Life And Society

There is a group of people raising the roof from a humble community hall in west Auckland.

Everybody Sings is a collection of people with one thing in common - they love to sing and that's what they… Video, Audio

Rough sleepers are being trespassed from a council park in Whangārei despite growing alarm about homelessness in Northland.

This week, RNZ revealed the homeless population in Whangārei - one of the… Audio

A fast-track to a Covid-19 vaccination is one of the sweeteners luring New Zealand workers offshore, according to a leading local recruitment firm.

Earlier this week the Employers and Manufacturers… Video, Audio

It is time to ditch the 'one-size-fits-all' managed isolation and quarantine for people who are fully vaccinated, Professor of Medicine Des Gorman says.

Several businesses have told Checkpoint they… Audio

A delayed report into Oranga Tamariki that has not yet been delivered to the Minister already has a vote of no confidence from one leading advocate.

Aaron Smale says revelations of alleged abuse at… Video, Audio

New guidelines for the way alcohol is advertised and promoted kicked in yesterday, but health advocates say the updated advice lacks teeth and may even make it easier for minors to view alcohol ads… Audio

The Dukes of Cambridge and Sussex have put any differences aside overnight, uniting to unveil a statue to their late mother, Diana, Princess of Wales.

Princes William and Harry attended a low-key… Audio

The US actor and comedian, Bill Cosby, has spent his first night at home after his conviction for sexual assault was overturned by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Cosby - who's 83 - had served… Audio

Put June 24 in your diary for next year.. it will mark the first Matariki public holiday. The arrival of the star cluster also known as Pleides or Subaru marks the start of the Maori New Year The… Audio

Ski fields are starting to open around New Zealand and in the middle of Te ika a Maui, the ski fields of Whakapapa and Turoa are ready for business, Travis Donoghue, Chief Operating Officer of Ruapehu… Audio

The Chathams islands could end up being the first place in the country to have a fully vaccinated population. Our producer Matthew Theunissen has spent much of the week there getting to know the… Audio

The Dukes of Cambridge and Sussex - Princes William and Harry, have unveiled a statue of their mother, Princess Diana on what would have been her 60th birthday. It was the first time the pair had… Audio

Christchurch councillors are lining up to replace mayor Lianne Dalziel, who announced she won't run next year, this morning.

The three-term mayor is stepping down after seeing the city through a… Audio

The programme to vaccinate some of the most isolated New Zealanders kicked into fifth gear today.

A steady stream of Chatham Islanders have been making their way to the small medical centre in the… Video, Audio

Two doctors treating identical patients can give different diagnoses, two judges in the same court can give different sentences to people who have committed the same crime. Interviewers of job… Audio

Bill Cosby's sexual assault convictions have been overturned and he has walked free from a Pennsylvania prison.

Cosby was the first celebrity tried and convicted in the #MeToo era.

He had served two… Audio