Life And Society

The world's most important shipping canal is blocked.

The Suez Canal is the most important shipping artery in the world, with more than NZ$4 billion worth of seaborne trade traversing it every day.

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In the year since the country went into lockdown, job losses have been nowhere near as bad as feared in the early stages of the pandemic.

But the number of people on the main unemployment benefit… Audio

Vaccine passports are looming on the horizon, although there are big questions on how exactly they will work.

As countries across the world roll out their Covid-19 vaccination campaigns, travel could… Audio

The Covid-19 vaccine rollout plan is under attack from some Māori health leaders who say it isn't based on evidence or achieving equity.

They say Māori should be at the top of the list - and the… Audio

How do you lockdown if you do not have a home and how do health workers protect their families when they arrive home from the frontlines? In this episode we hear about housing the homeless and nursing… Audio

Uber Eats is now delivering beer and wine on top of its food delivery service.

Those who order booze on the move will have to front up with ID, and not be visibly intoxicated.

How do those who will… Audio

A Green MP says there's been too much attention paid to investors in the housing crisis, and not enough to Mum and Dad renters.

The government yesterday unveiled measures, including doubling of the… Audio

The German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, has asked the German people to forgive her, after suddenly changing her mind about a new Covid-19 lockdown.

The country had been preparing for a strict lockdown… Audio

A New Zealand aid worker who recently returned from working among Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazaar, Bangladesh, is devastated to hear about a fire that has ripped through the refugee settlement… Audio

How far would you go to raise awareness about an issue you cared about? 22-year old Matt Fenn is attemping to run 654 kilometres around Auckland Domain in six days for suicide awareness. That's one… Audio

First home buyers feel the government has given them a step up but not a ladder onto the property market.

The range of measures unveiled yesterday are designed to "tilt the balance" toward people… Audio

There's been lots of reaction to the initiatives around the country.

Here's how some Cantabrians felt about the changes.

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When Eileen Faulkner started baking cakes from home in her twenties, little did she think she'd still be going almost six decades on. Eileen and her late husband Bob opened Decor Cakes in the Auckland… Audio

Some ski fields expect that they will need hundreds of additional staff to ensure they can cater for an influx of Australians. Earlier this week the Prime Minister confirmed she will announce the… Audio

Fighting back tears, the Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has promised he is listening to women.

In an extraordinary media conference today, he called for urgent change following recent… Audio

The Grand Millennium Managed Isolation Hotel is once again under scrutiny as authorities probe how a cleaner become infected with Covid-19.

This afternoon officials revealed what they've learnt about… Audio

Trans-Tasman quarantine-free travel is essential, even if it might be complicated, the Australian Tourism Industry council says.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced yesterday that… Video, Audio