Community

A start-up called Magic Beans is helping connect people and save money by swapping home grown food. Audio

We talk to a non-profit group sharing their knowledge and skills to help Whanau in hardship help themselves. SuperGrans Tairawhiti is a registered foodbank. Its General Manager, Linda Coulston talks… Audio

The Detail brings you the issues that matter every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.  Audio

Tiny country halls in Hawke's Bay are ringing to the sound of music as creator, curator and roadie Jamie Macphail takes his Small Hall Sessions around the province. Video, Audio

A few years ago Dunedin woman Ruth Arnison came across an unusual idea for a library - little, brightly painted cupboards full of books free for anyone to take, borrow or donate. She called them… Audio

Claire joins in on a community snorkel day at Island Bay in Wellington and learns about the Taputeranga Marine Reserve. Audio

Ten years ago, Julia Milne started teaching children at a Hutt Valley primary school how to grow their own kai. That project has become Common Unity - a community hub that feeds 2,000 schoolchildren… Video, Audio, Gallery

A thriving social enterprise in Lower Hutt has developed a blueprint for building strong, resilient communities. Julia Milne began Common Unity in 2012. She talks to Jesse about the project. Audio

The country's librarians are about to meet to discuss how libraries have moved with the times, but why there's a lot more moving to do. Their association LIANZA has organised a three-day conference… Audio

Right now, there's probably a uncomfortable conversation you've been meaning to have with someone, but you've been avoiding it. Perhaps you fear saying the wrong thing, or the person getting… Audio

Flooding in Marlborough in July destroyed the road that connected midwife Suzie Edmonds to the hospital where she works. But she's devised a clever solution while the road is repaired. She tells Jesse… Audio

The Awhi Shed makes and delivers care packages and hot food to flood victims and volunteers, to rough sleepers, and to brighten the days of those struggling with an ongoing lockdown. The driving force… Audio

Christchurch's Hotel Give is the country's first social enterprise hotel, where all profits go straight back into the community to fund programmes for young people and others who need support. The… Audio

Lockdown is not an easy time for many people. It puts financial stress on many households and the disruption to normal daily life also poses unique difficulties and a fair bit of confusion about… Audio

Cabinet meets today to look at how much longer Auckland and Northland will remain at level four, and also to consider tougher restrictions for businesses under alert levels four and three. The daily… Audio

Nearly enough, sort of enough, almost enough...what happens where there is not enough? Sarah Johnson and Deborah Hinde have written and illustrated a children's book that is based around Hana, who is… Audio

It's taken years for a team of dedicated Kurow locals to transform an island in the braids of the river from a messy landfill into a recreational and ecological park. Audio