Life And Society
Suspected Chinese Spy Balloon
A suspected Chinese surveillance balloon was shot down in US airspace by military jets on Saturday amid allegations that it was being used for surveillance. China denied accusations of spying, saying… Audio
Dr. Julia de Bres
The semantic bleaching of the word 'woke' with Dr Julia de Bres, sociolinguist and senior lecturer at Massey University. Audio
Meng Foon on Waitangi Day: A day for difficult conversations
Opinion - Meng Foon says Waitangi Day is many things to many people, including an opportunity to hold difficult but necessary conversations.
Census redesign hoped to boost Māori participation rates
Organisers are hoping a redesign will boost Māori participation rates in this year's Census, which takes place on 7 March.
Calling Home: Jon Krebs in Umeå, Sweden.
Jon Krebs, originally from Auckland now calls Umeå in Sweden home. He tells us about his travels throughout Europe and his love of cold water swimming. Audio
Playing Favourites with Matterhorn founder Leon Surynt
Cuba St's Matterhorn bar was the epitome of Wellington cool in the late 1990's and early 21st Century. The venue was a magnet for a new generation of musicians, creatives and entrepreneurs. It was… Audio
The week that was
Comedians Te Radar and Irene Pink with a revelation from the Queen of organisation and tidiness, Marie Kondo, that she's given up on extreme tidiness in her home. Audio
'We're all ecstatic': Stolen huia to be returned to Dannevirke museum
A taxidermied huia stolen from a Dannevirke museum will be reunited with her mate today.
Auckland water systems working, but fragile - Watercare
Here comes the sun in Auckland - but don't think about going for a swim just yet.
Auckland Council and Watercare are encouraging everyone to stay on dry land over the long weekend.
In the meantime… Audio
Magnitude 4.8 quake strikes a soggy North Island
If the weather's not enough for those in the north, Waikato residents were rudely awakened by an earthquake which struck at 2am this morning.
The magnitude 4.8 quake was centred 5-kilometres south… Audio
Wellington told to limit water after loss through leaky pipes
You'd think weathering one of the wettest winters on record and a soggy summer in the capital would mean there's plenty of water to go around - yet Wellingtonians are being told to cut back. What… Audio
Oranga Tamariki insists progress being made to meet minimum standards despite new report
Oranga Tamariki is defending its care of children despite a new report showing it is failing to reach some minimum standards.
Sodden Auckland properties flooded a second time in less than a week
A second weather bomb in less than a week brought more rain to already sodden properties yesterday.
Thousands of people across Auckland finding their homes flooded for a second time.
The common… Audio
Three tourists injured in bach collapse at Orua Bay
Three Australian tourists have been left injured after the bach they were inside collapsed after being hit by a landslide at Orua Bay Beach in the rural Auckland township of Manukau Heads.
Several… Audio
Mt Albert woman shocked by heavy rain
A Mt Albert woman says there was an hour of heavy rain between five and six am, before it suddenly stopped. Susan Farquar says she was worried things would be worse than Friday and is relieved it… Audio
Wonderful World of TradeMe with Ruby Topzand
This week on TradeMe - Joel Little's Titirangi home is for sale. And if the weather doesn't exactly shout SUMMER, an old ice-cream truck certainly does. But first, producer Jeremy Parkinson talks with… Audio
Auckland flooding: Rough sleepers on the frontlines of deluge
Rough sleepers have had to bear the brunt of one of Auckland's worst floods while thinking of ways to escape the deluge and more rain on the way.
'A trailblazing effort' - Rugby figures line up to back first openly gay All Black
New Zealand rugby legends have come out in support of Campbell Johnstone, came out publicly as gay on TVNZ last night.
Gratitude for growing up in a crowded house
Recent data from stats NZ shows that nearly 40 percent of Pasifika live in a house that is too small for their families, but they scored higher on family well being. Spinoff Pacific Communities editor… Audio
