Life And Society

Tearfund's annual ethical fashion report is out today, showing how large local fashion looked out for workers in their supply chains during the pandemic.

Each year the charity compiles a list of… Audio

After the historic election result earlier this month when 40 new MPs were elected to Parliament, we've been trying to introduce you to as many of the newbies as we can. One of the few new National… Audio

An 11-year-old boy was rescued from the Waikato river over the weekend thanks to a heroic by-stander. Joel Kumeroa is an 18-year-old builder, but it was his life guard skills that gave him the courage… Audio

Melbourne's five million citizens will be able to leave their homes from midnight and all cafes, restaurants, bars, shops and hotels will be allowed to reopen.

Australia's second largest city has… Video, Audio

Sightings of the fabled giant South Island cat have been circulating since about the 1990s, everywhere from Canterbury to Marlborough to Southland.

The latest has been at Hanmer Springs. At about… Video, Audio

The head of Mōri midwives says the taking of Māori babies just after birth targets the mother when she is at her weakest.

The second week of the Waitangi Tribunal hearing into the disproportionate… Audio

New Zealand's only Professor of Psychotherapy Keith Tudor has recently received the prestigious international Eric Berne Memorial Award for his work in the field of Transactional Analysis. It's a… Audio

Government agencies are encouraging every foreign student in the country to stay here for the summer.

The campaign by Education New Zealand and other organisations is part tourism promotion and part… Audio

A Napier chef has been forced to reduce his restaurant's opening hours because he can't find enough staff.

Despite doing a roaring trade seven nights a week since Covid-19 restrictions eased, he… Audio

The one day old baby that was attacked by a dog on Sunday died in hospital overnight.

Emergency services were alerted to the incident in the suburb of Enderly at about 7pm on Sunday.

The baby was… Audio

After 12 weeks in lockdown, those living in Melbourne are about to get their first real taste of freedom.

Premier Daniel Andrews announced restrictions will ease across the state of Victoria tonight… Audio

This morning NASA confirmed it had discovered water molecules on sunlit parts of the moon, suggesting water could be spread across the lunar surface and not just limited to the lunar poles.

Philippa… Audio

A Hong Kong pro-democracy activist is appealing to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern for a lifeline for young Hong Kongers at risk from a new security law in the city.

Nathan Law, one of the leading Hong… Audio

Taonga stolen during the invasion of Parihaka remain in vaults and on mantlepieces of Nelson homes.

About 200 of the 1600 constabulary and volunteers who destroyed the unarmed Taranaki township 139… Audio

A week out from the United States election and a senior aide to president Donald Trump has conceded that the country is "not going to control the pandemic".

In a stark admission, White House chief of… Audio

After three months in strict lockdown, Melbourne is about to take the first big step towards freedom.

Premier Daniel Andrews revealed on Monday that the city will move to 'Step 3' - similar to New… Audio

Manned space travel has just got a bit easier, with NASA saying they've found more water than previously thought existed on the Moon.

On Monday morning NASA confirmed it had discovered water… Audio

A school leader says the Ministry of Education of wasted millions of taxpayer dollars over years of earthquake repairs, and was obstructive and misleading.

The building budget at Christchurch Girls… Audio

If you're a collector of politically inspired art work, this week's TradeMe listings will be of interest to you. A picture of Winston Peters dressed as a cowboy drawn using coffee and tea can be yours… Audio

Isla Reeves is a Christchurch-based poet and musician who lives with bipolar. Isla balances studying, social work, art, and learning te reo Māori. Video