Life And Society
The Citizen's Handbook | Season 2 | Episode 6: Be a Visionary
Robbie talks about how to figure out what a better world looks like, how to know what you should campaign about, and how… Video
The Citizen's Handbook | Season 2 | Trailer
In the first season of The Citizen's Handbook, Robbie Nicol taught the youth of Aotearoa how our country works. Now he's back to teach them how to help make it a better place. Video
How yoga can help heal trauma
When Chris Thompson-Lang served with the Australian military in Afghanistan, he felt mentally prepared to witness the fall of his fellow soldiers. It was the suffering of civilians that was his… Video, Audio
Why men struggle with friendship
When British comedian and writer Max Dickins decided to propose to his girlfriend, he realised there was no one he could call on to be his best man. But Max quickly learned that he wasn't the only man… Audio
Slang
What’s good? Howzit? What’s up and Churrrr! It’s time to get some education on the origins of some ‘Choice as' sayings. Audio
Food charity run by farmers says demand increasing nationwide
A food charity set up during the first wave of Covid-19 says two years on demand is outstripping what they can supply.
Champagne tree lives on as cuttings do well
A landmark tree, dubbed the 'champagne tree', felled in Timaru is living on through cuttings taken from it. Audio
Mental wellbeing down, loneliness up, but overall we're pretty satisfied with life
New Zealanders continue to remain upbeat about their overall happiness, but the Covid pandemic is testing our mental strength. Latest Wellbeing Statistics from Stats NZ show a marked decline in mental… Audio
Board game event being held for people with disabilities
A board game event is being held for people with disabilities in Wellington after a successful run of coffee catch-ups, movie nights and speed dating in Dunedin. The event aims to combat feelings of… Audio
Community organisation on keeping kids from crime
In the announcement yesterday Chris Hipkins named the Billy Graham Youth Foundation as a community organisation keeping kids away from crime.
The foundation's chief executive David Graham spoke to… Audio
Wonderful World of TradeMe with Ruby Topzand
We talk a lot about electric vehicles these days, but there's nothing electric about one of today's featured cars on TradeMe - apart from its colour. And today is a two car day - as producer Jeremy… Audio
Sir Michael Fowler dies aged 92
Former Wellington mayor Sir Michael Fowler has died at the age of 92.
He was a prominent architect and held the capital's mayoral chains from 1974 to 1983, a time of major upheaval for the capital.
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The six keys to life-long friendship
Grace, ritual and imagination are essential to a strong friendship, says journalist Julie Beck. She interviewed 100 sets of friends for the popular Atlantic column The Friendship Files. Audio
Single mothers struggling with food insecurity
A University of Otago study has found a significant struggle for solo mothers feeding their families. Audio
'I've got to get things sorted': Lake Alice survivor wants redress now
Former Lake Alice patient Malcolm Richards, 62, does not want to wait any longer for compensation for the treatment he endured.
'There was no quality of life': Care institution a hellhole for disabled girl, says sister
The sister of a disabled woman has described the state care institution her younger sibling lived in for decades as a "hellhole" and her devastation on learning of the physical abuse and neglect her…
The passage to adulthood has changed
It used to be pretty easy to define adulthood in New Zealand. Your parents would throw you a 21st birthday party and give you a giant, tacky key to signify you were old enough to come and go from the… Audio
Australian Correspondent Brad Foster
Today Sydney based correspondent Brad Foster talks to Jesse about Nick Kyrgios in the Wimbledon grand final last night and an announcement on flying the Aboriginal flag on the Harbour Bridge… Audio
NZ's only airworthy Catalina Flying boat up for sale
New Zealand's only airworthy Catalina Flying boat is up for sale and a group of volunteers is trying to raise money to keep it in the country. The plane - built in Canada in 1944 - has been in New… Audio
