Life And Society

State house tenants north of Wellington are turning their backyards into small farms to help feed hundreds of needy people with the help of a local charity.

It's part of the Common Unity Project's… Video, Audio

Psychologist and media commentator Dr Sarb Johal on the dangers of seeking validation. Produced by Charlie Bleakley. Audio

Meet a local town hero from Auckland's Northshore - 86-year-old Māori Warden Peggy Hughes.

Peggy has been serving in her community as a volunteer for about 60 years and officially as a Māori Warden… Video, Audio

It's 10 years since the first big Christchurch earthquake - and if you'd just started school then you're now ending your decade of education amidst a global pandemic. We meet two teens for whom… Audio

The search and rescue operation continues in the East China Sea for the missing Gulf Livestock 1 ship with 43 crew including two New Zealanders and a cargo of 5,800 live cattle. Audio

There's a new online cultural phenomenon for super devoted celebrity fans. Jesse speaks to Jules LeFevre, music editor of Junkee.com in Australia about Stan culture and its more sinister side. Audio

New research on the prevalence of bullying, and tips not just to help parents prevent it but to help them cope with it . Dr Cara Swit, from the University of Canterbury's School of Health Sciences, is… Audio

UNICEF's annual report card gives New Zealand is failing when it comes to the welfare of children.

Vivien Maidaborn is UNICEF's Executive Director.

She speaks to Corin Dann. Audio

Leaving behind everything he'd ever known to help people struggling in his community wasn't something Abubakar  (Abs) expected to do in his early twenties. But when war broke out in his hometown he… Audio

It's that time of the week we hear from one of our local mayors - this morning we're talking to Graham Smith, the mayor of Canterbury's Mackenzie District. The District has been battling a blaze this… Audio

Dr Gabriela Baron leads the Design and the Natural Environment paper at the University of Auckland. She believes we should design in a way that actually changes the way we produce, consume and… Audio

In this episode, Alice is joined by co-host Kura Forrester they examine just how racist New Zealand is and why it is that Pākehā just cannot get their shit together and honour the Treaty. Video

We shouldn't fear a bit of messiness in our interactions with people we care about, says psychologist Dr Ed Tronick. He recently co-authored the book The Power of Discord: Why the Ups and Downs of… Video, Audio

Award-winning comedian David Correos joins host James Nokise to talk about bad words, bad friends and bad times. Produced by Charlie Bleakley. Audio

Stranded on Waiheke Island, sleeping in cars and struggling to make ends meet. According to the Waiheke Budgeting Services Trust, that's the situation 200 foreign nationals are facing, after getting… Audio

Libraries around the country are finding themselves at the centre of local responses to the Covid19 pandemic.  Audio