Only 42% of people voted in the last local elections, but your council is responsible for everything from traffic lights to bin collection.
Politics
Saturday 7:26am
New series Dadolescence shines a light on the experiences, struggles, and loves of five teen fathers in Aotearoa.
Re: News
Mon, Sep 8
NCEA has been widely criticised for being too flexible, vague and easy to play, but it's set to be replaced.
Wed, Sep 3
Re: journalist Te Ahipourewa Forbes spoke with candidates standing in this week's by-election.
Te Ao Māori
Tue, Sep 2
Re: News’ Te Ahipourewa Forbes spoke to a 91-year-old Palestinian and a 63-year-old Israeli living in NZ about hopes for peace in their homeland.
Sat, Aug 23
Adam quit his smartphone for two years, saying: "I felt like my phone was consuming my life."
Tue, Aug 5
“I should be playing footy on the weekends but instead I'm in the op shops and visiting the haberdashery.”
Tue, Jul 22
There are estimated to be up to 8 million feral cats in New Zealand – and farmers are fed up with nothing being done about it.
Sat, Jul 19
Bay of Plenty MP Tom Rutherford received the petition from two homeschooled students after they cycled 760km to the Beehive.
Wed, Jul 16
New series ALLGOODS on TVNZ+ - a raw exploration of what it really means to be well as young Māori and Pasifika in Aotearoa today.
Mon, Jul 7
Tourette’s affects around 1 in 100 people. Re: News spoke to Oliver Dawson, 20, who has been ticking since he was a kid.
Health
Sat, Jun 14
Lil Gay Out was cancelled but other events went on.
Fri, Jun 6
Re: News asked young people about the wildest things they had seen.
Thu, Jun 5
Re: News spoke to two people about what it means to reclaim a name - and the healing that can come with it.
Wed, May 28
The Government has today announced a new parental assistance test which will be introduced from July 2027.
Thu, May 22
Re: News asked recent school leavers and a high school teacher what they think about the proposed changes to sex education.
Thu, May 15
Zoe Madden-Smith looks into the controversy around ME/Chronic fatigue syndrome for Re: Investigates.
Mon, May 12
"I’m concerned about trans people being politicised in a way that’s really harmful to our communities."
Sat, May 10
Re: News followed Siobhan Moana Mary-Jean Grant’s journey to receiving her moko kauae.
Wed, May 7
There is a growing trend of women around the world choosing to deprioritise sex in their lives and looking to celibacy.
Tue, Apr 29
When plumber Hera Eruera arrives at a plumbing job she gets a mix of reactions.
Fri, Apr 18
The new series Ahi Wānanga shows how people from different cultures find connection in their differences.
Wed, Apr 9
GPs have remained reluctant to prescribe medicinal cannabis five years after it became legal.
Thu, Apr 3
“It has allowed me to be more understanding of people,” says Kit Harding.
Sun, Mar 23
When Southland’s dairy farming sector had massive labour shortages in the early 2000s, Filipino dairy workers came to fill those gaps.
Wed, Mar 19
