Life And Society
Bacon butties help fuel Taranaki vaccination rollout
An initiative to get people vaccinated against Covid-19 in New Plymouth this morning using the lure of a free bacon buttie is being hailed a success.
Late Edition - Bird of the Year is back
The birds are back in town! The ever growing beloved Bird of the Year campaign will once again have the nation in a flap. But this year - there's a very important difference. The Bird of the Year… Audio
Auckland family happy to be home after Covid-19 quarantine
A family is sleeping in their own beds tonight fresh from a stint in quarantine after contracting Covid-19.
Vanessa Goodson went into quarantine in Auckland when her five-year-old daughter caught the… Video, Audio
Piles of paperbacks in the post as Auckland goes level 3
It's not just Netflix Aucklanders have been eyeballing over lockdown, there's been a rush on for ebooks as well.
In fact the weekly demand for online ebooks almost doubled in Auckland libraries… Audio
Helping working parents get through lockdown
Many parents are doing it tough right now with juggling work from home and parenting duties...especially in the Auckland region. So we've invited working parent advocate Emma Mclean, who's the founder… Audio
Bells of Nelson's cathedral ring out to welcome godwits
The bells of Nelson's cathedral rang out this morning, heralding the arrival of the bar-tailed godwits. The migratory birds have just flown about 12,000 kilometres non-stop from Alaska at the northern… Audio
Wonderful World of TradeMe with Ruby Topzand
This week on TradeMe a crocheted miniature Ashley Bloomfield, lecturn and all.. and Batman is back But first, producer Jeremy Parkinson asks TradeMe's Ruby Topzand about a chip.. Not of the first… Audio
Ros Benson went from Simply The Best to looking after the rest ... of Picton
"If you sell your house, and I sell my boat, we could buy the leasehold on Furneaux Lodge," Ros Benson's partner said, after spotting a notice in the paper. The year was 1995.
25 Years of Going West Festival
Going West Festival have put together a book to celebrate 25 years of the festival. It is a collection of essays from a host of Going West speakers since it's origin and will be a beautiful hardback… Audio
Is this Justice? Fewer new judges willing to move towns
Are the tentacles of the housing crisis now creeping their way into the justice sector?
Fewer new judges are willing to move towns after being appointed to the bench - a convention set up to reduce… Audio
Auckland reacts to news of move to Covid-19 alert level 3
The government has announced Auckland will drop to Covid-19 alert level three from midnight Wednesday morning.
It will remain in those tight restrictions for at least two weeks.
The decision will be… Audio
Lockdown competition calls for creations
The editor of ArchitectureNow, Ashley Cusick, tells Jesse about the Model Citizens lockdown competition. Audio, Gallery
Wedding photographer recovering well from helicopter crash
In June, Rachel Jordan was photographing a wedding in Canterbury when the helicopter she was in suffered a mechanical failure and crashed to the ground. The bride and groom, the pilot and Rachel were… Audio
The Weekend Panel with Stacey Morrison and Mike Hutcheson
Among other topics this morning, our Weekend panellists will be discussing Te Wiki o te reo Maori, Janet Wilson versus Judith Collins and the safety of the latter's leadership, the controversial… Audio
Sowing seeds: tips from a gardening guru
Today Lynda talks about sowing seeds and when you should be doing it. Audio
A very short history of countries changing names
As the Māori Party here campaigns to officially change the country's name from New Zealand to Aotearoa - Worldwatch thought it appropriate to put together a very brief history lesson - and take a look… Audio
Search continues for missing Phillips whānau
An improvement in the weather is helping in the search for the missing Phillips whānau, with the search continuing to focus on the Marokopa coastline today.
Thomas Phillips and his three young… Audio
The week that was with Te Radar and Gemma Gracewood
Comedians Te Radar and Gemma Gracewood with a few laughs and the story of the godwit en route to Aotearoa who gave up and doubled back to Alaska. Audio
A new scene every day for Auckland family's teddy bears
An Auckland family's front yard has become something to admire from afar, for people out on their state-mandated trot around the block.
Teddy bears, big and small, are on display every day come rain… Video, Audio
