Life And Society

Is it time to bring walk shorts back into work places?

Some people think so.

The infamous office shorts and knee-high socks combo had to be petitioned to allow workers to wear them, becoming popular… Audio

Set in a fictional country and told in a made-up language, new film Nude Tuesday follows a couple who head to new-age retreat Wøndeulä (pronounced Vue-de-la) as a last ditch effort to rekindle their… Video, Audio

 Friendships! What makes good ones, why they matter and what happens when we hit challenges? Audio

A leading researcher into achieving smokefree targets has been given a top accolade.

Otago University professor Professor Janet Hoek has been awarded the 2022 Critic and Conscience of Society Award.

Tommy Murray died suddenly last week in a Naenae gym.

He was 54, a father and grandfather who wore a mataora - a full facial moko.

His Northland whanau forcibly took his body for burial at his… Audio

An Auckland tech company says a newly signed deal with Meta - formerly Facebook - for use of its parking software is "game changing". Parkable was founded by Toby Littin, Brody Nelson and Warwick… Audio

The world's biggest trial of the four day week is underway in the UK where more than 3300 workers and 70 companies are leaving Monday-to-Friday behind.

The pilot is running for six months and is… Audio

TradeMe's Kindness Store is back for Winter - this year, funds raised will go toward those in need through a number of charities including Rainbow Youth and Women's Refuge. Also up for grabs on the… Audio

Wallace Chapman and panellists Mark Sainsbury and Catherine Robertson discuss how anti-gang laws, similar to those in Australia, would work New Zealand with Queensland University of Technology… Audio

The four-day celebration marking Queen Elizabeth's platinum jubilee has finished as it began, with a spectacular display of pageantry in London.

Our next two guests, New Plymouth's Barbara Larsen and… Audio

It's been a celebration for the ages. The Queen's Platinum Jubilee has seen a huge outpouring of love and larks to mark her 70 years on the throne - and it's delivered many doses of delight. Prince… Audio

The Rainbow community is full of pride this month.

April marks half-a-century since our very first 'Gay Day' in Auckland.

It all started with a student forum in 1972.

On Monday pioneering queer… Audio

Forty members of a New Zealand Defence Force taua were among the 2000 military personnel taking part in the march near Buckingham Palace on Sunday as part of the weekend's Jubilee celebrations.

The… Audio