Life And Society
AK Zoo now charging $2 for parking
Like Georgie Pie and smoking on aeroplanes, free parking at Auckland Zoo is now a thing of the past. Yesterday was the first day of paid parking in the Zoo's Western Springs carpark - which is… Audio
NZ has history of prominent public servants who were outspoken public intellectuals – what’s changed?
Opinion - The sacking of senior public servant Rob Campbell and questions about the neutrality of others are a reminder of the line between robust policy debate and perceived partisanship, writes…
Lake Alice abuse survivor calls for water tower memorial
For decades a former patient of the notorious Lake Alice child and adolescent unit couldn't return to the site where she was abused.
But now she'd like to see the psychiatric hospital's former water… Video, Audio
Laundry volunteers wash away mud-caked residents' worries
When Annabel Mason co-founded the Hawke's Bay Cyclone Laundry Network, she had no idea how quickly it would snowball.
Counting New Zealand: Census clocks more than 2.6m participants
Stats NZ says 2.6 million people had participated in this year's census as of yesterday's midnight deadline.
Census day wraps up
Census day has wrapped up and Stats NZ is hoping it was the most inclusive national head count to date, after the last one in 2018 had the lowest response rate in 50 years.
The statistics agency… Audio
Wonderful World of TradeMe with Ruby Topzand
This week on TradeMe - a super fancy Porsche, a flight simulator and a huge number of auctions raising money for Cyclone Gabrielle victims and the clean-up. TradeMe's Ruby Topzand explained it all to… Audio
Butterflies and moths donated to the Tuhura Otago Museum
Over 50,000 moths and butterflies have been donated to the Tuhura Otago Museum. Audio
The music of forests and birds
Composer Janet Jennings scores to the movements of kauri, toetoe and more. Audio
Experts call for 'sponge city' planning after floods hit Auckland
After the country's devasting floods, sponge cities are being floated as a solution to future downpours.
The term 'sponge city' is all about uncovering natural streams and using native plants to… Video, Audio
Harry Styles fans line up to buy merch 24 hours before concert
Thousands of Harry Styles fans flocked to Auckland's Mount Smart stadium yesterday.. but it wasn't to see the English pop star perform.. Fans from around the country gathered 29 hours before the gates… Audio
The toxic world of the manosphere
Some young men are being sucked into a toxic world online, full of sexism, misogyny and fear. Warning: This episode contains descriptions and discussion of gender-based and sexual violence. Audio
The toxic world of the manosphere
Some young men are being sucked into a toxic world online, full of sexism, misogyny and fear. Warning: This episode contains descriptions and discussion of gender-based and sexual violence.
AudioWorld's first transgender MP Georgina Beyer has died
The world's first transgender politician, Georgina Beyer, has died. Friends of the ground-breaking politician and activist say she died this afternoon after a long illness.
Her friends Scotty and… Video, Audio
1m and counting: Time ticking on filling in 2023 census
Stats NZ is underwhelmed that just one million New Zealanders have filled in the census so far. Audio
Off the beaten track: Seaweek and the solace of wild places
Outdoorsman Kennedy Warne looks at Seaweek, a country-wide programme held annually in New Zealand which involves beach clean-ups, community snorkelling days, film screenings, lecturers and - in… Audio
Taupō man makes a beeline to mead-making
When a swarm of bees kept relocating to the walls of Jay Bennett's bush house every summer, the Taupō man started thinking about how to put his regular visitors to use.
After picking up a "bee suit"… Audio
Documenting the March 2 convulsion one year on
Coverage of the occupation of Parliament was wall-to-wall in our media as it dissolved into violence and came to an end one year ago this week. An RNZ team has trawled the overflowing archive of… Audio
Documenting the March 2 convulsion one year on
Coverage of the occupation of Parliament was wall-to-wall in our media as it dissolved into violence and came to an end one year ago this week. An RNZ team has trawled the overflowing archive of…
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