Life And Society

It could take months to fully extinguish a scrub fire in the Mackenzie District, even though it's hiding under a blanket of snow right now. 
The fire has ripped through more than 3000 hectares of… Video, Audio

A University of Auckland survey has highlighted the stress and stigma felt by the newly unemployed.  Audio

Face masks have been an unexpected lifesaver for one Taupo family. Two weeks ago 15-year-old Wilson Simmonds began sewing and selling face masks to help his parents pay his sporting fees. Wilson is… Audio

The number of people on a benefit shot up by almost 12 percent in April this year, the biggest rise in the past 24 years and nearly double the next largest increase.

The figures are in a report by… Audio

Fermented foods have been around for longer than refrigeration, but recently they have developed a reputation for having numerous health benefits. We find out if that reputation is founded in reality.

TradeMe's feature auction today is for a visit with New Zealand's biggest baby, the Auckland Zoo's newborn rhino. But if a Rhino visit isn't your cup of tea, there's also morning tea with Sir Richard… Audio

Gyms say it's first in first served for gym goers at alert level two-point-five - but new work schedules due to Covid-19 are helping to reduce the rush. Auckland gyms opened their doors for the first… Audio

During the alert level 3 lockdown, a group of blood donors didn't back down from stepping up to help. Produced by Kadambari Raghukumar. Audio

Auckland is now at Alert Level 2, but are people following the requirement to wear masks on public transport?

Reporter Matthew Theunissen is at the Manukau bus and train station.

He speaks to Susie… Audio

Auckland is back at Alert Level 2, or at Alert Level 2.5 as some would call it.

Reporter Anneke Smith is on Queen Street.

She speaks to Corin Dann. Audio

People with loved ones in Auckland care homes are being asked to be patient. While the supercity was under alert level three restrictions, aged care facilities implemented strict level 4 lockdown… Audio

Oscar-winning actor Louis Gossett Jr. has pretty much done it all - and won it all - as an actor. Yet the industry legend shows no sign of slowing, having recently received an eighth Emmy Award… Audio

At 15, Bella Powell was told she had only two years to live if her CF went untreated. With nothing to lose, Bella, now 17, started taking a drug called Trikafta, and within hours she noticed results… Audio

Former first lady Michelle Obama tweeted on Friday that she was 'exhausted and frustrated' by the state of the country in the wake of the shooting of Jacob Blake and two protesters. US correspondent… Audio

Research NZ has been taking the pulse of the nation in the build-up to the election and its latest poll results show that support for legalising euthanasia remains steady but there has been a sizeable… Audio

Ghazaleh Golbakhsh is a writer, filmmaker and Fulbright scholar whose work reflects on displacement, her Iranian-New Zealand experience, and the pressure that comes with living between two worlds. She… Audio