Life And Society

The Gore District Council is holding its first public meeting since it was revealed its most senior elected and unelected officials are no longer speaking.

Ben Bell ousted long-time incumbent Tracy… Video, Audio

Do you have an extra $150 a week to cover the rising cost of living? That's the sum households can expect to dig deep for each week this year as the looming recession is tipped to be longer and deeper… Video, Audio

A new report has found communuity groups delivering services have wellbeing issues of their own.

Voluntary organisations are desperate for more funding with requests for help on the rise. And there's… Audio

During his long domestic political career, Phil Goff was MP for Mt Roskill, Minister of Defence, Foriegn Affairs and Education among many other roles - including 6 years as mayor of Auckland.. He was… Audio

More than seven decades after her three brothers were murdered, Mihi Kui Edwards was to be reunited with her siblings.

She died, aged 89, in March 2021 and was to be buried with her slain siblings at… Video, Audio

Police have this afternoon issued a plea for motorists to take better care on the roads, following the death of seven people in the space of 12 hours.

Superintendent Steve Greally says he feels for… Audio

Each year, hundreds of high school students compete in New Zealand's Race Unity Speech Awards. For many past winners, the awards have been a career springboard. In this episode of Voices, three past… Video, Audio

Auckander Jono Rankine is calling home from Hong Kong Audio

This week the prospect of pizza by drone from store-to-door hit the headlines again - seven years years after a similar PR fly-by prompted stories insisting this was just around the corner for needy… Audio

In 2015, three British school girls went missing from their London homes, and headed to Syria to join Islamic State. For years their fate was unknown, but after the collapse of the IS caliphate, one… Audio

The slow pace of recovery from Cyclone Gabrielle is frustrating some Hawke's Bay locals, but it's hoped a visit by the Ombudsman could help change that.

Peter Boshier is currently travelling through… Audio

The city of love became the city of filth when garbage collectors went on strike - now French protestors have stormed the headquarters of the luxury fashion group that owns brands like Louis Vuitton… Audio