Life And Society
Choreographer Merenia Gray pays tribute to her extraordinary mother
Auckland choregrapher and dancer Merenia Gray's latest work pays tribute to her extraordinary late mother, Tiahuia. Tiahuia Gray was adopted at birth into the Kingitanga, as a whāngai to Princess Te… Audio, Gallery
Series 2 | Episode 4: Mahinga Kai - He Kākano Ahau: Wawatatia
We learn about traditional kai harvest practices as Mere Skerrett prepares for the imminent tītī harvest season in in Murihiku Southland. This episode is in Te Reo. Audio
Wonderful World of TradeMe with Sarah O'Leary
In the wonderful world of Trade Me this week, something for the James Bond's amongst us - and a special signed Jersey being auctioned off for charity, But first, Trade Me's Sarah O'Leary told our… Audio
Liquor stores and poor communities - an uneasy mix
New Zealanders have very easy access to alcohol, and the choices are growing. But communities worried about the harm it's causing face big hurdles to stop liquor stores proliferating. Audio
Liquor stores and poor communities - an uneasy mix
New Zealanders have very easy access to alcohol, and the choices are growing. But communities worried about the harm it's causing face big hurdles to stop liquor stores proliferating.
AudioWORD: New Zealand's lexicographers
New Zealand has had more than its fair share of world-famous lexicographers. So what is a lexicographer and who are the New Zealanders who have made their name in this field? Karyn speaks with… Audio
Mother linked to Islamic State on her way back to New Zealand
This afternoon Jacinda Ardern said Cabinet has agreed to a "managed return" of 26-year-old Suhayra Aden and her two children after they were detained in February illegally trying to enter Turkey from… Audio
Dunedin Craft Beer & Food Festival
Tickets go on sale tonight for the Dunedin Craft Beer & Food Festival. We talk to Jason Schroder, Festival Director. Audio
Govt helping Aden rebuild her life 'best outcome for everyone'
Helping the Islamic State-linked mother to resettle into the community with her children will bring the best outcome for her and New Zealand, the Islamic Women's Council says.
Te Araroa and Wharekahika now almost fully vaccinated
The small communities of Te Araroa and Wharekahika in Te Tairawhiti are now almost fully vaccinated against Covid-19. The rollout in these isolated areas is ahead of the average achieved by the rest… Audio
Elizabeth Smither's short story collection The Piano Girls
A strong musical theme plays through Elizabeth Smither's new short story collection, The Piano Girls. In the title story,three sisters hold a recital each year in memory of their late mother, though… Audio
NZ helps create first-ever World Drowning Prevention Day
In New Zealand drowning is the leading cause of recreational death including around 80 preventable fatalities every year. Today is the first-ever World Drowning Prevention Day. Water Safety New… Audio
Auckland councillor shaken by bomb threat after criticising TV show
Auckland councillor Efeso Collins received death threats after criticising a reality police TV show, and says it's made him reconsider his future in politics.
Poetry Live! 40 years on
Aotearoa's longest running live poetry event, Auckland's Poetry Live! is celebrating 40 eventful, often rowdy and always entertaining years, with a publication launched today called This Twilight… Audio, Gallery
Pencil it in!
The pencil may be a humble object, but it's created countless masterpieces in the hands of artists and writers since the 16th century. The discovery of a large graphite deposit in the English town of… Audio, Gallery
Inside an intentional community: The people who call Kāwai Purapura home
The site of the notorious Centrepoint community is now home to 100 people. In part two of our series on what became of the former Centrepoint site, we meet some of the residents who live there now.
The Weekend Panel with Nalini Baruch and Neil Waka
This morning our panellists will be discussing the suspension of the trans-Tasman travel bubble, the Olympics, the increase in sick leave from five to 10 days and the loss of money from the Americas… Audio
Gay law reform: a tactics masterclass
Thirty five years later, Fran Wilde and Trevor Mallard discuss the campaign, strategy and tactics involved in the 1985-86 campaign to legalise gay sex. Audio
Gay law reform: a tactics masterclass
Thirty five years later, Fran Wilde and Trevor Mallard discuss the campaign, strategy and tactics involved in the 1985-86 campaign to legalise gay sex.
AudioNew beginnings: What became of the old Centrepoint site
Down the road from one of the country's largest malls and across the highway from a big shopping complex is the old Centrepoint site, which has become the new home of a colourful and vibrant…
