Life And Society
Tongan noble dies in Auckland City Hospital
The Tonga Government has announced Lord Ma'afu has died in Auckland Hospital on Sunday.
New florist in town is paying it forward before she's even opened up her shop
A new florist has announced their arrival in a small town in the Tararua District in a very generous way. Sarah Romanos has been dropping bouquets of flowers around the Pahiatua town centre for locals… Audio
How music can influence our purchasing habits
Professor Adrian North has spent his life studying the psychology of music and how people interact with it in different spaces. He's with us to discuss the psychological cues that music offers up and… Audio
Gardening with Lynda Hallinan
Today Gardening guru and writer, Lynda Hallinan is all about courgettes. She has tips and tricks to make sure you don't wind up with a huge amount of them all at once and how to ensure they're nice to… Audio
Covid-19: Tips for handling Christmas with family without a fight
Ahead of a mid-pandemic holiday period, one clinical psychologist is encouraging people to think ahead if they are looking to avoid Covid-19 dinner table arguments. Audio
Best new house in New Zealand crowned
A Westmere home has been crowned the best new house in New Zealand, with the jury calling it "an inspirational window into what the future of Auckland could look like". Auckland architect Lisa Webb… Audio
Girls Rock Aotearoa presents To The Front fundraiser show
Girls Rock Aotearoa are hosting a concert in Auckland next Wednesday to fundraise for their holiday programme, and the line-up is excellent - Anna Coddington, Tiny Ruins, Half Queen and Louisa… Audio
Auckland City Mission packing thousands of Xmas food parcels
The Auckland City Mission is working overtime to deliver Christmas spirit to those who need it most. It expects to provide about nine thousand parcels of food this year, and if all someone wants for… Audio
Spooked - Barry Meier on the murky world of spies for hire
Five years ago the world's media was abuzz with allegations about incoming president Donald Trump and some - pretty salacious - details of what he'd got up to while in Russia. The so-called Trump… Audio
Bill making it easier to change sex on birth certificates passed
A bill making it easier to correct the gender on a birth certificate has passed its third reading with support from all political parties.
The legislation, which began as a routine update to the… Audio
Table manners from a food critic
Is it still frowned upon to eat with your mouth open? How about elbows on the table, or checking your texts during dinner? Food critic of more than 40 years David Burton is here to tell us which… Audio
How Amazon's Alexa transformed one blind woman's life
Last night, Julie Woods heard Karyn mention she wasn't familiar with Amazon's smart device, Alexa. This prompted her to get in contact and share how Alexa is changing the life of blind people… Audio
Free toy shop puts dignity into Christmas charity
Wellington City Mission are joining forces with Vinnies charity shops and opening the city's first ever free toy shop for those without the resources to buy toys themselves for their… Audio
Solving the World's Problems with Steve Wyn-Harris
Today Hawke's Bay farmer Steve Wyn-Harris talks about how well the rural sector is currently doing with some new export records being reached. Audio
The 2020 - 2021 summer was a time for hard partying in Aotearoa
New Zealanders made the most of the covid-free environment during the summer period of 2020 and 2021 with large amounts of designer drugs detected in waste waster samples taken at the time. Audio
BiograView
Launching a glossy new magazine in a global pandemic was both a tough call and a dream come true for Ingrid van Amsterdam, editor of multi-cultural publication, BiograView. The magazine is the… Audio
Christchurch council hall fees drive out some community groups
The sound of karate chops and the click of line dancing boots will no longer ring out from some Christchurch community halls soon.
Time running out to post Christmas presents in time - NZ Post
Santa might be on the way, but you need to move quickly if you want to make sure your presents reach his sleigh.
It is the busiest Christmas ever for NZ Post. To make sure things arrive on time, the… Audio
Dancing, karate quits Christchurch council halls after price hike
The sound of karate chops and the click of line dancing boots will fall silent at some Christchurch council halls soon, with groups moving out of the facilities because they've become too expensive.
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