Life And Society

Singer songwriter Benee's song Glitter has won the 2020 APRA Silver Scroll.

After being nominated last year for 'Soaked', Stella Bennett (Benee), Joshua Fountain, and Djeisan Suskov have secured the… Audio

The CEO of Consumer New Zealand says supermarkets have failed New Zealanders by overcharging at the till.

Jon Duffy believes the charging of Mangare Pak n Save for misleading customers about price is… Audio

The Ports of Auckland has introduced its own rules for placing international shipping crews into managed isolation after frustration at a lack of action from the government.

Currently, crew who… Audio

A group of top epidemiologists are suggesting that people arriving from places with a low Covid-19 risk spend half of their quarantine at home.

The suggestion is one of several recommendations the… Audio

Auckland schools have recorded their fastest growth in 16 years.

Education Ministry figures show at the middle of the year the region's schools had 283,000 children.

That is 4000 more since the same… Audio

Heavyweight nations in Europe are set to reinstate tight lockdown measures as Covid-19 continues to infect the continent in record numbers.

France, where surging case numbers is steepest, is expected… Audio

Tourism New Zealand's chief executive says the sector will play a crucial role in the country's recovery.

Stephen England-Hall is leaving the organisation to take a top role in Wayfare, one of the… Audio

New Zealand is the third largest producer of kiwifruit in the world. But in November 2010, that looked to change when kiwifruit vines across the country became ravaged by the bacterial disease PSA. It… Audio

Halloween can be frightfully fraught for a number of reasons - Covid-19, kids roaming the streets taking treats from strangers, and of course the sugar hangover.

Dr Harriette Carr, deputy director of… Video, Audio

A spooky spat has broken out in an Auckland neighbourhood over the future of its iconic Halloween celebrations.

Dignan Street in Point Chevalier usually welcomes hundreds of trick or treaters - but… Video, Audio

The Panel speaks to Dunedin City Council community services general manager Simon Pickford. Audio

An 18-year-old builder is being labelled a hero, after he successfully put his water rescue skills to the test.

Joel Kumeroa rescued an 11-year-old boy from the Waikato River at the weekend.

He told… Audio

The future of Wellington's earthquake-risk central library will be decided today at a City Council meeting.

There are two main options on the table for Councillors to consider - strengthen the… Audio

Tearfund's annual ethical fashion report is out today, showing just how transparent or murky large local fashion houses are about their supply chains during a pandemic.

Each year the charity compiles… Audio

Melbourne business owners are waking to a mammoth day as the city reopens for the first time in months.

On Monday, Premier Daniel Andrews announced that restaurants, bars, cafes and shops would… Audio

The Silver Scroll awards are considered the most coveted awards in New Zealand Music, celebrating the art of song writing.

This year the awards are streaming as a virtual event rather than a sit-down… Audio

The Police Association is renewing calls for officers to be routinely armed after two gunmen shot at an officer in Northland.

Police are still hunting for the gunmen who approached a female officer's… Audio

The Minister of Health wants all arrivals into the country to be tested for Covid-19 even shipping crews who don't need to spend two weeks in managed isolation.

At the moment, those crews are only… Audio

Italy has been rocked by widespread protests across the country following the introduction of new Covid-19 restrictions.

While the measures aren't as strict as when the country suffered heavily at… Audio