Life & Society

On Saturday fire ripped through Palmerston North's Cloverlea Tavern which doubled as the clubrooms for Kia Toa Rugby & Netball clubs. Club president Kenny Johnson speaks to Mark. Audio

Oscar nominated film producer Chelsea Winstanley talks to Anika about overcoming trauma, taking risks and coming out on top. Video, Audio

A long-time friend and colleague of Fa'anānā Efeso Collins says his death will send shockwaves through the Pasifika community and leave a leadership void.

The Green MP collapsed and died while taking… Audio

The star-spangled banner is flying proudly in Taranaki this week as the annual celebration of chrome and the internal-combustion engine, that is Americarna, takes over the province.

More than 750 gas… Audio

Auckland City councillor Lotu Fuli is a long-time friend of Fa'anānā Efeso Collins and was elected to the Manukau Ward in 2022 when Fa'anānā ran for the mayoralty.

Fuli spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.  Audio

He was warm, kind, and a strong voice for Māori and Pasifika communities, particularly rangatahi. 

Tributes are pouring in for Green MP Fa'anānā Efeso Collins who died during a charity event in… Audio

A pillar of the Pacific community Fa'anānā  Efeso Collins is being mourned and a legacy remembered. 

The 49-year-old Samoan-Tokelauan leader and Green MP has been described someone who embodied the… Audio

New York-based comedian and sex worker advocate Kaytlin Bailey is in Wellington with a one-woman show about the world's oldest profession. Audio

"'Change on a scale rarely required," that's what's needed to fix Oranga Tamariki according yet another scathing report into the agency; this one by the Chief Ombudsman, Peter Boshier. The… Video, Audio

Dave Owen's space collection has taken flight. Blasting off from the backroom of his house into its own building, becoming the Te Awamutu Space Centre. Dave talks to Mark about his collection and how… Audio

Police say hate-motivated abuse increased by 12 percent over the past year.

Although the problem is on the rise, hate crime and hate speech are still not standalone offences in Aotearoa.

And… Audio

This morning at 8 o'clock, Dave Letele the Brown Buttabean has a bit of a different fitness routine happening. He's going to be downtown in Auckland, running a race while carrying two full buckets of… Audio

Leading the listings this week on TradeMe is a Chevy pick-up and a house in Auckland with an ever changing view. But first, producer Jeremy Parkinson talks with TradeMe's Jess Malcolm about a floating… Audio

Welfare advocates are pleading for the government to back down from its crack down on beneficiaries. Social Development Minister, Louise Upston has ordered MSD to use the full force of sanctions, to… Audio

Acclaimed American architect Jeanne Gang is well known for the expansion of New York's American Museum of Natural History, and Chicago's Aqua Tower - a mixed use 82 story mixed use building downtown.

Dermatologists are alarmed an offshore trend of very young children using adult skincare products appears to be happening here too.

They blame social media for introducing children to the products… Audio

Love them or hate them, could mushrooms be the key to good health. Stacey Morrison focuses on functional fungi in the latest episode of Healthy or Hoax. Audio

Statistics released this morning showed there were 19,071 more births than deaths in 2023. Back in 1943, there were 17,562 more births than death. Audio