Life And Society

As the 10 year anniversary of the Christchurch February earthquake approaches, the impact of that day continues to be felt differently depending on which part of the city people live in.

In the first… Audio

Aucklanders a breathing a sigh of relief with the city is back down at Alert Level 2.

Reporter Katie Doyle has been speaking to commuters. Audio

Some families of the men who died in the Pike River Mine disaster are urging the government to step aside, so they can complete the recovery job.

On Tuesday, the re-entry crew at Pike River went as… Audio

Auckland's whirlwind Covid-19 lockdown has ended just three days after it was imposed.

Alert levels dropped overnight , and the city is now at Alert Level 2, while the rest of the country is enjoying… Audio

We have heard a lot lately about the collapse of international tourism and the impact of that on the West Coast glacier towns of Franz Josef and Fox - which relied on it. Franz is still waiting to… Audio

The news of a drop to Covid-19 alert level 2 was met with joy and relief from locals on Takapuna beach this afternoon.

Locals shared their thoughts with our reporter Ella Stewart. Video, Audio

Some Aucklanders say they are 'stoked' to be stepping down to alert level 2.

Whilst it still means restrictions on numbers in venues and at gatherings, people at Auckland's Viaduct told reporter… Video, Audio

The Salvation Army is warning that the Covid-19 pandemic could exacerbate "unacceptable" levels of poverty and inequity in New Zealand. Audio

Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered a 5000-year-old brewery capable of making 22,000 litres of beer at a time.

While not the oldest brewery from early Egypt; it was found in a sacred part of the… Audio

New Zealand has marked two days of zero community cases since lockdown measures were introduced in Auckland on Sunday.

But the Government still has no evidence of how the highly-risky UK variant B117… Audio

Epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker is calling for the Covid tracer app scanning to be made compulsory in high-risk situations only.

The government wants to keep the scanning numbers up and says… Audio

What happens between the time when a lab worker finds a positive Covid-19 test in the community, and the Prime Minister announces another lockdown?  Audio

Nights Philosopher Ann Kerwin joins us once again. Tonight she's discussing cheating. Audio

A slew of events scheduled over the next few weeks are collectively crossing their fingers and toes they can go ahead.

After a clean Covid run for events through the bulk of summer, some have already… Audio

Funeral celebrant and host of At A Loss podcast, Timothy Giles talks to Jesse about how to write a eulogy and how best to approach it. Audio