Life And Society
Peace train back on track to be running this spring
Christchurch's peace train is on track to make its spring debut, thanks to dozens of residents answering a call by the City Council for volunteers. Volunteer and chief train driver, Andrew Wilson… Audio
Northland woman offers secluded getaway for Nelson residents
A Northland woman is offering up a secluded getaway free-of-charge for Nelson residents whose homes have been badly hit by flooding or landslides.
Kristan Lopes told Māni Dunlop why she was offering… Audio
NZ's biggest drag show hits Palmerston North in September
The Palmy Drag Fest is fast approaching. Not the normal hoons in Toyotas along Fitzherbert Ave that we know and love, its a show at the Regent Theatre in Palmerston North with Drag Queens and Kings… Audio
Wonderful World of TradeMe with Ruby Topzand
It doesn't get more Kiwi than the ole-Buzzybee - and this week on TradeMe you could be the star of your town's Christmas Parade - it's a Buzzy-Bee float up for auction. And a Piha grand design. But… Audio
Christchurch's Repair Revolution works to revive broken goods
A group in Christchurch is plotting a revolution against throw away culture, to help people maintain and fix their broken belongings.
The Repair Revolution meets once a month in a community house in… Video, Audio
Venue operators say urban intensification is killing live music
Live music venue operators say urban intensification is sounding the death knell for their sector. As more and more people move into apartments and other developments in our urban centres - tension… Audio
Calling Home with Don McGlashan
Calling Home this morning, a very familiar name, and voice Don McGlashan. He's calling home from Canada where he lives with his wife Canadian, Ann Macdonell, Director of Library Advancement at Simon… Audio
Did Titanic Sink?
Comedians Tim Batt and Carlo Ritchie consider a question so daft that no one ever asked it: Did Titanic Sink?
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The week that was
Comedians Te Radar and James Elliott with some of the lighter stories including how a burnt cheese roll impacted a provincial rugby match. Audio
The Wiggles' Anthony Field on why kids and grown-ups love them
Anthony Field is probably better known to under-35s - and their appreciative parents - as the Blue Wiggle, part of the phenomenally popular Australian children's music group The Wiggles. He's the… Audio
Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
We cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio
Omarama residents angered by inconsistent medical care.
Omarama residents are angry because they say they are not getting timely medical care. The nearest ambulance is 30 kilometres away, but the town in South Canterbury's Mackenzie Basin has a group of… Audio
'It was a nightmare': Prisoners on time inside
Former prisoners and family members with relatives behind bars have described the penal system as hard to navigate from the outside, and dehumanising and nightmarish for those inside.
Names have been… Audio
Cathedral restoration workers first legal entrants since 2011
Two Christ Church Cathedral restoration workers have become the first people to legally venture inside the severely damaged building since the city's 2011 earthquake.
Senior engineer Pete Carney and… Audio
Reality TV far from paradise for participants
A new home-grown reality competition show "Heartbreak Island" has begun streaming online where 16 singles compete for love and $100,000.
But as many of us know, reality TV is not always paradise for… Audio
Old dogs teaching humans new tricks, The Dog Aging Project
Maybe old dogs can teach us some new tricks Dr Matt Kaeberlein leads the Dog Aging Project, and says his longevity research on dogs may unlock some key mysteries about the biology of aging and what we… Audio
Escaping collapsing Kabul to Aotearoa
This week marks one year since Kabul was captured by the Taliban. Reza Hakimyar is a 25 year old software engineer in Wellington. He fled Afghanistan during the chaos and is now the founder and CEO of… Audio
Maori education advocate Sir Toby Curtis dies aged 83
Te Arawa leader and longtime Maori education advocate, Sir Toby Curtis, has died aged 83. The Ngati Pikiao and Ngati Rongomai kaumatua died at his home at Lake Rotoiti early this morning, surrounded… Audio
Work from homers exercising less - survey
A new survey reveals people who are still working home might be getting a little lazy two and a half years into the pandemic.
The survey found 69 percent of workers either can't find time to exercise… Audio
Wonderful World of TradeMe with Millie Silvester
Few of us need a fourteen car garage - but for those who do, and have a spare six mill or so, 38 Porterfield Road, Whitford might be your next address. And to fill that garage you'll need cars and a… Audio
