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Health and social scientists have documented the clearest picture so far of our  'hospital revolving-door problem', the concentration of crime, and long-term welfare dependence in a relatively small… Audio

"Teachers hope to end "near death" of arts in school" ran the Newsroom headline in an article by Professor of Education at the University of Auckland Peter O'Connor this week. The week at Te Papa in… Audio

Insight - The government's school donation scheme gets underway this year, but schools have been looking for ways to push its rules to the limit. John Gerritsen investigates how far they will go to… Video, Audio

New Zealand doctor Lance O'Sullivan fears the spread of hysteria over the deadly coronovirus, saying the answer to outbreaks like this one is better vaccination programmes.

At least 17 people are… Video, Audio

Outdoor enthusiasts will have more tracks to choose from in Auckland's Waitakere Ranges this summer but the battle to keep the deadly kauri dieback disease at bay goes on. In 2017, the council closed… Audio

During his 15 years as the Mayor of Greymouth, Tony Kokshoorn dealt with storms that tore up roads, a struggling economy and of course the Pike River Mine Disaster which claimed the lives of 29 men… Audio

New Zealand has been relatively immune to the protests about overtourism seen in European cities such as Barcelona and Venice in recent years, but we can no longer afford to be complacent about…

The referendum results will be in before Christmas - will the beautiful island of Bougainville, with a violent and destructive past, is heading toward independence.  Audio

The work of Pacific people has been noted in a Treasury report but does it go far enough? And what is the impact of this on our wider economy?  Audio

Insight - The government's school donation scheme has not even started and schools are already looking for ways to push its rules to the limit. John Gerritsen investigates how far they will go to give… Video, Audio

Expat urban designer Skye Duncan landed a top job in New York working for Michael Bloomberg on one of his philanthropic projects. As Director of the Global Designing Cities Initiative at the National… Audio

By the end of this year Predator-Free Wellington hopes that the eastern suburbs on the Miramar Peninsula will be free from rat and stoats. Audio

New Zealand saw the UK’s ‘Brentry’ into the EEC in 1973 as an existential threat to our nation’s future. It preoccupied New Zealanders for a decade and eventually all hinged on 48 hours of… Audio

The Cook Islands government has contracted a firm to do millions of dollars worth of repairs to its trademark water project. Audio

Counsellors say hundreds of young people have been left high and dry after starting free counselling programmes through Mike King's Gumboot Fund.

The money has been all used up five months after its… Video, Audio

Reading and writing in the digital era is celebrated by Lani Wendt Young, who charts the increase in brown, Pacific and LGBTQ voices. More people then ever are reading what speaks directly to them. Audio

Kim Hill explores the true cost of abundant cheap, fatty and sugary food with Dr Sally Mackay, Dr Matire Harwood, Deborah Manning and Prof. Hugh Campbell. Audio

From cutting-edge genetic treatments to computer-brain interfaces that are still in the realm of science fiction, Silicon Valley is on a quest to let us live forever. Audio

The kerfuffle over Parliament video and advertising revolves around rule changes. When, how and for whose benefit do they change? It's a gamble but decisions made with self interest can be a…

Making time to listen and understand is key to helping women and girls with “invisible” impairments participate in sport in New Zealand.

Auckland's two mayoral front-runners join Checkpoint host Lisa Owen in RNZ's first mayoral debate.

Current mayor Phil Goff and contender John Tamihere have expressed little love for each other so… Video, Audio

Could technology impact our freedom of thought? And what protection do we need to guard against computers being able to read our mind? Leading scholar of ethics in the age of automation and artificial… Audio

More than half the world's population live in urban areas and cities around the globe are getting larger and more congested. Through an archaeological lens, UCLA professor of anthropology and… Audio

In this episode of Voices; we hear from two converts to the Islam faith in Christchurch as interest in Islam grows after March 15th. Audio

John Bluck explores what it means to be Pakeha in a series of talks. This sixth and final episode is entitled How might it be? Audio

Once upon a timeour major media companies and telcos were none of each others' business. Now they are all up in each others' business because of 'convergence' driven by digital technology and the… Audio

The 1969 film Easy Rider was a landmark counterculture film starring Jack Nicholson, Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper. Not only was the film hugely popular, its soundtrack was… Video, Audio

Pacific eye care specialists are under strain with a heavy workload, large areas to cover and often minimal resources. Audio

Christchurch City Council has agreed to reconsider how it manages traffic through the city's northern suburbs, when the Christchurch Northern Corridor opens next year. Video, Audio

It's not often you get to grill the people who run your own organisation. One select committee got to question all three of Parliament's triumvirate this week. Audio