Life And Society

Anti-poverty campaigners are urging Labour to move fast and use its massive electoral support to forcefully tackle inequality.

The Child Poverty Action Group is one of several advocating for the new… Audio

On average, one third of all managed isolation spaces - 2000 hotel rooms - have been empty each day since July.

Foreigners waiting to be allowed into the country say the figures show border… Audio

A Wellington man believes he stopped a woman being sexually assaulted by two men who've been accused online of numerous sex attacks in the city.

The police have launched an investigation and say they… Audio

A Bay of Plenty mother says an observant childcare centre may have saved her son's life when they told her something didn't seem quite right with the 2-year-old. Rata Campbell was yesterday given the… Audio

Journalist Aaron Smale talks about his deep-dive investigation into children abused in state care - and the roadblocks the Crown put up to stop the details getting out.  Audio

New Zealanders have been traveling across the Tasman since Friday without having to quarantine in New South Wales and Northern Territory. Today South Australia joined the trans-Tasman travel bubble… Audio

The aunty of a Samoan man who died in a crash yesterday says her nephew's death should be a lesson for other drivers on the road.

The horror accident happened yesterday on the highway between Napier… Audio

Complaints of physical and verbal abuse, neglect and intimidation of residents and staff are being investigated at a Lower Hutt rest home.

The District Health Board is looking into five complaints at… Audio

The Hawke's Bay Sāmoan community is in deep shock after a fatal crash involving Pacific workers.

One man died and 10 horticulture workers were taken to hospital - some in critical condition - after… Audio

It's Melanoma Awareness Week and as we head into summer Melanoma NZ is urging people to get skin checks.. which could save their life. New Zealand has the worst rate of melanoma in the world, with… Audio

New Zealand now holds the title of the most rainbow Parliament in the world. Eleven LGBTQ people won seats in the weekend's election - that's 9.16 percent of the 120 MPs. The United Kingdom - the… Audio

This week on TradeMe, your chance to live as close to Wellington Airport as humanly possible - the old control tower has been re-zoned residential and is up for sale. But first, TradeMe's Logan Mudge… Audio

The BBC's Rich Preston joins Karyn with an update on the global view of Covid-19 and whether re-introduced lock-downs are working. He also focuses on the days of protests intensifying in Nigeria as… Audio

The historic Drybread Cemetery will be the focus of the latest University of Otago and Southern Cemeteries Archaeology research project - we're joined by project co-leaders Professor Hallie Buckley… Audio

A baby has been delivered safe and well on board an emergency helicopter in Auckland.

A Westpac Rescue chopper was tasked with picking up the mother, who was with a midwife but needed to go to… Audio

Overseas adventures remain a distant dream for New Zealand travellers - who are instead opting to embrace trips in their own backyard.

DOC is expecting a bumper summer on the Great Walks, with… Audio

Helping teach children this ancient language with roots in Mesopotamia are a group of passionately protective custodians both young and old in Wellington. Produced by Kadambari Raghukumar.  Audio

A pop-up testing centre will open for border workers at Port Taranaki today after a new case of Covid-19 in the community.

Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield revealed the case yesterday -… Audio