New Zealand Society

Boot Camp has begun for the six young boys cast in the lead roles of Auckland Theatre Company’s production of Billy Elliot the Musical. Aged 10-14, they’ve come together for an intensive, two-week… Read more Audio

As the refugee crisis deepens in Europe, Christchurch children have gained an insight into the plight of the many Syrian families affected. Read more Audio

A Christchurch woman is hoping to provide better role models for her peers. Herstory is an online photographic project that showcases women in a variety of jobs. Now its founder has taken the idea… Read more Audio

'Buffaloes are beautiful' - that's the motto of Phil Armstrong and Annie Armstrong-Wills who raise a herd of water buffaloes just north of Auckland. They hit upon the unusual idea some years ago while… Read more Audio

The fructose in sugar is like kryptonite to Maori and Pasifika people so Hastings Girls' High School has begun a healthy food revolution in their community. Read more Video, Audio, Gallery

A pop-up health clinic for young people in Central Auckland has been saved from closure, just for the moment. Read more Audio

Students in the Hawke's Bay are knitting booties for premature babies, making toast, and planting gardens to make life better for people in the community. Read more Audio, Gallery

Not every family that leaves a neonatal unit does so with joy. After losing seven babies one woman decided to help grieving families through their loss. Read more Audio

NZ Society heads to Christchurch for some swing - southern style. The city has a new, all girl big band and its members range in age from 17 to the mid-70s. Read more Audio, Gallery

A $37 million dollar white water rafting park caters to both the enthusiastic amateur and the established pro but it also offers students from low decile schools the chance to learn water safety. Read more Audio, Gallery