Life And Society

It's the inspiration for one of our most famous folk songs, and now Taumarunui is back on the main trunk line.

But the local mayor wants to see people in the central North Island town get a cheaper… Audio

We're back for another Christmas related question this morning, and it's one most of us can probably relate to at one point or another. You've forgotten to buy a present for a key relative and it's… Audio

The Detail catches up with the man with a grand plan to solve Tākaka's afforable housing shortage. Audio

Wallace and panellists Stephen Jacobi and Cas Carter discuss the faecal bacteria washing around Auckland's beaches following a weekend of heavy rain. Plus, our panellists tell us what's been on their… Audio

This week we're going to be touring some of some of New Zealand's top summer locations ... some of which you may not have come across before. This morning we're in one of the jewels in the Crown… Audio

The pohutakawa is in bloom, Michael Buble is playing on a loop in the mall, and many of us are wondering how on earth it's December already. But yes, Christmas time is upon us Our producers Matthew… Audio

Micromorts - units of risk equating to a one-in-a-million chance of death - can help answer these questions. Mathematician and statistician David Spiegelhalter has done the numbers and shares what he… Audio

"It's easier to build strong children than to repair broken men" is one of Jaye Pukepuke's favourite quotes. After a promising rugby league career and a prison sentence, Jaye now runs the… Video, Audio

If you had told people 150 years ago how well off the world would become, they would have anticipated paradise. So why do things feel so broken? A former advisor to President Clinton and a professor… Audio

In 1990, writes Sir Hugh Rennie in Chathams Resurgent: How the Islanders overcame 150 years of misrule, the islanders had lived with "years of muddlement, some good intentions, financial waste… Audio

Have you ever been rude to a waiter, demanded to be seated at a certain table, or told a manager how to do their job? Yael Shochat, chef and owner of restaurant Ima Cuisine, sees it every day, and… Audio

It's that time of year again - Christmas trees are going up, wishlists are being written, and Santa Claus' epic, reindeer led journey is only weeks away. 

Presents have been flying off the shelves in… Audio

The Auckland domain is set to be lit up with family fun tomorrow evening, as Christmas in the Park is back for the first time since 2019. Dixon Nacey is the creative director and joins us now ahead of… Audio

Most parents have felt the pain of going for a family outing and realising their youngest is too little to take part in a particular activity. For Dan Necklen that activity was mountain biking. So he… Audio

There was a festive vibe at the New Plymouth Community Foodbank's Christmas Drive this week with many volunteers in seasonal costume and holiday tunes blaring out over loudspeakers.

But that couldn't… Audio

To a story about a bridge in the Coromandel, but not a one way road bridge like you might expect. A walking and cycling bridge that would cross the Tairua river between Tairua and Pauanui looks set to… Audio