Life And Society

Gumboots, shovels, wheelbarrows and tractors were out in force on the East Cape today as the community began mopping up from flooding over the weekend.

At least eight homes were flooded and large… Audio

Commemorating their golden jubilee this month, Polynesian Panther member Tigilau Ness speaks to Kadambari Raghukumar about the significance of the groups activism over the years. Audio

While Jessica Dermody was enjoying what felt like "school holidays” during lockdown on her parent’s farm, a close relative committed suicide.  Audio

After looking for a way to keep fit and learn to not take things personally, Frederik Imbo signed up as a football referee. His TedX Talk on the social experiment went viral and now he's with us to… Audio

Matariki will be celebrated on June 24 next year. While most people are happy for any excuse to take a day off work, a new poll from Research New Zealand shows that less than half of us rate the day… Audio

A counter-terrorism hui intended to help heal the wounds inflicted in Christchurch two years ago sparked a walk-out which hit the headlines.  Video, Audio

Sahra Ahmed works in Christchurch as a refugee health nurse, helping new arrivals find their footing in a strange new land. It's a journey she has also undertaken. Audio

Nineties sitcom Friends has had far-reaching cultural impact over the decades, finding itself at the centre of rolling fashion trends and loads of scholarly analysis. But Elizabeth Stokoe found the… Audio

Warning: This report may be distressing for some listeners.

A survivor of the adolescent unit at Lake Alice Psychiatric Hospital in the 1970s says she was raped by the head of the unit multiple… Audio

The funeral for a gang leader saw one of Auckland's main roads jammed up by patched member blocking four lanes - forcing parts of Grey Lynn to close down and traffic to be diverted.

They were out in… Video, Audio

Smoke and the sound of burnouts filled the air in a central Auckland suburb on Friday as hundreds of patched gang members turned out to farewell a senior Head Hunters member.

On bikes and by foot… Video, Audio

This week's NZ Screen History looks back at one of New Zealand's most beloved quiz shows. Sale of the Century ran for more than 1000 episodes and gave away countless prizes including cars! Audio

In an article for the North and South, journalist Anna Rawhiti-Connell has taken a close look at the tradition of women taking their husbands' surnames when they get married. Audio

There are the Builders, the Boomers, Gen X, Millennials and Gen Z. But what about the youngest kids today - and the ones that are yet to be born over the next few years? Mark McCrindle is a social… Audio

It's early in the day but it's already the happiest of one man's life.

Henco de Beer has been separated from his wife, six-year-old daughter and 18-month-old son for a year and a half.

But a… Audio