Life And Society

Nestled amongst the Pongas High above West Auckland sits Titirangi - home to artists, potters and Macrame weavers.. Well it was once - and can be again, if today's TradeMe real estate listing is a… Audio

80 former prison inmates have now passed through RAW - a residential programme helping women find self-worth on the outside. RAW (which stands for Reclaim Other Women) was founded in 2014 by fashion… Video, Audio

Frequencies are all around us; everything on this earth vibrates, and even you, right now, are resonating at a frequency between about 5 and 10 hertz. And if all things resonate, then surely they must… Audio

British vampires, beware... as of last week someone in the UK is on the loose with a 19th-century vampire-slaying kit. The wooden chest – which contains crucifixes, holy water, a stake and a pistol –… Audio

Organic gardener Kath Irvine returns to share some winter gardening tips and to answer your questions. Audio

The bicycle has been at the centre of the culture wars for more than 200 years, says author and bike enthusiast Jody Rosen. Audio

Auckland's iconic Farmers building on Hobson Street has had a few incarnations since the department store pulled the plug many years ago - but none of them can compare to this week's featured… Audio

To Australia, where census figues show that India is now the third most common place of birth for residents.. Nathan is joined from Brisbane by our correspondent Pam Corkery. Audio

New Zealand is known for its cold homes, and as winter bites, calls are growing for more support for those who can't keep warm.

Charities say more and more people are struggling to pay their power… Audio

Now to a dirty secret about laundry detergents, some are so ineffective you're better off just washing your clothes in water.

That's according to tests carried by Consumer NZ on 55 liquid and… Video, Audio

A union leader is calling for mandatory reporting of gender pay differences. New research shows New Zealand is falling behind other western countries in closing the gap between men and women's wages.

National's leader Christopher Luxon insists all his MPs are on the same page when it comes to abortion law reform, promising a future government led by him won't make any changes.

But one of his most… Audio

We all know it's important to live an active life as we get older - but often the payoff is pain or injury. Today's expert is senior physiotherapist Olivia Rawlinson in our Wellington studio, who will… Audio

Today reviewer Linda Burgess has been checking out shows on free to air television. She talks to Jesse about Sort your life Out on TV3, Extraordinary Escapes on TV1 and Doctor Doctor on TVNZ+. Audio