Life And Society
The Weekend Panel with Josie Pagani and Chris Wikaira
Panelists Josie Pagani and Chris Wikaira are looking at the Canterbury weather, the idea of a four-day work week, white privilege, and halting licences for new bottle stores because of increasing… Audio
Principals urge more support for schools with violent students
Principals are demanding the Ministry of Education do more to support schools who are forced to enrol violent pupils.
Currently, if a child is excluded or expelled from one school, the Ministry can… Audio
Cash, holidays, scholarships - vaccination incentives in the US
Cash, holidays, full university scholarships - those are just some of the things being dangled in front of Americans to encourage them to get vaccinated.
Worldwatch's Perlina Lau has the details. Audio
Rest home waiting for Covid-19 vaccine, months after due date
Some vulnerable rest home residents who were supposed to start getting their Covid-19 vaccinations from March are still waiting in the queue.
Earlier this week the government revealed its roll-out of… Video, Audio
NZ-VIC travel bubble pause forces many to make changes
The extended pause to the travel bubble with Victoria has forced some people to make changes to their plans.
With Victoria in lockdown the government here has decided to maintain a pause on… Audio
Cycling activist overjoyed by funding turnaround
Cyclists in Wellington are set to get safe cycleways throughout the city after a last-minute turnaround by councillors.
Mayor Andy Foster proposed an amendment to fast-track temporary cycleways at a… Audio
Indian pilot blows passengers away with fluent te reo Maori
An Air New Zealand passenger was so impressed by a pilot's use of te reo Maori over the intercom he just had to meet and thank him. When he discovered the pilot wasn't Maori, he was astonished ... and… Audio
Myanmar community in Dunedin holding solidarity event
A multi-media concert is being held in Dunedin tonight to generate solidarity for the people of Myanmar. Virginia Henderson, along with the Dunedin Myanmar community, has put the show together and… Audio
Help for donor conceived children
A group of people who are a result of anonymous egg and or sperm donations are calling on the government to honour a commitment made through a law change in 2004. Rebecca Hamilton explains the… Audio
Oranga Tamariki survey highlights lack of family contact
One in four tamariki and rangatahi in state care don't feel they can contact their birth families as much as they'd like to.
The statistic is just one finding taken from an Oranga Tamariki survey of… Audio
NZer deported under 501 policy welcoming class action
A New Zealander who was deported from Australia under its controversial 501 policy is welcoming the news of a class action lawsuit against the Australian government.
Adrian Solomon-Maere spent 33… Audio
LDR Gisborne: serious concerns about mortuary waste
We head to Gisborne now to catch up with Local Democracy Reporter Alice Angeloni and find out what's been happening in the region. Nathan Rarere began by asking about some serious concerns about waste… Audio
'It must've been horrendous for her' - Gardeners gather up plants for elderly tenant
Many gardeners were horrified last week when a 80-year-old tenant at a Christchurch social housing property had her garden ripped up by authorities without warning. Audio
Good things take time: 86-year-old fulfils dream of opening knitwear store
South African born Margaret Richardson, who is 86, has finally achieved her big dream opening a hand-dyed knitwear store in New Zealand.
'Common sense prevails' in $40m hotel's name dispute
Common sense has prevailed in a naming dispute over a $40 million hotel development in Invercargill, the Invercargill Licensing Trust says.
Online threat over road closures referred to police
An online threat against Auckland Council development agency Panuku, amid a backlash against road closures in Pukekohe, has led to a police complaint.
Offers of help flood in after elderly Christchurch woman's garden ripped up
Many gardeners were horrified last week when a 80-year old tenant at a Christchurch social housing property had her garden ripped up by authorities without warning.
Since then offers of help to… Audio
Waikeria prisoners displaced after early 2021 disruption
A community group is working to support whanau of prisoners displaced after the Waikeria uprising.
People Against Prisons Aotearoa says more than 200 people were transferred to prisons around the… Audio
US marks one year since George Floyd's death
People across the United States are marking one year since the murder of George Floyd at the hands of the police.
Floyd was killed by then-police officer Derek Chauvin, who held his knee on the… Audio
