Life And Society

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

Scientists and scholars gathered in Wellington last night for the annual Research Honours Aotearoa awards.

While Covid-19 put paid to the usual black-tie dinner, the first of what will be three… Audio

Students sitting online NCEA exams could soon be policed with software that monitors their movements and detects cheating.

The Qualifications Authority is looking at systems using artificial… Audio

Three teenage girls are lucky to be alive after being caught in a rip at a Wellington beach.

The girls aged 12 and 13 went swimming in their clothes at Titahi Bay and were quickly swept out to sea… Audio

The All Blacks have named four debutants to take on the Wallabies in tomorrow night's fourth Bledisloe Cup test in Brisbane, and while it will be a special occasion for all of them, for one player, it… Audio

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