Life And Society

Kate Gudsell and Sam Arcus had a trouble-free pregnancy, but a thunderstorm was quite literally brewing as Kate went into labour. This is a very personal story of grief and loss, but most importantly… Audio

The Rotorua Stockcar club will no longer fly the Confederate Flag, after more than 1000 people signed a petition calling on them to stop using it. At the club's AGM yesterday members decided to design… Audio

If you found a little green caterpillar on your broccoli, what would you do? Well, when one British man ended up bringing seven little caterpillars home from the supermarket, he decided to raise them… Audio

The Wild Twins have carved a reputation as keen adventurers. But being dropped in the South African wilderness with no food, water, shelter or clothing to film Naked and Afraid challenged the pair's… Video, Audio

Some well-known ads from years gone by employed crude racial stereotypes which would cause a outcry if they were aired today. But is advertising and marketing any more diverse than in days gone by? As… Video, Audio

As election day creeps closer, the last week has seen more political scandals come to light, and politicians from both sides of the aisle handing in their resignations. Weekend panellists Linda Clark… Audio

In 2005, Peter Spear and his wife Wendy decided to pack up and head off to Hawaii for a change of pace. The couple only intended to be there a few years, but 15 years later they still love their… Audio

Australian correspondent Rebekah Holt joins the show from Melbourne off the back of a week in which Victoria recorded its most deadly day in the Covid-19 pandemic and the overall case load for the… Audio

In 2012 Haifaa al-Mansour became the first Saudi woman to direct a feature film. Wadjda which was centred on a 10-year-old Saudi girl living in Riyadh and her quest to own a bicycle, became a festival… Video, Audio

In 1995, while sitting in a London pub, a bunch of men formed the first gay inclusive rugby club, the King's Cross Steelers. Since then more than 60 clubs have formed around the world, coming together… Video, Audio

Former US champion gymnast Jennifer Sey first blew the whislte on the culture of bullying and abuse in top level gymnastics in her 2008 book Chalked Up (2008). She's the producer of a new Netflix… Video, Audio

Jono Hartland has spent the past eight months making his way down the country, on foot.

The 25-year-old is hiking the three-thousand kilometre Te Araroa Trail to raise money for mental health causes… Audio

New Zealand citizens living overseas say they feel unwelcome to return home as the question of charging for quarantine remains unanswered.

On a new facebook group called 'Team of Six Million', Kiwis… Audio

The Mayor of Portland, Oregon has been tear-gassed at a protest where he called for federal forces to leave the US city.

Federal officers were deployed by President Donald Trump earlier this month in… Audio

The Race Relations Commissioner is urging a Maori woman who was told by a landlord he didn't want 'her sort' in his property to file a complaint to the Human Rights Commission.

Te Iwi Kemp applied… Audio

Last night MPs passed the pay equity law that makes it easier for women to be paid the same as men even if they work in different industries.

Employers are already required to pay employees in the… Audio