Life And Society

A three year old boy who went missing was found alive just 3.5 kilometres away from his family home in Tologa Bay yesterday morning. Hundred of locals searched through the night and at 10.45am Axel… Audio

Celebrate being average. After all, it's not terrible.  Audio

Hollywood movie-like scenes with tears and cheering - that is how one searcher has described the moment a missing toddler was reunited with his distraught family.

One of the locals out looking for… Audio

The father of three-year old boy found after spending a night alone on a track says he feared for the worst.

Axle Hamblyn was discovered about 3km from his parents' Tolaga Bay home just before 11am.

Warning: Details in this report may be distressing to some listeners.

A steadfast determination to tell the truth saw a 14-year-old girl endure months of solitary confinement at a Social Welfare-run… Audio

Three-year-old boy Axle is a "tough little bugger," Tolaga Bay police constable Richard Reeves says, after the toddler was found about 3.5km from home, nearly 22 hours after he went missing.

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Three-year-old boy Axle is a "tough little bugger," Tolaga Bay police constable Richard Reeves says, after the toddler was found alive and well about 3.5km from home, nearly 22 hours after he went… Video, Audio

In many homes around the world there is a division of duties; Dad takes out the rubbish, and Mum does most of the worrying. This is what Harvard PhD candidate Allison Daminger found in a recent study.

The Tologa Bay community is celebrating after a missing three year old boy was found alive and well this morning. Richard Reeves the local constable who tells Jesse about the moment the boy was… Audio

A 4-year-old boy who went missing in rural East Cape yesterday afternoon has been found alive. Hundreds of search and rescue volunteers were involved in the search. RNZ reporter Amy Williams talks to… Audio

Germany has agreed to return priceless stolen artefacts to Africa and now Canterbury Museum is facing pressure to do the same.

At the turn of the 19th century, British soldiers looted scultpures… Audio

Police and Oranga Tamariki have been at the remote Gloriavale Christian Community on the West Coast since Monday, as part of an investigation into the group.

The community has been the subject of… Audio

A Customs worker, fired for refusing the Covid-19 vaccine, says her job never required regular testing or even protective clothing.

A new Health Order, in place since last week, makes it mandatory… Audio

A campaigner working to stop sexual exploitation is questioning Ron Brierley's motives for handing in his Knighthood.

The disgraced businessman took the action before the Prime Minister had the… Audio

Grey Power says official communication for those over 65 about the Covid-19 vaccine rollout is poor, and it's causing confusion.

Information publicly available includes a leaflet delivered to… Audio

Māori Development Minister Willie Jackson has prepared a draft Cabinet paper outlining a possible government response to the He Puapua report.

This report, handed to then Māori Development Minister… Audio

New and trainee teachers are entering primary schools without a full understanding of how to teach maths and reading.

That's one startling claim from schools as education bodies call for an overhaul… Audio

A full-scale search for a missing four-year-old is underway in Tolaga Bay on the East Coast.

The police and around 200 volunteers are scouring land near the town for the 4-year-old boy named Axel.

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Doctors are being inundated by over 65s who thought they could get their vaccine from this week - but can't.

The government's roll out plan says over 65s who don't fall into earlier high risk groups… Audio