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How do some of society's most vulnerable people – men in particular – fall into insecure housing? Audio

The Christchurch City Mission is opening the South Island's first supermarket style self-serve foodbank.

It's part of an $11 million redevelopment.

The revamp comes as we head into the coldest… Audio

More than 30 cabins owned the Queenstown council are sitting empty despite the region facing a rental housing crisis.

The revelation has angered local housing advocates who say people are living in… Video, Audio

A proposed jump in Airport fees could make flying unaffordable for a significant number travellers according to Air NZ boss, Greg Foran.

Auckland Airport will start rolling out the graduated… Audio

With kids as young as eight vaping, a new social media initiative has been set-up to demystify the science behind the clouds to help inform young people and their parents. Audio

As if navigating your 20’s isn’t hard enough, Sophia Malthus became a quadriplegic at age 19 after a horse riding accident. Finding carers to help her 24 hours a day is no easy task. Video

What’s the mid-life Gen X woman to do: accept the invisibility inherent in getting older, or speak up and risk being labelled an entitled Karen? Neither are great choices says British writer Victoria… Audio

Aucklanders find out today if their mayor has enough votes to sell the council's two billion dollars worth of airport shares as part of the plan he says will help fix the city.

Councillors will vote… Audio

Universities across the country are facing funding shortfalls. But philanthropy is unlikely to help them make up the difference. Audio

There's nothing like a good birthday party, especially one filled with games and fun activities. The Auckland Bioengineering Institute might have missed their 20th birthday due to Covid-19, but they… Audio

Girls are told they can do anything. But too often boys get the message there is still only one 'right' way to be a man. Husband and wife research and writing team Kasey Edwards and Christopher… Audio

Scientists have discovered that fungi which live on roots absorb roughly one-third of our planet's annual carbon emissions.

Their report published in Current Biology looks at how mycorrhizal fungi… Audio

Groups supporting children with conditions such as autism and dyslexia say a government action plan has failed to deliver.

The Neurodiversity in Education Coalition says the plan began in 2019 but… Audio

Five people have been arrested and six vehicles impounded after a police crackdown on illegal dirt bikers in south Auckland over the long weekend.

About 50 bikes gathered at the Manukau Memorial… Video, Audio

Stronger climate action needed for the Pacific - World Vision Vanuatu Audio

Are you sensitive, maybe overly sensitive, you think? There's a new book for you, it's called 'Sensitive: The Hidden Power of the Highly Sensitive Person in a Loud, Fast, Too-Much World'.  Audio

It’s Trinity Sunday, celebrating the three persons of God: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Audio

When a major league US baseball team recently picked a fight with a group of queer and trans 'nuns', they struck out. After announcing the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence would be honoured with a… Audio, Gallery

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio

Wet conditions in Northland have not stopped all year destroying kumara crops. Arable farmers in Canterbury have been battling to get autumn-sown crops of winter wheat and barley in the ground as… Audio

Swarming dirt bike riders causing havoc on Auckland roads will be a target of police this long weekend.

A special squad will be using the Eagle helicopter as well as traffic and surveillance cameras… Video, Audio

It's time we stopped punishing ourselves for snacking to soothe our worried brains, says Dr Alby Hailes. He says eating your feelings can be a positive thing. 

NZ Steel's done a deal with the government that'll cut its carbon emissions. Will the country's other big emitters follow their lead? Audio

Parliament's justice committee has been hearing experts on youth justice, the age of criminal responsibility, and better outcomes from alternative approaches to justice. Audio

The Wellington high school student awarded a $25,000 education scholarship hopes to improve the broken mental health system which failed his father. Johnny Bentley-Cribb was just 11 years old when his… Audio

In Aotearoa we talk a lot about mammalian predators attacking our native wildlife, but other insidious pests are quietly taking over – weedy plants. Tackling these weeds using chemical and mechanical… Audio