Life And Society

One of New Zealand's most celebrated and influential architects, Sir Miles Warren, has died at the age of 93.

Architecture historian Jessica Halliday spoke to Guyon Espiner about his legacy. Audio

A Wellington cloud services company says Google's claim it will offer New Zealanders complete control over their own data is not true.

It questions why the Government has been so quick to weigh in… Audio

Tesla boss Elon Musk has sold $6.88bn worth of shares in the electric car maker.

Musk says he needs the money in case he is forced to buy Twitter for $44bn.

The multi-billionaire is currently… Audio

A New Zealand darts player will be the first transgender woman to compete at the World Darts Federation World Championships when they're held early next year.

Victoria Monaghan won the national title… Audio

The death of Matamata based Japanese jockey Taiki Yanagida is being felt widely across the racing industry.

He died from injuries suffered in a fall during a race last Wednesday and had been on life… Audio

This week on TradeMe, one of the coolest cars to have featured in this spot - a 1957 Aston Martin DB2. And one for kids of the 1980s - a Knight Rider pedal car. But first producer Jeremy Parkinson… Audio

Barry Crump was the ultimate kiwi icon - a rugged outdoorsman, and quintessential kiwi bloke. His books sold millions of copies and his Toyota TV ads with the hapless Scotty entertained us all. But… Audio, Gallery

Mount Ruapehu has had a bumpy start to the ski season with rain washing away snow earlier in the season for some fields.

But the smallest of the three fields has taken steps to make themselves less… Audio

Gregor Campbell is an Historian and Taphophile  who runs cemetery tours in Dunedin.  He tells Karyn he's intrigued with what's written on the head stones. Audio

Kiwis are being asked to BLOW LEFT and BLOW RIGHT to avoid collisions on train tracks. In the last year there have been 28 collisions at public level crossings, more than twice the 13 collisions in… Audio

Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney joins Susie to look the latest news out of Europe. Audio

Last week the Auckland council removed swings from trees on an iconic street in Pt Chevalier. Not only were the swings removed without any consultation, but it turns out a far larger safety concern… Audio

On Saturday, the Freedoms & Rights Coalition again blocked off main streets through Auckland, to protest everything from vaccination mandates to the cost of living. Standing at the front of the march… Audio

The war in Ukraine has been going on for nearly six months. There have been at least 10 thousand deaths so far, although experts say the actual toll is likely to be a lot more. The invasion has also… Audio

Two linguists delve into the mysteries of English grammar with their new book on more than just misplaced apostrophes - asking fundamental questions like what is good grammar or correct form anyway… Audio

Self-described "book detective" and literary scholar at Harvard University, Vanessa Braganza has recently uncovered what she believes to be a long-overlooked example of defiance by the first wife of… Audio, Gallery

While New Zealand comedy is often branded as self-deprecating, laconic and deadpan, media studies lecturer Nick Holm says the defining characteristic is that it's a bit s**t. Audio