Life And Society

We often hear about women doing pelvic floor exercises around pregnancies, but most men are surprised to learn they even have a pelvic floor. But drips, dribbles and bladder weakness are quite common… Audio

Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland. Audio

Rival candidates at an election meeting in North Canterbury found they had plenty in common on Monday evening. Candidates from four political parties were asked to name each other's policies that they… Audio

Wellington woman Lalita Kasanji is on a mission to identify the pioneering Indian immigrants depicted in a collection of studio portraits taken on Cuba Street in the early 1900's. Video, Audio

Most of us learned to do laundry from our parents, and at some point we were told the story of the red sock making the laundry pink. But according to some, we don't need to separate laundry anymore… Audio

By Nadine Anne Hura: If those with the least wealth and privilege understood how much power they held, their votes could really could make a difference. Audio

Wallace and panellists Jenni Giblin and Ed Amon respond to your feedback from the past week as they open up the Friday Mailbag. Plus, our panellists tell us what has been on their mind this week. Audio

JJ Smith tells Lisa Owen why his Jack Russells Hazel and Spruce should be permitted on public transport. Video, Audio

Earlier this year, when Auckland resident Fiáin d'Leafy was moving house, they decided to find a fresh way to approach this not so fun chore. Because they did it entirely by bike. Audio

There's usually one place you can avoid politics and that's TradeMe - but not this week. Producer Jeremy Parkinson talks politics with Millie Silvester. Audio

Long or Strong - Get Gone! - most of us know this advice on when to evacuate due to tsunami risk following an earthquake, but if it happened would we actually act? Surveys suggest around a third of… Audio

UK counter-extremism expert Julia Ebner thinks we are at the beginning of a digital dark age. QAnon proponents run for U.S. Congress, neo-fascists win elections in Europe, and celebrity influencers… Audio