Life And Society

A second night of wild weather is forecast for Napier and a special emergency telephone number - 0800-422-923 - has been set up to help anyone who needs help. Karyn speaks with Napier's mayor Kirsten… Audio

Napier residents are being warned to take care in potentially contaminated flood waters, as the city moves to mop up after a one-in-250-year flood that swamped the city's wastewater system.

It's… Video, Audio

Children's Commissioner Judge Andrew Becroft joins The Panel to discuss the harmful effects of bullying. Audio

For the first time, 6000 children taking part in the country's largest longitudinal study have been able to give their own thoughts and insights into their lives. The latest report from the University… Audio

Rule changes that will make it easier to crack down on dodgy early childhood centres are on the cards for next year.

Ministerial documents show the overhaul has been sparked by a rising number of… Audio

Workers in managed isolation and quarantine hotels here have been called some of the worst protected in the developed world by a PPE expert staying in one.

Tim Jones works for a company that's been… Audio

Napier residents have been forced to self-evacuate after heavy rain caused flooding on Monday night.

A local state of emergency was declared around 10pm.

RNZ's Hawkes Bay reporter Tom Kitchin, who… Audio

Napier is in a state of emergency on Tuesday after being swamped by extreme and sudden heavy rain.

An estimated 250 millimetres fell in Napier city after midday on Monday - NIWA says it was the… Audio

In a major milestone in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, an experimental Covid-19 vaccine is reported to be more than 90 percent effective.

The developers - the US pharmaceutical company… Audio

A New Zealand PPE expert staying in managed isolation says he's been shocked to see the low level of protection for workers - which is the worst he's seen in the developed world.

Tim Jones works for… Audio

This week TradeMe has the usual fine selection of interesting auctions including one of the most excellent caravan restorations you are likely to see anywhere. But first, producer Jeremy Parkinson… Audio

When countless new tenants show up in his apartment, introverted Blue Ecks fights to preserve his privacy and keep his cactus alive. Video

As New Zealand heads into a truncated baseball season, a Taiwanese big hitter (pitcher, really) is leading the charge. Liz Garton heads out to a pre-season practice to meet Cola Yeh Audio

Rez Gardi is a Kurdish advocate and Harvard Law graduate. She went to Kurdistan at the start of 2020, investigating ISIS war crimes against Yazidi women in northern Iraq. Video

Nah Zone is a music community in Auckland which was started by Jonique Purcell. Nah Zone includes events and content that covers local brown creative communities in New Zealand. Video

Julie Zhu is an inspiring filmmaker who works with primarily minority communities. In 2019, she made the popular Conversations With My Immigrant Parents for RNZ. Video

Comedians Te Radar and Karen O'Leary with a few laughs. Audio

"No scan - no service."

That's what Ruapehu's mayor is proposing for this weekend's Mardi Gras.

More than 7000 people are expected to converge on Ohakune from around the country.

Mayor Don Cameron… Audio

Crop growers and meat producers say any ban on coal fired boilers could force New Zealand to raise imports of food.

Dairy giant Fonterra is standing apart from some others in the food sector, saying… Audio