Life And Society

The Maritime Union of New Zealand say regular testing at ports has come too late.

The Union is concerned that the government health order for mandatory regular testing only targets Ports of Auckland… Audio

Labour leader Jacinda Ardern is promising to make Matariki a public holiday if re-elected. 

Ms Ardern made the pledge to mark the start of the Maori New Year while campaigning in Rotorua yesterday. 

Parents are struggling to collect their newborn babies born to surrogates overseas amid pandemic lockdowns and border restrictions.

While the Family Court has stepped in to help, there are still… Audio

A lawyer leading a class action against state-owned insurer Southern Response says the Government could be facing costs of $700 million in quake insurance payments.

The Court of Appeal yesterday… Audio

Disabled Pacific people getting an allowance that's meant to help them with their extra costs are getting less than half that of Pākehā recipients.

Official data dating back 10 years shows persistent… Audio

The Government's top legal adviser believes proposed drug driving laws trample all over the Bill of Rights.

Police would be free to conduct random roadside drug testing similar to what already exists… Audio

Truckers are finding shock absorbers torn from trailers and steering joints failing more often and blame the worsening state of highways.

By most measures the country's highways are going backwards… Audio

Thousands of port workers will be exempt from mandatory regular testing under the new government health order aimed at shoring up security at the border.

Only a thousand of the 5000 to 6000 people… Audio

A $350,000 dollar pot set up to help Tauranga's city councillors end bitter infighting has sparked outrage from residents.

A ratepayers association now wants all of the councillors to be sacked and… Audio

An elderly woman who was assaulted and robbed in her Levin home described one of the accused attackers as having "pure evil in her eyes".

Grace Virtue died at the age of 90 due to a brain injury… Audio

A woman has got a more than $4000 dollar backpayment from Work and Income, after a mistake was made when she was applying for the benefit more than two decades ago.

Liz Laskey lost her job in 1999… Audio

One of Kiwibank's Local Hero medal recipients has now been dropped as a client, and Kiwibank are closing her bank accounts. Long-time cannabis campaigner Rose Renton, who makes and sells medicinal… Audio

Border closures, physical distancing and number restrictions are putting a stop to concerts this year, leaving many fans disappointed. Ticketmaster's website is full of postponed, rescheduled and… Audio

If you're on the look out for a gorgeous high spec car with only a few k's on the clock, a new place in Morrinsville with an interesting history or a replacement bed for that digger-obsessed child in… Audio

We're talking to Liz Greive from the charity Spend My Super about another project she's involved in - refurbishing donated used laptops for students around the country who don't have access to… Audio

Warning: Story discusses suicide and euthanasia.

A woman dying of cancer is urging New Zealanders to 'pull the plug' on the proposed euthanasia law, saying people could be coerced into an early… Video, Audio

A Christchurch couple locked in an ongoing legal battle with state-owned quake insurer Southern Response says it is sobering for a Court of Appeal decision to go their way, one decade on from the… Video, Audio

When it comes to mobilizing helping hands at this south Auckland gurdwara, there's no dearth of volunteers. Produced by Kadambari Raghukumar. Audio