Life And Society

The country's first training cafe for young people living with disabilities has opened its doors.

Checkpoint reporter Louise Ternouth and camera operator Nick Monro have the story. Video, Audio

Public Service Commissioner Peter Hughes has apologised to state care abuse survivors at the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care this afternoon.

Hughes was also chief executive of the… Audio

Residents in the Napier suburb of Awatoto say a stench from factories is so bad they can no longer open their windows or put clothes on their washing lines.

What's causing it and what is the Council… Video, Audio

A Marokopa man missing with his three children for eight months may have escaped the area and is likely being helped by someone according to police.

Tom Phillips who previously prompted a full scale… Video, Audio

Hamilton is about to host some of the world's best dart players at this year's New Zealand Darts Masters. Darts Referee, Russ Bray is known by fans as "The Voice" is here for it. He talks to… Audio

People are being urged not to panic buy toilet paper - despite not a single sheet being produced in the country in more than two weeks.

Around 150 staff have been locked out of the Kawerau mill owned… Audio

An LPG bottle exploded at a construction site at Auckland's Wynyard Quarter on Friday, leaving five people injured.

Emergency services were called to Halsey Street Wharf just before 6.30am.

George… Audio

After a three year absence, some of the worlds best dart throwers will compete in Hamilton this weekend.

Darts is a sport born in pubs and as anyone who's ever watched it knows, the crowds can get… Audio

It's the final week of Restaurant Month in Auckland, as chefs celebrate their first real taste test since the pandemic hit.

More than 100 outlets have devised special menus, to encourage customers… Audio

After travelling to Yosemite, USA, Anna Parsons had a huge 12 metre fall while rock climbing on the first of August. She broke nearly every bone in her body including her neck, spine, pelvis, ribs… Audio

National pride will be on the line in Upper Hutt this weekend in a sport not many people will have heard of. The inaugural trans-tasman medieval combat cup is being fought for on Saturday. Captain the… Audio

The community of Te Anau have rallied together to create a festival to celebrate all things Ukulele.The Te Anau Ukulele Festival chair, Jackie Knowles talks to Jesse. Audio

A new way to extract DNA will mean that hundreds of thousands of shell samples in museums will now be available for study. PhD candidate at the University of Otago's Department of Zoology Kerry Walton… Audio

The party's over for the world's most famous plastic container brand in New Zealand. After nearly 50 years, Tupperware is pulling its products out of Aotearoa this October. 'Tupperware parties' –… Audio

Do you feel a bit snappier when you haven't had a good sleep? You're not imagining it. People are less likely to help each other when they haven't had enough rest, according to a new study by UC… Audio

A Blenheim green grocer says he's been able to maintain good stocks of veges for sale throughout the floods, because of the goodwill of others.

Flooding and slips threatened to cut off regular… Audio

The axing of a third of the staff at Mt Ruapehu's skifields is sending reverberations across the region.

About 135 people have lost their jobs, as one of the warmest, wettest winters on record leaves… Audio