Life And Society

Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed dozens of well-preserved and sealed wooden coffins in a necropolis south of Cairo.

The 59 sarcophagi are believed to have been buried more than 2,500 years ago.

What began as a simple sore toe two years ago has left a Northland woman asking doctors to cut off her leg due to the intense pain she's in every day.

Suzanne Insley claims her repeated requests for… Audio

Cannabis campaigners say fewer Maori will get a criminal record if cannabis is legalised - but there are concerns police bias may still come into play.

Justice advocacy group JustSpeak commissioned… Audio

The Government is expected to announce Auckland's return to Level 1, but is the city ready?

Epidemiologist Michael Baker says it's been two weeks since the last case in the community, and there's a… Audio

Cabinet meets to consider whether Auckland should join the rest of the country in Alert Level 1 on Monday afternoon. The city seems to have crushed the cluster that saw it thrown into a second… Audio

The men accused of historical sexual offending at the boys boarding school Dilworth boys' boarding school in Auckland are due to start appearing in court today.

Seven men have been charged so far… Audio

Today the government decides whether Auckland moves to Alert Level 1 from 11.59pm on Wednesday.

It has already agreed, in principle, to move the city down to Level 1.

Ten days have passed since the… Audio

Donald Trump's doctors say the president's condition has "continued to improve" since the last medical update and he could be discharged from hospital as soon as tomorrow.

Speaking outside the Walter… Audio

A burger bar owner in Auckland says he doesn't know how he'll pay thousands of dollars in rent arrears to his landlord.

Today, the government decides whether the city moves to Alert Level 1 at… Audio

At 19, Eddie Osei-Nketia is the fastest person in Australasia, and is looking to break the New Zealand 100m record. Video

Tamatha Paul is a 22-year-old Wellington City councillor who isn't afraid to speak her mind. Video

Abid Rahman is a Bangladeshi-born rapper living in Wellington. Video

Melissa Lama is a Pacific community advocate and Islam convert. She balances her time between a young family and advocating for her communities. Video

Jess Thompson is a Dunedin-based poet and illustrator who goes by the name Māori Mermaid. Video

Tina the Tongan Tank (Tina Maota’tane) is a Black Fern based in Dunedin who likes to run it straight. Video

Anna Fifield, the new editor of the Dominion Post, says readers can expect to see a lot of emphasis on transparency telling them why the publication has chosen to write stories. After three periods of… Audio

Twenty years ago, Ronni Abergel created a pop-up 'human library' at a local music festival in Denmark where festival-goers could borrow someone for a chat just like a book off the shelf. The idea is… Audio

The Berlin Wall had just fallen and the Soviet Union was on the verge of collapse when German band The Scorpions released their 1990 song Wind of Change. The power ballad became the soundtrack to a… Video, Audio

RNZ speaks to a generation passionate about representing and seeing positive change for their communities, and country. They are Generation Next. Video