Life & Society

The two Australian medics involved in the perilous rescue of 12 boys and their football coach from the Tham Luang cave last year, speak to Kathryn about the ordeal. It was a mammoth rescue mission… Audio, Gallery

Actress, director and playwright Nancy Brunning was posthumously awarded the Bruce Mason Playwright Award on Sunday afternoon.

Ms Brunning, who played roles ranging from Nurse Jaki in Shortland… Audio

An Auckland man says banks need to do a lot more to stop people falling for cheque deposit scams.

He says he was conned by a man who answered an advert to buy his secondhand car.

And another… Audio

An Afghani journalist has described the news of children dying from unexploded ordinace as "an extremely disturbing revelation".

The Defence Force says it cleared the Afghanistan firing range where… Audio

The Duke of York has "categorically" denied having any sexual contact with a woman who says she was forced to have sex with him when she was 17.

Prince Andrew has given his first detailed interview… Audio

Thousands of people walked through a section of Auckland's new underground rail tunnels yesterday to get a preview of the city's future public transport network.

The 600 metre walk began at Britomart… Video, Audio

Thousands of farmers, miners, forestry workers and West Coast residents have demanded the Government stop its one-size-fits-all approach to policy.

They rallied in Greymouth yesterday policies… Audio

Immigrants waiting for residence visas say they feel in limbo as decision-making timeframes blow out amid political calls for lower immigration numbers.

High pay is now among the reasons why… Audio

A woman whose mother was evicted from her retirement home on Christmas Eve wants better protection for elderly people moving to hospital-level care.

Margaret Brown lived in her Ryman serviced… Audio

Landlords across Aotearoa believe they're being unfairly punished by the government's planned changes to the Residential Tenancies Act.

The new rules include limiting rent rises to once every 12… Audio

Thousands of West Coast residents attended a protest in Greymouth yesterday to share their concerns about what they see as restrictive government policies.

This includes the proposed national policy… Audio

The mayors of the Westland and Grey districts have come out swinging against the government's plans to set aside more of their districts as a significant natural area.

It comes amid concern from… Audio

Demand for help from disabled people and their families has soared with thousands coming foward for the first time.

The Government is spending $24 million over two years on three a new pilot… Audio

While Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall are visiting New Zealand, another royal is in the spotlight.

Prince Andrew has given his first detailed response to allegations by an… Audio

Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, are beginning an official week-long tour of the country on Monday.

Their first official engagement will be the laying a wreath for fallen soldiers… Audio

All people in Samoa are being made to receive measles vaccinations as the government grapples with an epidemic that's claimed at least six lives.

The Samoan Government declared a state of emergency… Audio

The government wants to change the rules of the residential tenancy act to help renters, but landlords say it will make their lives harder.

As it stands, landlords can kick out renters on open-ended… Audio

Twenty storage units are on fire as crews work to put out a blaze at a two-storey building in East Tamaki in Auckland this morning.

The blaze in a 65 by 15 metre storage unit building, began just… Audio

Landlords say they feel under seige with the Government planning to make it tougher for them to boot out troublesome tenants.

But the reaction has prompted rolling eyes from renters who say they're… Audio