Life And Society

Oranga Tamariki has been routinely taking new born pēpi from their parents without any warning, using court orders obtained without whānau having a say, according to a critical report from the chief… Video, Audio

Satellites in space have discovered 11 new emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica - boosting previous recorded numbers by 20 percent.

They were found due the birds excrement which has a distinct… Audio

Businesses in New Zealand say ammonium nitrate is rarely used to fertilise New Zealand farms.

The flammable chemical caused a major explosion in Beirut yesterday after 2,750 tonnnes were stored… Audio

A couple who received an email from Immigration New Zealand meant for another person are concerned at the amount of private information the agency mistakenly discloses.

INZ has breached privacy 170… Audio

Aged care nurses want to be paid as much as their counterparts in public hospitals.

They say that underfunding of the sector sees registered nurses paid on average 10,000 dollars less than those… Audio

The Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner says policy makers need to ensure jobs created for the Covid-19 recovery will employ women.

Ninety percent of New Zealanders who have so far lost their… Audio

Private institutions that have lost thousands of foreign students due to the pandemic are warning a $10 million support fund for their sector is not enough.

They say the government needs to nearly… Audio

There are plans afoot for privately-managed isolation for people coming into the country.

Influential Kiwis are pushing trying to hash out a plan through high-level talks at a Covid-19 recovery… Audio

Privately run managed isolation could be a reality early next year if business leaders can drum up a suitable plan and convince the government.

High level talks to set up private pay-as-you-go… Audio

In this episode of Only Human we meet Antonia, formerly Anthony John Pearce. As a young man, Anthony was a handsome singer-songwriter who had no shortage of female attention. Except one day everything… Audio

Privately run managed isolation could be a reality early next year - if business leaders can drum up a suitable plan and convince the government.

More than 200 business leaders gathered in Auckland… Audio

An Auckland man woke up to the news of the Beirut explosion yesterday wondering if his family was still alive.

Lebanese migrant Saad Abu-Chakra spent the day tracking down friends and relatives only… Audio

It's early afternoon in the Lebanese capital Beirut where more than a hundred people have died and 4000 have been injured with many more believed trapped under the rubble of yesterday's massive… Audio

Warning: Details in this report may be disturbing to some viewers.

It was an explosion so massive it registered on the richter scale, the measure used to quantify the force of earthquakes. Dozens of… Video, Audio

Warning: Details in this report may be disturbing to some viewers.

Dozens of people have been killed and at least 4,000 injured after a massive explosion at Beirut's seaport.

There were apocalyptic… Video, Audio

A study on the health and well-being of Kiwis has found our rangatahi are feeling less connected than other age groups.  Audio

Epidemiologist Sir David Skegg is warning that its almost inevitable that we will have a community outbreak of COVID-19. Audio

Orange Sky is a charity that offers free showers, laundry, and conversation to people who are homeless. The service is offered through vans - one in Auckland and one in Wellington, that are in… Audio

Loneliness is a big concern among the elderly, but a new study is showing it is even more significant for young people. Findings from Southern Cross' inaugural Healthy Futures Report, found half of… Audio