Life And Society

Panellists Janet Wilson and David Cormack discuss the Tax Principles Act, the Drive 4 Life programme and Aotearoa's Great Walks. Audio

The pre-panel discuss the new trend of 'Mermaiding', and what panellists Janet Wilson and David Cormack have been thinking. Audio

Dating in the 21st century often begins with a lie and alone. Dr Marie Bergstrom, a researcher at the French Institute of Demographic Studies in Paris argues the privatization of intimacy is changing… Audio

The brother-in-law of a man who was killed in a port accident in 2020 is angry more families are going through what his whanau has gone through after two more fatal port deaths.

26 year old father… Audio

Unions are calling for action after a person died yesterday at Lyttelton Port - just six days after the death of Atiroa Tuaiti at the Ports of Auckland.

The Maritime Union, the Rail and Maritime… Audio

An Anzac Day service to honour our fallen soliders in Paraparaumu ended in outrage, after a group of "common law sheriffs" took to the podium.

The common law movement is based off the idea the… Audio

We meet three fine artists whose work transcends gallery walls: sculptor Yona Lee, interdisciplinary artist Yuki Kihara, and painter Simon Kaan. Video

We meet three diverse multi-media artists: Seung Yul Oh, Claudia Kogachi and Charles Buenconsejo.

We meet three dancers: ballet star Xin Ji, K-pop (Korean pop) choreographer Rina Chae, and Indian-New Zealand performer and dance teacher Swaroopa Prameela Unni.

We meet three theatre practitioners bringing diverse narratives to our stages: Sarita So, Ahi Karunaharan, and Sananda Chatterjee.

We meet three designers using their creativity to make a statement: graffiti artist Bobby Hung, installation artist Kerry Ann Lee, and fashion designer Natasha Ovely.

A concert of music by Australian Frederick Septimus Kelly and Englishman George Butterworth, who both died during the 1916 Battle of the Somme. And a rare performance of Ross Harris' 'Symphony No 2'…

"Matarau" refers to a multi-pronged spear used for fishing and eeling by early Maori. It's the name art curator Shannon te Ao has chosen for an exhibition of work by Maori artists who are exploring… Audio, Gallery

Wellington-based costumier and clothing and textile historian Leimomi Oakes is the curator of a new exhibition at the Katherine Mansfield Birthplace in Te Whanganui-a-Tara looking at the fashion of… Audio

A proposed 3313-hectare fenced ecosanctuary in Wainuiomata would see critically endangered species such as kakapo, kokako and hihi return to the valley, says its author Jim Lynch. Audio

Jan Eldridge, Associate Professor of Physics at the University of Auckland on the facts behind the fiction of the Star Trek mind-swap episode - Turnabout Intruder. Audio

Sunday marks the centenary of Poppy Day, the first being on the 24th of April, 1922. It remains the longest running appeal in New Zealand's history. This is the only county that doesn't hold Poppy Day… Audio

The RSA is working to inform the public that they CAN attend the ANZAC dawn service at Auckland Museum on Monday. It has been previously reported as an invite only event. RSA national president BJ… Audio

There's still no collection for soft plastics in the top of the South Island - despite the scheme restarting nationwide more than two years ago.

The scheme stopped in 2018 when offshore plants said… Audio

A fatberg's caused a raw sewage overflow into Stephens bay at the gateway to the Able Tasman National Park. 

The wetland and beach is being monitored for contamination after a fat residue buildup… Video, Audio