Life And Society

Wellington midwives are marching along central city streets towards parliament right now, amid a week of rolling strikes. About 1500 hospital midwives have been holding a series of eight-hour strikes… Audio

A rare portrait of Jean Batten has been uncovered after three decades in storage.

The famed New Zealand aviator made record-breaking solo flights across the world in the 1930s. She was called the… Audio

A real estate agent in Auckland is securing some unusual global attention after becoming the first patron of Rudy Giuliani's account on the celebrity video website Cameo.

The former Mayor of New York… Audio

It was the spirit of adventure that took teacher, Tony Washington and his family to Pitcairn Island. One of the most isolated communities in the world, Pitcairn is just over five-and-a-half thousand… Audio

The government is putting $24.1 million of further funding towards Māori trades and training and reducing barriers to employment for rangatahi.

Social Development and Employment Minister Carmel… Audio

Shaking hands hasn't been so popular in social distancing Covid times, but it is a widely accepted gesture that has existed for thousands of years. The handshake ritual Is deeply embedded in a range… Audio

Saving the life of a wanted man by rolling him on the ground after he caught on fire, is not something police officers expect to do on the job.

But, that's what Constable Scott Higby did a year ago… Audio

The Parole Board is frustrated inmates are being left waiting in prison for help with rehabilitation.

The board's chair, Sir Ron Young, wrote to Minister Kelvin Davis in January spelling out his… Audio

The Parole Board says the Department of Corrections is making inmates wait years for rehab programmes and psychological help.

The situation is so serious that the board's chair, Sir Ron Young, wrote… Audio

Restaurant and bar owners say a plan by the Department of Internal Affairs to publish the amount of cash taken in by pokie machines at each venue creates a public "shopping list" for thieves, and the… Audio

Ronan Yabut is asking New Zealanders to consider donating old technology to a good cause instead of throwing it away. Laptops are at the top of his list as he wants to send as many as he can back home… Audio

A stopper's been placed on drunken teenage parties at a popular South Island camp ground - with a booze ban put in place.

Loch Laird, near Otematata, is a popular haunt for high school-aged students… Audio

In the second of our reo-based episodes, we talk about the challenges that come with learning te reo as a second language. Audio

Today on TradeMe's interesting auctions - a spooky Auckland business is up for sale, and an incredibly named car from 1933. But first producer Jeremy Parkinson talks with TradeMe's Ruby Topzand about… Audio

Widespread parts of the North Island and parts of the South have been without power tonight as electricty demand touched an all-time high. Transpower asked lines companies to lessen the burden on the… Audio

Kindness isn't just a word for Sarah Page, it's a calling. With her unique charity The Kindness Collective, Sarah is working to make New Zealand the kindest country on the planet. Video, Audio