Life And Society

People offer and hunt for all kinds of things on the Auckland Family Free Cycle Facebook page, but one mum is on the hunt for something very specific for her five-year-old son. Ellie Jay meets James… Video, Audio

A 12-year-old boy who encountered a three-metre long mako shark at a popular Auckland city beach says it was like "staring into the eyes of Jaws".

SafeSwim issued an alert for Kohimarama and its… Audio

Research on Irish in New Zealand is being presented to Parliament tomorrow. Otago University's Eamon Clarly Chari of Irish Studies Professor Sonja Tiernan talks to Jesse about the first of a kind… Audio

What's in a name?

Well for some parents it's the opportunity to prove just how special their child is by giving them a royal title.

The Department of Internal affairs had to decline 44 name requests… Audio

A new anti-water meters campaign is being launched by a group of Wellington residents.

Officials are looking into the viability of installing a metering system across the entire Wellington region.

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Advertisers have withdrawn support en masse from a radio station after talkback host John Banks endorsed racist comments on air.

The former Auckland mayor has been taken off air by Magic Talk Radio… Audio

We're all too aware that the news can be a bit too Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch focused, so this year we're incredibly grateful to have access to the marvellous Local Democracy Reporting… Audio

MediaWorks has replaced former politician John Banks as a talkback host and apologised for his comments condemning "stone age" Maori culture and warning "these people will be coming through your… Audio

Waitangi Day is set to go ahead as planned this year, despite other large-scale events in the north being moved online or postponed.

It comes as iwi leaders decided to move the National Iwi Chairs… Audio

It's the end of the golden weather for the South Island at least with temperatures set to drop by as much as 20C over the next 48 hours.

Parts of the South Island continued to bake and break records… Audio

A wave of bike thefts in Auckland has police warning riders to be extra vigilant when it comes to securing their cycles.

But a leading Auckland cycle advocate believes there is something more… Video, Audio

The Panel speaks to 16-year-old Benjamin McQueen-Davies who runs Share a Pair NZ. Audio

Friends and fans are paying tribute to the veteran New Zealand actor, Peter Vere-Jones, who has died aged 82.

He appeared in several Peter Jackson films, such as Bad Taste and the second Hobbit film… Audio

The New Plymouth District Council has signaled its support of expected changes to the Local Electoral Act, which would scrap the provision allowing for citizen-initiated referenda, after Councillors… Audio

Wellington has once again faced raw sewage spilling into the streets after a pipe burst on Monday afternoon.

The pipe sent putrid liquid running into the intersection of Mercer and Victoria streets… Audio

Downtown Wellington workers and residents are fed up with the putrid stench of raw sewage pervading the city after a wastewater pipe burst.

A temporary fix only narrowly avoided raw sewage pouring… Audio

A new advisory board has just been appointed to recommend changes to the troubled Oranga Tamariki ministry.

The four-strong board will make its recommendations to the Minister for Children, Kelvin… Audio