Life And Society

Well, what a game last night. The 2023 FIFA Womens World Cup got underway in a historic way, as the Football Ferns beat Norway one nil in front of a frothing crowd at Eden Park. Dunedin and Wellington… Audio

Yes, that's right - you're listening to Morning Report, and we are talking about Barbie.

The movie that has drained the world of Pink paint, blitzed worldwide headlines and is now expecting more than… Audio

MPs and experts are sounding the alarm about the impact of disinformation on the upcoming election.

They've spoken to RNZ for Undercurrent, a new series on mis and disinformation by Susie Ferguson… Audio

The Government has announced interim support payments for homeowners displaced by this year's floods. The assistance is being offered to those having to pay for a private rental because their own… Audio

Would you pay $130 for a burger?

That's one question lucky Wellingtonians will be pondering when  "Burger Wellington" kicks off the programme for in the capital today.

Burger fans will be stuck for… Audio

A ruby red Kombi leads the pack this week on TradeMe - and one of Auckland's most sought after streets showcases a very modern, multi-million dollar mansion. But first, producer Jeremy Parkinson talks… Audio

New Zealand's slow slide into poor productivity isn't just a cultural quirk – it means we miss out when it comes to competition and trade opportunities. Audio

The lives of citizens not yet born need more consideration in the decision-making of today, says Sophie Howe, the world's first-ever Future Generations Commissioner. "This is not our planet to trash… Audio

RNZ Nights listeners may have heard Marc Leishman talking to this year's World Porridge Making Champion on Tuesday. Turns out one of the competition judges is a New Zealander. KJ Gilmour is an… Audio

If three's a crowd, it seems four is the ideal when it comes to conversation. Professor Robin Dunbar, an anthropologist and evolutionary psychologist at the University of Oxford has spent decades… Audio

Resilience expert Dr Lucy Hone has personal and academic experience with devastating grief. Despite all her training and time working with people dealing with loss, nothing prepared her for the sudden… Audio

"Heartbreaking" is the word Caitlin Moran found herself repeating while researching her latest book What About Men? After ten years "trying to sort out the women" best-selling UK writer Caitlin Moran… Audio

Ears are so distinctive they're as effective as DNA or fingerprints in identifying someone, according to a new study. The research in conjunction with Australia's La Trobe Unversity, studied the… Video, Audio

Anjum Rahman is the founder and co-leader of Inclusive Aotearoa Collective Tahono. A group dedicated to building healthy community relationships, creating a place where all groups and ethnicites can… Audio

An air force plane has flown low over Palmerston North to say a special happy birthday. World War 2 veteran Eddie Chapman is turning 100 today, quite the achievement for a man who spent his 21st… Audio