Life And Society

A Wellington woman says she could have never predicted she'd make a sprawling catch to rein in one of the most famous names in New Zealand Cricket this week.

A Muscovy duck named Sophie Devine was… Audio

The Panel with Anna Dean and Peter Field (Part Two) Audio

Today on The Panel, Guyon Espiner and panellists Anna Dean and Peter Field discuss rent controls and whether restrictions on raising rent more than 3% in one year is fair. 

Also, they discuss health… Audio

The Panel features a range of panellists from across the opinion spectrum, together with expert phone guests. Audio

It's an exciting day at Mount Ruapehu today... The school holidays have begun, and the snow is falling! The $5 million funding from the government has allowed the Turoa and Whakapapa skifields to… Audio

At McGill University's Earth System Dynamics Laboratory in Montreal, Canada, a team has found out how the average person spends each 24 hours. Audio

Aged just seven, Suzanne Heywood set sail with her family on a three-year voyage around the world. Three years turned into a decade, with little formal schooling and many tensions between Heywood and… Audio

For most New Zealanders, political violence is something that happens in other countries. But now, in an a election year, it's a clear and present danger. Audio

Mount Ruapheu's ski fields are opening to skiers from tomorrow, after been thrown a last minute lifeline loan by the Government.

It looked like Whakapapa and Turoa ski fields would stay closed this… Audio

The Fiordland Wapiti Foundation has a big weekend ahead in Te Anau celebrating a century of wapiti hunting in New Zealand. Fiordland wapiti, which in North America are known as elk, are prized by… Audio

The return period for the final census forms ends today, and so far more than 4.5 million forms have been returned.

That's an individual return rate of 89% nationally, with rates of 74% and 79% for… Audio

Southland has unveiled a bright vision for its future regardless of whether Tiwai Point aluminium smelter closes or not.

Beyond 2025 is the long term plan for tackling the region's challenges and… Audio

The number of deaths resulting from drink driving has more than doubled in the last ten years.

A 111 people died because of a drunk driver last year, a big jump from 53 deaths in 2013.

Police… Audio

The price of petrol and diesel's about to go up, as the government's 25 cent cut to the fuel excise duty comes to an end.

From the first of July the excise tax is back to full price, which will push… Audio

An estimated 50,000 properties lost power in Hawke's Bay when a cat found itself in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Residents in Napier and Hastings reported losing power last night when a cat… Audio