Life And Society

As part of a Festival of Cultures in Palmerston North, proverbs from 23 cultures will be displayed along the city's boutique retail strip, George Street. Audio

Otago University Associate Professor Emily Keddell talks to Jesse about the latest numbers on child poverty. Audio

The latest figures from Stats NZ shows all nine child poverty measures showed downward trends compared to two years ago, but year-on-year changes are less clear.

The latest figures from Stats NZ… Audio

Before covid-19 hit, Stats NZ says progress was being made to reduce child poverty, with improvements across the nine different measures compared to two years ago.

However, the official figures out… Audio

For our species' time on the planet getting older has just been a fact of life. But biologist and author Dr Andrew Steele thinks that is all about to change. In his new book Ageless: the new science… Audio

Hundreds of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Myanmar in one of the largest demonstrations yet against the country's military coup on 1 February.

Businesses closed as employees… Audio

Masks are now compulsory on all public transport. 3

After months of urging from public health experts, the government has now decided that mandatory mask wearing on buses, trains and planes will help… Audio

Boris Johnson has set out his four-step roadmap to release England from lockdown.

The plan for reopening comes with four stages, with a minimum of five weeks before moving on to the next stage.

Step… Audio

On TradeMe this week - one model maker's lifetime's work is up for auction, literally thousands of planes, tanks and model ships could be yours with a few taps of your screen.. And could the world's… Audio

In the years that have followed the devastating Christchurch earthquake, there have been many stories of the struggles people have faced.

Tonight we bring you the tale of the little school in… Video, Audio

Just one CTV employee who was in the building during the February 22 earthquake managed to escape before it came down.

For Maryanne Jackson, the pain of losing 16 colleagues has been compounded by… Video, Audio

When you take the escalator, instead of the stairs, don't be too hard on yourself. We are hard wired to choose the easy way says Daniel Lieberman, professor of human evolutionary biology at Harvard. Audio

For the past decade many across the Canterbury region have been waiting to get their homes repaired or a resolution on how to move forward. Jesse speaks to one of those homeowners, Janine Allott.  Audio

Psychologist Kathleen Liberty talks about the long-term impact of the Christchurch quake on children - 10 years on. Audio

A civic memorial service was held at 12.30pm on the north bank of Oi Manawa, Canterbury National Earthquake Memorial. Audio

Christchurch-based journalist Katy Gosset tells us about Fragments - a six-part podcast and video series - that she produced and presented. Audio

Jo Gallagher was working as a St John Advanced paramedic on February 22 10 years ago and was treating a patient when the quake struck. She joins Jesse to share her story. Audio

A key figure in the Christchurch rescue was Dan Ohs, who was ambulance scene commander at the PGC building, which collapsed in the quake.

Mr Ohs is now the Deputy Chief Executive Ambulance… Audio

Thousands of people have turned out for the National Memorial Service in Ōtautahi today, where the 185 victims who died in the Christchurch earthquake 10 years ago are being remembered.

Maurice… Audio

How the physical, mental, emotional and financial aftershocks of Christchurch's deadly earthquake which claimed 185 lives, are still being felt 10 years on. Audio