Life And Society

A senior police officer says he may have been wrong not to charge the driver of a bus that crashed on Mount Ruapehu killing an 11-year-old girl. 

Hannah Francis died in July 2018 when the shuttle bus… Audio

In preliminary election results, the cannabis referendum failed to get across the line.

On Friday at 2pm we'll find out whether it might be successful after all now that 500,000 special votes have… Audio

In England, a new four week lockdown has begun with people told to stay at home and non essential shops, pubs and gyms ordered to close.

There are strict new rules on mixing with other households… Audio

A champion of reo revitalisation has been recognised by the Royal Society for her work in helping more New Zealanders learn the Māori language.

Last night Professor Rawinia Higgins won the Pou Aronui… Audio

Joe Biden could win the US election, although a final result is still some way away as key states finish counting votes.

The current US Ambassador to New Zealand is Scott Brown.

He speaks to Corin… Audio

The Democratic party says there's a clear path to victory for the Biden campaign.

Susie Ferguson spoke to former US ambassador to New Zealand David Huebner.

He's on Vice President Joe Biden's… Audio

The US election is on a knife edge, and so are the financial markets.

Bloomberg Senior Editor John Authers speaks to Corin Dann. Audio

The maelstrom of the US election will inevitably cause waves for New Zealand.

Professor Robert Ayson is with the Centre for Strategic Studies, at Victoria University and Charles Finny is a former New… Audio

The campaign of President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit in Michigan to stop the counting of ballots in the presidential election.

There is no clear presidential winner in the swing state, which… Audio

A stocktake triggered by a controversial trial of facial recognition technology has revealed what police are adding to their digital armoury.

It details more than a dozen investigative tech tools… Audio

American's in New Zealand were glued to the news last night as the early results rolled in.

Two expat Americans living in New Zealand had strong views about who should win.

Sean is a firm Trump… Audio

Joe Biden has won the US state of Arizona with a tight margin.

The Associated Press has called it for the democratic candidate, who won 51 percent of the vote with 84 percent counted.

Correspondent… Audio

How culturally diverse is New Zealand television and when did things start to shift? Sonia Yee explores the making of character Dr Grace Kwan - the first Asian character to become part of mainstream… Audio

A Christchurch punter is now a millionaire after betting just $120 on the Melbourne cup. It's the biggest prize ever paid out by the TAB. The man's punt was a combination of First4 bets placed at the… Audio

The price of used cars could be about to rise as dealers struggle with a supply shortage from Japan.

Half of the cars imported into New Zealand each year are used, and most come from Japan.

David… Audio

The Māori head of the Nurses Organisation has revealed she's been the victim of incessant, targeted online abuse - including death threats -  for the past year and a half. 

It comes after a New… Audio

It's been almost nine years since Kim Dotcom's mansion was stormed, and he was arrested, in a massive FBI copyright infringement investigation.

The saga continues on Wednesday, as the Supreme Court… Audio

The father of an 11-year-old girl who died in a bus crash on Mount Ruapehu has described the terror of realising the brakes had failed on its descent down the mountain.

The inquest into the death of… Audio

A new pop-up testing centre will open today in Christchurch after a second worker at the Sudima managed isolation facility tested positive for Covid-19.

The testing centre will be in the Princess… Audio

Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield says genomic sequencing shows a clear link between a health worker that tested positive for Covid-19 over the weekend and fishing crew staying at the… Audio