very wealthy person who isn't allowed to leave the country - but would love to live in Tuscany. And a car that wouldn't look out of place in that very… Audio
The Forever House story
A South Auckland community organisation is helping save derelict homes from the top and at the same time giving young people skills for life. The Ara Education Charitable Trust has been running since… Audio
Waka Kotahi initiative: Yes, children, you can play in the street
For everyone who has despaired of children ever again being allowed to climb trees, race a go-kart down the street and roam the neighbourhood playing games, there's good news.
Skier told to stop teaching friends at Treble Cone or lose his ski pass
A skiier sharing tips with his friends on the slopes says staff at Wanaka's Treble Cone threatened to cancel his pass for unauthorised coaching, if he didn't stop immediately. James Sorrenson was on… Video, Audio
Steve Braunias announcing Surrey residences for 2023
Steve Braunias back again to announce the annual winners of the Surrey Hotel-Newsroom writers residency award for 2023. This year's long list was made up of eight women and four men,whittled down from… Audio
Denise Carter-Bennett: Bringing more women & neurodiversity into cybersecurity sector
Preventing state-sponsored attacks from countries such as China, Russia, Iran and Syria is an ongoing battle for cybersecurity engineer, Denise Carter-Bennett. She works at Datacom, and has a… Audio
Hundreds join huge search for Loch Ness Monster
It's fascinated generations of curious minds, but to date, the mysterious Loch Ness monster is keeping its secrets well and truly hidden under water. Armed with drones, cameras, notepads and… Audio
Dannevirke Spinners and Weavers Club celebrates 50th anniversary
The Dannevirke Spinners and Weavers Club celebrated 50 years of Craft Cottage over the weekend. The club meets every Friday to spin, knit and crochet. Anne Willis is the club secretary, and she's been… Audio
Around the world on on a catamaran
Canterbury farming couple Dan and Mandy Shands are ditching the paddock and heading off on an epic adventure around the world - on a catamaran. Audio
Expert Feature: Spring cleaning with Liz Bradley
We're just days away from escaping the winter, and it's the perfect season to do a little spring cleaning. Here to give us tips is Auckland de-cluttering and organising coach Liz Bradley, AKA The Tidy… Audio