Life & Society

Isla Reeves is a Christchurch based poet and musician who lives with bipolar.  Isla balances studying, social work, art and, learning te reo Māori.  Video

Valle is a PNG born, Christchurch based artist who travels back to his birth country to learn about how he is.  Meeting his grandmother and family proves to be one of the most pivotal moments in… Video

Josiah Tulamali’i is a Christchurch base pacific youth and mental health advocate.  Josiah was part of the government enquiry into mental health and addiction in 2018.  Video

The broadcasting watchdog has not upheld a complaint about a news report labeling a former leader of the opposition a ‘dickhead.’ Does that mean it’s okay for reporters to that rude about politicians…

The company running the restoration of Christchurch's Anglican Cathedral is confident it will be able to raise the extra $51 million still needed to finish the job, and says potential large donors are… Audio

The Race Relations Commissioner is calling for prisons to be run by iwi, believing the current model is not effective for Māori, who are over-represented in the prison system.

Meng Foon has Hastings'… Audio

The final debate in the US Presidential Campaign will begin just after 2pm on Friday (NZ time) in the city of Nashville.

And it could be one of the last chances for President Donald Trump to chip… Audio

One of the largest events on the Hawke's Bay calendar has had to make some big changes because of Covid-19.

With Friday being Hawke's Bay Anniversary Day and a public holiday, the A&P Show usually… Audio

The long weekend is almost upon us but the Director General of Health says it's business as usual.

Dr Ashley Bloomfield is urging all New Zealanders to use the Covid Tracer App as they travel round… Audio

Police are expecting congested roads over Labour Day weekend and are pleading with drivers to be patient.

With travel restricted to domestic holidays only - snarl-ups are likely in many parts of the… Audio

Fatigue's deadly effect on our roads is being countered in some areas by the use of manned "fatigue stops".

Hawke's Bay Regional Council introduced the concept a decade ago in which drivers are… Audio

Labour MP and LGBTQIA+ advocate Louisa Wall is calling on the Catholic church in New Zealand to support homosexual law reform in the Cook Islands.

Although a draft bill to decriminalise homosexuality… Audio

The construction costs for a new hut along the Milford Track in FIordland have nearly doubled to more than $3 million since work started on the initial design.

The 40-bed Mintaro Hut will replace the… Audio

Forty first time MPs have had a big first week in the capital, receiving a crash course on how to do their job.

While the results from the special votes are still yet to be revealed, Labour MPs will… Audio

The Race Relations Commissioner is pushing for prisons to be run by iwi and is looking first and foremost at Mangaroa Prison near Hastings.

Meng Foon says the way prisons are run is not effective for… Audio

Pubs and restaurants are on high alert ahead of the long weekend. Aucklanders queued for hours for tests yesterday after a person with Covid-19 visited a busy pub in Greenhithe.

Grady Elliot, the… Audio

Fear of another community covid outbreak has put pubs and restaurants on high alert for Labour weekend.

Hundreds of Aucklanders queued for hours to get tested yesterday after a covid positive person… Audio

Labour's Andrew Little wants to give the Treaty Negotiations portfolio another crack, saying his priority will be to reach a settlement with the country's largest iwi Ngapuhi if he's retained as… Audio

Reducing child poverty has one of the Prime Minister's major goal's while in Government but we're seeing more kids than ever needing help. As we head towards Christmas, Kids Can charity which provides… Audio

Every week we talk to one of our local leaders... this morning we head to Flash Ash - Ash Vegas...Anna Thomas' old hometown, Ashburton. She caught up with Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown - and couldn't… Audio