Toilets
Harsher fines, restrictions possible for freedom campers
Harsher fines and more restrictions could be on the cards for freedom campers, as the government tries to flush out the bad behaving ones.
The Tourism Minister announced a crackdown on some campers… Audio
Bowel movements may have caused Pullman Covid-19 outbreak
Airborne Covid-19 particles from bowel movements may have contributed to Auckland's Pullman Hotel outbreak.
Guests caught the virus from each other in the hotel last month, sparking a small community… Video, Audio
Toilet door signs from around the world
New Zealand photographer and teacher Kris Mikkelson has been travelling the world taking photos of toilet door signs and is fascinated by how different cultures treat the idea of the public toilet… Audio
How Covid-19 could change public toilets forever
With experts estimating that a 'toilet plume' can travel six feet in every direction, and considering many public toilets aren't even equipped with lids, commercial bathrooms could be forever changed… Audio
Toilet equality - piss poor
Access to toilets is a basic human right, but for millions of people around the world, and in New Zealand, it’s a struggle. Fair Play’s Zoë George reports on why this still happens and what needs to…
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Michael Rose: Reducing aircraft toilet noise
Michael Rose is part of a group of physicists at Brigham Young University who looked at ways to reduce the noise made by airplane toilet flushes. Audio
Toilets for all… not almost all
Public toilets around the country, including at the Basin Reserve cricket ground, should be for all, not just for some according to an accessibility toilet advocate. Video, Audio
Basin's lack of facilities for women, disabled "unacceptable"
Wellington City Councillor Fleur Fitzsimons says it’s unacceptable the Basin Reserve does not cater sufficiently for women and those with disabilities, but says the council is addressing the… Audio
NZ not immune to sexual abuse in sport
Sports journalist Zoë George and a roster of athletic co-hosts shine the spotlight on women in sports – this month women commentating men’s cricket, dividing sport by gender, potty parity and the rise… Audio
Flush-free toilet: saving water and lives
A water-free toilet that can turn human waste into fuel, power and fertiliser. Could this be the toilet of the future? Audio, Gallery
Stepping up to the Space Poop challenge
It's a delicate question that's been challenging NASA: How can an astronaut relieve themselves in comfort while wearing a spacesuit. Audio, Gallery
Girl with Crohn's wants access to workplace toilets
A Wainuiomata school girl is seeking a law change to make workplace toilets accessible to certain groups where there are no public restrooms. Video, Audio
Toilet redesign on Tanna a boost for girls' schooling
Girls on the Vanuatu island of Tanna are missing up to a week of school a month because of the difficulty in dealing with menstruation. Audio
Mediawatch for 9 October 2016
Another week, another rugby scandal; Mediaworks new chief Hal Crawford on social networks and the news; 'celebrity' ads in the news. Audio
Willing to spend a penny?
New Zealand Society lifts the lid on the history surrounding Auckland's heritage toilets. Audio, Gallery
Public Loos
We do public toilets well in this country - think Hundertwasser in Kawakawa or the surreal, sculptural ones in Matakana. And soon, we could be adding Piha to the list. A new toilet is due to be built… Audio
Loo Loo's Poo Removal
Enterprising Christchurch woman Kim King is doing what the rest of us would never dream of - emptying other people's chemical toilets. She's launched a new business call Loo Loo's Poo Removal… Audio
Odourless longdrops
American inventor Don Sifers reckons he's solved the problem of stinky longdrop toilets. His 'latrine deodorizer' mangles methane molecules! Audio
Japan: hi tech toilets
David McNeill on the world's most hi tech lavatories and the agencies renting out actors to be the best man at your wedding. Audio