Life And Society

The Salvation Army says the government's boost to benefits doesn't go far enough to lift families out of poverty.

Benefits will increase by $20 a week in July, with a further increase next April… Audio

Pop-up warnings on a police computer system that told them to take a heavily intoxicated man to hospital have been the focus at the trial of three Taranaki police officers.

They are charged with the… Audio

An 84-year-old Northland woman who is raising her teenage grandsons let out a little 'woop' when she heard about today's benefit boosts.

The government has announced all main benefits will jump by… Audio

Cook Islands tourism operators are conceding life may never be the same for the island nation as it tries to bounce back from a global pandemic.

Wage subsidies and free accommodation have been… Video, Audio

American popstar Demi Lovato has announced they are non-binary and will be using the pronouns they/them.

Lovato, now aged 28, was a Disney child star before entering the music industry. They are… Audio

The Cook Islands is pondering how to entice an exodus of young people back to the country.

Depopulation has long been an issue for the Cook Islands, but those numbers have shot up in the past few… Audio

You can't beat Wellington on a good day - but Wellington's good days are getting few and far between.  Audio

The jury at the trial of three Taranaki police officers charged with manslaughter over the death of a man in custody have been shown CCTV footage of his arrival at Hawera police station.

The… Video, Audio

"Cut it out before you could kill yourself or someone else." That is the message from police to copper wire thieves clipping live powerlines in the Manawatū.

So far this year thieves have stolen… Video, Audio

Doctors Without Borders says the humanitarian crisis in Gaza is worsening every day, and it's getting harder to help. Israel continues to fire a barrage of rockets and mortars into Gaza - where more… Audio

A group of inmates at a Central North Island prison have become eco-warriors.

Paihere, as they're known inside Tongariro Prison, are growing tens of thousands of native trees in an on-site nursery.

… Audio

An image of a prison inmate in a high-vis jumper probably isn't what you think of when you hear the word 'conservation.'

But behind the gates of Tongariro Prison in Turangi that is precisely what you… Audio

Opiki and Tokomaru residents in the Manawatu want to break away from their current council, which they say has neglected them for years, and forge a new future with Palmerston North.

They feel more… Video, Audio

Check your receipts - a computer glitch at dozens of supermarkets yesterday meant shoppers did not get the discounts that were advertised on the shelf.

If you were shopping at a Pak n Save, New World… Video, Audio

Wedding celebrant Pinky Agnew talks to Jesse about the ins and outs of writing wedding vows. Audio

Amnesty International is accusing the New Zealand government of violating the human rights of some asylum seekers by detaining them alongside criminals - often for months or even years.

A report… Audio

Documents show the Education Ministry praised Hutt Valley High School for being well maintained and "in good shape" just two years after it was warned classrooms were being run down.

Five hundred… Audio

Hostile weather is biting the country this week, with forecasters issuing heavy snow warnings today for the deep south of the country.

At the same time, there are severe gale warnings in place for… Audio