Life And Society
Rickety Ruapehu bridge jeopardising livelihoods - grower
Major vegetable growers and contractors near Mt Ruapehu are faced with a dilemma - use a rickety old bridge or have their business kneecapped.
The district council has imposed a tight weight limit on… Audio
National Party says Cook Islands bubble too late
Cook Island businesses holding out for much needed tourists have now got a repreive with a travel bubble with New Zealand just days away.
It will start on the 17 May, with Air New Zealand offering… Audio
The Wonderful World of TradeMe with Logan Mudge
This week in the wonderful world of TradeMe we've gone political. The Prime Minister has taken to the easel again all in the name of charity and a Christmas post card that may or may not be from the… Audio
Auckland gay bars reject protesters' deadnaming accusations
Some of Tāmaki Makaurau-Auckland's queer community have staged a protest outside two of the city's best-known gay bars, accusing the management of transphobic behaviour.
Declining Mongrel Mob would be 'dereliction of duty' - Chief Human Rights Commissioner
"If I had the opportunity to do that again, I'd be pleased to accept." The Chief Human Rights Commissioner has stood by his decision to meet with a Waikato chapter of the Mongrel Mob, despite heavy… Video, Audio
NZer returning from India describes cost, stress of travelling
A New Zealand citizen who has recently returned from India has recounted the massive cost and stress of getting home.
Pushpindar Singh left New Zealand for India on March 29 to be with his dying… Audio
Cook Islands travel deal: Quarantine-free flights from May 17
New Zealand finally has a start date for the long-awaited Cook Islands bubble - May 17 - but conditions apply.
Both the Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her Cook Islands counterpart Mark Brown… Video, Audio
Serious crash in Ōwhiro Bay, Wellington
Police were notified of the crash involving a truck and a car on Happy Valley Road about 1.40pm.
How crowdfunding campaigns succeed or fail
There's been a proliferation of crowdfunding iniatives particularly seeking donations to pay medical treatment ,and new research provides information about how the key to success can involve how… Audio
Tractor headed down SH1 for Southland Charity Hospital fundraiser
Motorists down south are in for a surprise on Monday morning, a tractor steadily making its way up State Highway 1 somewhere between Oamaru and Christchurch.
Members of the Thornbury Vintage Tractor… Audio
Border restrictions - Families kept apart
Travel restrictions between India and New Zealand have been loosened but thousands of Indian families are still separated. Katy Gosset hears how the situation has rocked one Christchurch household. Audio
Border restrictions - Families kept apart
Travel restrictions between India and New Zealand have been loosened but thousands of Indian families are still separated. Katy Gosset hears how the situation has rocked one Christchurch household.
AudioWatch: The Housing Crisis - A Solution
What can a seven-year-old boy teach a Christchurch MP about community housing? Frank Film investigates. Video
Living on liquid: the floating house called Freedom Cove
Thirty years ago Catherine King and Wayne Adams started a project to build their dream home - a floating complex off the coast of western Canada which they have dubbed Freedom Cove. What they created… Audio
The Weekend Panel with Josie Pagani and Louis Houlbrooke
On the Panel this morning are Josie Pagaini and Louis Houlbrooke. They look at guns, how much exercise we're getting, the success of the vaccine rollout in New Zealand, housing policy changes, and the… Audio
Should couples have joint or separate bank accounts?
America's Matriarch of Money Suze Orman says couples shouldn't share bank accounts, and that joint accounts can lead to power imbalances. Katrina Shanks, the CEO of Financial Advice New Zealand, says… Audio
103-year-old time capsule raises 'vexed question' of real Sarjeant Gallery designer
A 103-year-old time capsule has been discovered by construction workers involved in the redevelopment of the Sarjeant Gallery in Whanganui. Audio
Lydia Wevers: Shining light on the life of Jane Mander
Jane Mander is best known for her 1920 novel The Story of a New Zealand River, widely thought to be the underlying narrative for Jane Campion's film The Piano. The daughter of an MP, sawmiller and… Audio
Mark Chapman: Lockdown in Mongolia
Kiwi Mark Chapman is a teacher at the International School of Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia. He is in his ninth lockdown and separated from his wife and children who are in Aotearoa. The weather is… Audio
The week that was
Comedians Te Radar and Irene Pink take us towards the weekend with a few laughs Audio