Life & Society

A Dunedin family is pulling out all stops to find their two much-loved missing dogs.

Search and Rescue has combed the area near their Brighton home more than once.

The family has put up a… Video, Audio

A central Dunedin Countdown remains closed a day on from a knife attack that left four people in hospital.

Police have today praised the supermarket staff, customers and emergency services for their… Video, Audio

Come in, we have something we want to tell you. Nothing good ever comes from these words, and for Michelle Langstone, they prefaced the news that her beloved father had cancer. The writer and actress… Audio

The editor of the NZ Society of Genealogists talks to Jesse about how to write a family tree and history. He has tips on how to start and where to look for information to include. Audio

The latest issue of British Vogue features pop mega star Billie Eilish with blonde hair and wearing custom corsets. It's a look that has many talking but PhD student Rachel Boddy says people are… Audio

There's a bit of drama over a bridge in Whanganui. The town is growing rapidly and while that's good for the region it's also putting pressure on century old infrastructure. Whanganui Mayor Hamish… Audio

The man accused of attempting to murder four people at a central Dunedin supermarket yesterday will make his first appearance in court this afternoon. The 42-year-old has been charged with four counts… Audio

The unemployment rate has defied the expectations of economists, banks and Treasury. Is it hiding the reality of the job situation, or did the wage subsidy save us?  Audio

I'm joined by Yana Kirakovskaya, the brains behind the Silent Disco Citywalk, an award-winning interactive community walk - with a themed playlist. Audio

Systemic violence experienced during five-years of institutional care has been outlined to the Abuse in Care Royal Commission.

Tyrone Marks first came to the attention of Social Welfare at the age of… Audio

The government has promised to make room in MIQ for about 2,500 more migrant workers to come into the country for seasonal horticultural work.

About 500 spaces will be set aside in managed isolation… Audio

Economic hardship forced Bob Wells to live in his van. His story and lifestyle is featured in Nomadland, which just won the Oscar for Best Picture. He talks to Jesse about life on the road and when… Video, Audio

It's six months since a flood tore through the streets of Napier, causing chaos and sending hundreds of people out of their homes. Some people have got their lives back to normal but many are still… Audio

The number of privacy breaches reported nationally has more than doubled, after a law change that made it mandatory for organisations to notify the Privacy Commissioner. Since December last year, if a… Audio

Our best bartenders went shaker to shaker over the weekend at the Highball New Zealand Bartender of the Year competition: two days of intense cocktail making and shaking and spirits challenges. Audio

This last week of Ramadan Kadambari Raghukumar talks to two women athletes observing the fast during the Holy Month. Audio

Russia's traditional Victory Day parade has taken place in Moscow overnight.

Under president Vladimir Putin, the day has become the central pillar of national image of Russia as a military… Audio

Waikato University's international law expert Al Gillespie joins the show to discuss the treatment of the Uyghur people by China, and the New Zealand parliament's decision to label that treatment as… Audio

Last month, New Zealander Rob McCallum became the deepest diving Kiwi ever after achieving a preliminary depth of 10,925 metres (35,843 ft) at the bottom of the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trump… Audio