Life And Society

A damning report just released by the Independent Police Conduct Authority has found bullying, harassment and a related negative culture exist within the police workforce.

The 115-page report says… Audio

Separation is often a process of pain and grief, particularly when children are involved.

Writer Katrina Smithson found out about New Zealand's Family Court system the hard way - via a four-year… Audio

Prince Philip has been transferred from one London hospital to another for treatment of an infection and observation of a pre-existing heart condition, Buckingham Palace has announced.

The… Audio

Kim Kardashian made waist trainers popular and the recent Bridgerton Netflix series saw a bump in corset sales.

Stacey Morrison discovers if squeezing our tummies into shape is healthy or just a very… Audio

Hundreds of protestors have gathered outside of a Hong Kong court as forty-seven pro-democracy activists appeared in the latest crackdown under the national security law.

The activists have been… Audio

As the alert levels were announced on Saturday hundreds of nervous brides and grooms to-be were waiting to hear whether or not their nuptials could go ahead, And it's not just the couple getting… Audio

A very rare Porsche is up for sale on TradeMe, it's a 911, and it couldn't be more 1973 if it tried. In a beautiful Tangerine orange, this collectable two-seater will set you back nearly a quarter of… Audio

New Zealand's plummeting birth rate means we have some serious planning to do.  Audio

We get perspectives from New Zealanders born after 2001 Zara Barlow joins us on the line from Tauranga and from Poneke - Wellington, Zoe Ioannou. Audio

Since two new cases linked to the February cluster emerged on Saturday, Jacinda Ardern's expressed her frustrations with their failure to follow the rules - ultimately causing Auckland to go back into… Audio

The rest of New Zealand is in Covid-19 alert level 2 - despite the current outbreak being centred in Auckland.

That means for everywhere outside of Auckland - gatherings are limited to 100 - meaning… Video, Audio

The owner of a Hawke's Bay bar where a stray bullet from a shootout injured a staff member says the government is "delusional" about its efforts to quash gangs.

There have been several gang related… Audio

Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson told Checkpoint he believes case N (mother of Case M) in the Papatoetoe Covid-19 outbreak is not related to family 2, so they could not have been in a wider… Video, Audio

The Golden Shears championship has been cancelled for the first time in its 61 year history.

Following the changes to Alert levels, the organisers say they had no other option, leaving 3500 sheep in… Audio

Nothing stirs local passions in Dunedin more than the fate and future of their beloved St Clair Beach.

The Dunedin City Council has outlined some possible plans for the beach and the wider coastline… Audio

Young Muslims are calling for Security Intelligence Service director-general Rebecca Kitteridge to go if no meaningful changes are made following the mosque attacks.

This comes on the heels of a 40… Audio

Muslim groups are calling for more action and accountability over the mosque attacks, including urgent mandatory reporting of firearms injuries.

A new report out today from the Islamic Federation… Audio

The Ministry of Health has identified a number of new places of interest in Auckland related to the recent community cases of Covid-19.

On 20 February, the person visited City Fitness inside the… Audio

Aucklanders are again getting used to life in Alert Level 3.

For the next week, people in the country's largest city will be working from home if possible and children are not going to school.

Adam… Audio