Life And Society

A Hawke's Bay beer accessory company was stuck without product this year, after Covid-19 stopped shipping dead in its tracks. But not wishing to deprive anyone of a Beer-Dispensing Fridge, they've… Audio

The tourism industry has some big decisions to make, and it's had an enforced break to think about them. But with vaccines on the horizon we'd better hurry on policies that decide what type of… Audio

The chair of the Royal Commission into Abuse in Care, Judge Coral Shaw, today declined all but one of the non-publication applications made by lawyers acting for the Catholic Church, the Salvation… Audio

Mast bumping - likely brought on by turbulence and flight speed - is being blamed for a helicopter crash that killed its pilot.

The Transport Accident Investigation Commission released its final… Audio

The Royal Commission findings in to the mosque attacks have been handed to the government.

However it remains up to the Prime Minister to decide if victims will see the report before it's released… Audio

Children's Minister Kelvin Davis has blamed Peeni Henare's lack of Cabinet experience for speaking out of turn on Oranga Tamariki's leadership.

Henare yesterday sparked rumours chief executive… Audio

Mops were on hand in the Waikato town Te Awamutu today - as businesses cleaned up after being flooded during a torrential downpour yesterday.

Heavy rain and hail struck in the afternoon causing… Audio

In an early Christmas gift to Aucklanders, the Council has decided to ease residential water restrictions this summer.

The city has been under restrictions since May, when storage across all… Audio

Green Party co-leader James Shaw made one of the cheekier requests during Parliament's opening day when he asked speaker Trevor Mallard to bin rules requiring male MPs to wear ties.

Checkpoint… Video, Audio

In the 1940s, Marie Storey was part of the third intake of women to join the police force in New Zealand. She speaks to Sonia Yee about being used as a decoy to catch a pervert; segregated training… Audio

The Duchess of Sussex, Megan Markle, has revealed that she suffered a miscarriage in July.

In an op-ed for the New York Times, the Duchess described how painful the experience was, and asked… Audio

Yesterday we ran a story about the scourge of broken windscreens in Coromandel as a result of rocks and pebbles being flicked up at vehicles from loose road surfaces. We've been inundated with… Audio

Figures from Fiji indicate alarming levels of abuse and neglect of children in the country.

Latest government figures reveal there were 870 cases of child abuse and neglect recorded between January… Audio

A dead woman's fight to get ACC cover has continued to be debated in the Court of Appeal.

Deanna Trevarthen died in 2016 from mesothelioma, a lung cancer caused by asbestos fibres.

Before her death… Audio

Oranga Tamariki's chief executive Grainne Moss is digging in, refusing to resign in the face of stiff criticism.

Yet another scathing report into the agency was released this week - and the new… Video, Audio

Melanie Reid from Newsroom has been following proceedings and speaks to The Panel. Audio

Brodie Fraser has just completed her PHD at the University of Otago's Department of Public Health in Wellington. Audio

Inside Outside is a video blog that allows disabled Kiwi youth an avenue to share about their condition, what it means to them, and how it affects them and their immediate family and friends. Video