Life And Society
Crown Law takes aim at Newsroom
An online investigation that exposed Oranga Tamariki tactics - and prompted five inquiries and significant changes in policy and practice at the agency - is now being investigated by the Police. The…
AudioJoshua Rivera: Growing up and awaiting the rapture
It is said by many evangelical Christians that true believers will be transported to heaven at the second coming of Christ, known as the rapture. Journalist and writer Joshua Rivera grew up in an… Audio
Home detention for man over attempted murder in suicide pact
An 82 year old Matamata man has been given home detention over the attempted murder of his wife in a suicide pact.
Roy Morton pleaded guilty in the High Court in Hamilton and has been sentenced to… Audio
The week that was
With comedians Pinky Agnew and James Elliott bring a few laughs. Audio
Benefits must rise to help Kiwi families in poverty - Auckland City Mission
The head of Auckland City Mission says is unacceptable that so many kiwi families can't put food on the table and benefits must rise substantially for that to change.
The latest child poverty… Audio
Message in a bottle arrives on Ninety Mile Beach
A message in a bottle has arrived at Ninety Mile Beach after months in the ocean.
Contact details inside have connected the Awanui community with a Greek seafarer who has never been to New Zealand.
… Audio
Musket withdrawn from auction over concerns of authenticity
A Ngapuhi leader met with Webb's Auction House last night to try and secure the return of a musket purported to belong to chief Hongi Hika, which had been due to go under the hammer on Monday. Webb's… Audio
One in five children living in homes where food runs out - report
One in five children are living in households where food can run out, and one in three are living in houses that are unaffordable for their whānau.
That's the bleak picture painted by the latest… Audio
Helping children come to terms with grief
Kathryn speaks with Dr Maysoon Salama, whose storybook for children Aya and the Butterfly is a new picture book to help young children come to terms with grief, cope with change, and build resilience… Audio
Tusiata Avia first pacific poet to win at NZ Book Awards
Celebrated Christchurch poet Tusiata Avia has become the first Pacific woman to win the prize for poetry at the New Zealand Book Awards.
Avia won the Mary and Peter Biggs Award for Poetry at last… Audio
Top Stories for Thursday 13 May 2021
Race relations in the House reaches a new low.. A major Covid-19 report has criticised New Zealand for securing more vaccines than it needs Concerns an all-out war could break out between Israel and… Audio
Row brewing over authenticity of Hongi Hika gun up for auction
A stoush is brewing over the authenticity of a musket purported to have belonged to the great Ngapuhi chief Hongi Hika ... which is expected to fetch over 100-thousand dollars at an auction on Monday… Audio
A real Henry Hoover vacuum cleaner delivered to biggest fan
A couple of months ago we visited James, a 5 year old who has an unusual obsession ... with a vacuum cleaner called Henry. If you're unfamiliar, Henry is a bright red vacuum cleaner with a smiling… Video, Audio
Has NZ Music Month become a victim of its own success?
Opinion - New Zealand music in general is thriving in 2021 and the need to introduce the punters to the good works of Neil Finn, Sir Dave Dobbyn or Hello Sailor has long passed, David Cohen writes.
Dunedin family desperate to find missing dogs
A Dunedin family is pulling out all stops to find their two much-loved missing dogs.
Search and Rescue has combed the area near their Brighton home more than once.
The family has put up a… Video, Audio
Dunedin Countdown supermarket stabbing - latest details
A central Dunedin Countdown remains closed a day on from a knife attack that left four people in hospital.
Police have today praised the supermarket staff, customers and emergency services for their… Video, Audio
Michelle Langstone on loss, grief and hope
Come in, we have something we want to tell you. Nothing good ever comes from these words, and for Michelle Langstone, they prefaced the news that her beloved father had cancer. The writer and actress… Audio
How to write a family tree
The editor of the NZ Society of Genealogists talks to Jesse about how to write a family tree and history. He has tips on how to start and where to look for information to include. Audio
Billie Eilish and the misunderstood history of the corset
The latest issue of British Vogue features pop mega star Billie Eilish with blonde hair and wearing custom corsets. It's a look that has many talking but PhD student Rachel Boddy says people are… Audio
Whanganui growing pains
There's a bit of drama over a bridge in Whanganui. The town is growing rapidly and while that's good for the region it's also putting pressure on century old infrastructure. Whanganui Mayor Hamish… Audio
