Life And Society
Covid-19: Aucklanders react to another week in lockdown
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
Aucklanders feeling the strain of yet another lockdown
Aucklanders are back in lockdown after a Manukau Institute of Technology student who should have been isolating, tested positive for Covid-19. Case M went to class, to work and the gym while he was… Audio
It's newsworthy, I swear
When Simon Bridges called the Speaker "a twat" in Parliament, media pondered whether this unparliamentary insult was fit to print - and broadcast. They all decided it was - with one surprising… Audio
It's newsworthy, I swear
When Simon Bridges called the Speaker "a twat" in Parliament, media pondered whether this unparliamentary insult was fit to print - and broadcast. They all decided it was - with one surprising…
AudioCareer diversity among MPs could act as bulwark against populist revolt
Analysis - New Zealand's Parliament may be more diverse, but is it enough to prevent a global wave of populism from reaching New Zealand's shores, asks Geoffrey Miller and Mark Blackham.
Janja Lalich: how normal people end up in cults like NXIVM
Dr Janja Lalich is a professor emeritus in sociology who specialises in cults, extremism, and coercive influence and control and has spent decades helping people escape and recover from such… Audio
Cleaning graves reveals stories of old in Matakana
If you're driving north of Auckland through Matakana towards Leigh, the cemetery sits at the top of a steep gravel path on the lefthand side of the road. It's a private cemetery and many of the 450… Audio
Public policy founded on love for future generations
How would we design, implement and evaluate public policy if it were based on our love for future generations? This is the question at the centre of Dr Girol Karacaoglu's new book Love You: Public… Audio
Sister Helen Prejean: Fighting to end the death penalty
81 year old Roman Catholic Sister Helen Prejean is a leading American advocate for the abolition of the death penalty, and a spiritual adviser to men and women on Death Row The New Orleans.based Roman… Video, Audio
Kiwis in Oz: Covid subsidies end, can't claim benefits
There's growing concern for many New Zealanders in Australia as temporary covid JobKeeper payments cease, while they remain ineligible for any other support. The Morrison government agreed to giving… Audio
Self-taught builder turned architect wins major award
A self-taught builder turned architect who talked his way into architecture school is the newest winner of the highest honour for an individual architect in New Zealand.
Dave Strachan - who was… Audio
B52 bomber at Wairarapa Air Show problematic for some
This weekend's Wings over Wairarapa airshow will be joined by one of the world's most iconic war planes on Saturday as a US Airforce B-52 will fly over the event for the first time. The plane will… Audio
Dunedin's orientation week giving emergency services less trouble
Orientation Week - or Ori, as it's known - is underway at Otago University.
In years gone by, this meant trouble for Dunedin and its emergency services.
But, as Timothy Brown reports, things are… Audio
The 1972 Led Zeppelin footage found in a NZ shed
49 years ago today, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Bonham and John Paul Jones sauntered onto the stage at Western Springs Stadium and put on one of the greatest shows New Zealand had ever seen. Led… Video, Audio
LDR South Auckland: misinformation surrounding vaccines
Every Thursday we're catching up with the reporters from the Local Democracy Reporting programme, which is dedicated to covering parts of the country which can get overlooked by the big news outlets… Audio
Organisations hold onto pokie proceeds
Millions of dollars in pokie proceeds are sitting in the bank and not being distributed as community grants due to legal changes pushed through because of the pandemic.
Societies that collect the… Audio
Young New Zealander of the Year nominee: Sarah Colcord
The New Zealander Of The Year Awards are coming up and we've been talking to some of the nominees for the 'Young New Zealander of the year' Sarah Colcord is the founder of 'Chooice' - formerly the NZ… Audio
The Hollywood Con Queen uncovered by journalist Josh Dean
Most con artists are just after money. The Hollywood Con queen was after pride too. Journalist Josh Dean talks to Jesse about the biggest con artist to ever hit Hollywood. Audio
How to Write - A Crossword
Alan Shuker, who's been creating the weekly crosswords for the New Zealand Listener for 30 years, tells us how to write a crossword. Audio
