Life And Society

Stupid Robot Fighting is the brainchild of Te Puke man John Espin. The obscure activity has featured on ESPN, and there are plans for an American title which will be won in a showdown in the Bay of… Video, Audio

One million people have been displaced into camps in Syria this year alone, and ReliefAid is preparing its latest distributions including helping to protect families in Idlib Province against the risk… Audio

The great operas are full of stories of tragedy and triumph. But no story on stage can match the one bass baritone Ryan Speedo Green has lived. Video, Audio

The eighth season of 'Fishing and Adventure' will premiere on TV1 next month. Co-presenter, company director, and founder Scott Parry joins Jesse in the Auckland studio. Audio

Bride and Graham Coe share their home in Paekākāriki with some unusual housemates - penguins. Audio

Wellington Water is cautioning it will have to impose regular water restrictions, or spend hundreds of millions upgrading the network, unless the region cuts its water use.

A Wellington Water report… Audio

New government funding will help New Zealanders get out of debt in the wake of Covid-19.

In late May, the Commission for Financial Capability found that 40 percent of households are now at risk of… Audio

Elz Carrad is the lead actor in Rūrangi - a ground-breaking transgender web series set in a fictional small-town dairying community. Video, Audio

Charcoal is credited with getting rid of gas, bloating, hangovers and generally helping us cleanse and detox. Healthy or Hoax finds out if the claims are backed up by science. Audio

Kate and Sam lost their beautiful baby girl, Wren just six days after she was born. Their grief is shared, but their experiences quite different.

This episode covers the loss of a baby through a… Audio

If the Auckland property market is a little too hot for you, perhaps a piece of Mars might be a little cooler. And that's not the only cool thing on TradeMe this week - a bus dressed as a shark is… Audio

The BBC's Robert Hugh-Jones discusses the impact of Covid-19 on the annual muslim pilgrimage the Hajj, as well as a high profile murder case in Russia, and the potential exodus of people from Hong… Audio

Authorities have raided the Ngatea property of a man who claims bleach can cure Covid-19.  Audio

The calendar says 2020 but the lifestyle screams 1950's for millions of women around the world impacted by the Corona virus. Audio

A new RNZ podcast by Susie Ferguson, The Unthinkable, explores the heartbreak of losing a baby at birth or shortly after. Audio

Every year around 600 families in New Zealand experience the unimaginable heartbreak of losing a baby at birth or shortly after. Audio

In this epidode, we're speaking to Filipino comedian, James Roque, on his involvement with the Human Rights Commission's latest campaign - "Racism is no joke". Produced by Kadambari Gladding Audio

The Minister in Charge of Managed Isolation, Megan Woods, says the escape of a family of five from a Hamilton hotel was not a failing on the part of the isolation system.

A family of five fled a… Audio