Life And Society

Organisers of one the biggest summer festivals won't hold the event unless it can operate under level one rules.

Rhythm and Vines near Gisborne is currently set to take place across the last three… Audio

Some people in debt are getting up to six phone calls a day from debt collectors demanding repayment.

There's also distressing text messages and in-person visits, which an organisation working to… Audio

Auckland is finally out of level four lockdown and the people at TradeMe have compiled a list of popular, post level four searches. And it looks like we're looking to buy in preparation for summer… Audio

As Aotearoa looks to the future of its Covid-19 response, there is increasing talk about how businesses will deal with mixing the vaccinated with the unvaccinated.

Maybe it is a vaccine passport, but… Video, Audio

Victims of crime are unknowingly passing on their name, address and phone number to the offender, when they apply for court documents using a Ministry of Justice application form.

Legislation… Audio

Among other topics this morning, our Weekend panellists will be discussing the first morning of daylight saving, vaccine resistance and tolerance of the unvaccinated, controversy over James Shaw's… Audio

The results were overwhelming when Research New Zealand asked Kiwis about what we should be doing to manage Covid-19, with nearly three-quarters of people (70%) saying they support lockdowns to… Audio

Horowhenua-based organic gardener Kath Irvine is passionate about the value of homegrown food - and the key, she says, is to keep it really simple. For her new book The Edible Backyard, Irvine… Audio

Police have issued a warning to Aucklanders ahead of the weekend - level 3 is not level free.

As the city faces its first weekend with slightly looser restrictions, police are reminding those in… Video, Audio

The Hawke's Bay A & P show is just one of many agricultural shows around the country to cancel this year due to Covid. Audio

Kira Mance Freire has embarked on a fun way to encourage her friends and family to get vaccinated against Covid-19.  Audio

We chat to Luisa Tora about the traditional Fijian female tattooing practice of veiqia and a new exhibition in Christchurch. Audio

Rugby legend Sir Bryan Williams made All Blacks rugby history as the first player of Pasifika blood to play in Apartheid-era South Africa in the early 1970s. He talks to Sonia Yee about the cultural… Audio

Mary talks about ethical investing following on from a report by The Responsible Investment Association of Australasia which reviewed the investment practices of 27 financial institutions in New… Audio

On Wednesday morning, Director General of Health Ashley Bloomfield acknowledged New Zealand could never return to absolutely zero Covid-19 cases.

On Wednesday authorities reported another 23 cases in… Audio

The floodgates have opened and Aucklanders have hit the streets today - with 300,000 people back at work under alert level 3.

Baristas, burger flippers, builders and bikers stepped out today after… Video, Audio