Life And Society

Lake Ōhau residents remain in the dark about when they will be able to permanently return to their properties in the wake of the fire.

Ten days ago, the blaze tore through the village, destroying or… Audio

An immigration adviser says skilled overseas workers are being consigned to the rubbish heap after delays to residence visas left them no option except returning home.

Many who are seeking residency… Audio

Karolina Jordan should be leaving her isolation hotel today but instead she's under mandatory detention after health officials refused to let her have throat swab rather than a nasal test for… Audio

New research shows that an additive that makes 1080 shiny to kea, might be the tool needed to teach the curious alpine parrots to avoid the lethal pellets.

The controversial poison is used widely to… Audio

Six months on from lockdown jobseeker numbers remain stubbornly high in Taranaki with the young, Maori and women particularly hard hit.

In August, 3397 work-ready jobseekers were registered in… Audio

Oranga Tamariki staff in Kaitaia were forced to work from home today following verbal abuse and intimidation by a group of protesters.

Yesterday, the doors of the office were barricaded shut by a… Audio

A minke whale or pakaka died yesterday after getting stuck underneath a wharf in Auckland.

The four metre long juvenile got stuck near the Hobsonville Ferry Terminal.

Local iwi have blessed the… Audio

Parents whose children were cared for at a purpose-built disability centre in Auckland say there appears to have been a deliberate attempt to run down the site.

The Laura Fergusson Rehabilitation in… Audio

There's been some consternation after the World Health Organisation advised against the use of lockdowns as the primary method of controlling Covid-19.

WHO Officials have added that lockdowns in rich… Audio

Universities are being urged to help returning foreign students pay for their two week stint in isolation hotels.

In a first small step towards re-opening the border to the lucrative industry, 250… Audio

The New Zealand government has announced its first agreement to purchase a Covid-19 vaccine.

The deal secures New Zealand enough doses of the drug for 750-thousand people.

But before that vaccine… Audio

The Medical Association has back tracked on its stance opposing the cannabis referendum, and apologised to doctors who feel they were misrepresented.

It now says it isn't taking a position on the… Audio

Homeless teenagers in Auckland are being turned away in droves from housing services which say they cannot cope with demand.

One teenager, who lived rough for nearly two years, is calling on any new… Audio

A senior official at the World Health Organization (WHO) says lockdowns should be the last resort to control Covid-19.

On the face of it, that's a startling reversal in advice from the world's top… Audio

The United Kingdom is introducing an alert system to attempt to bring the spread of Covid-19 under control.

From Monday, regions will be classified as being at a medium, high or very high alert… Audio

The International Students' Association says universities should help pay for international students' stint in managed isolation.

Education Minister Chris Hipkins announced yesterday 250 postgraduate… Audio

Roderick Aldridge has never used cannabis in his life, but the 80-year-old Hamilton man will be voting to legalise the drug in the upcoming referendum. He's even been delivering New Zealand Drug… Audio

This week on TradeMe's featured auctions - two vehicles, a fire-engine-red Ford Van and particularly well maintained three wheeled Morgan. But first, TradeMe's Millie Silvester tells producer Jeremy… Audio

The saddest part of being a couples therapist is that people come to see her way too late, says Serafin Upton. She provides sex and couple therapy sessions to people all over in New Zealand and… Audio

An inner city Auckland rehab centre has seen a steep increase in the number of people taking synthetic cannabis and says Covid-19 stress could be to blame.

Hundreds of people suffering from drug use… Audio