Spiritual Practices
'People before buildings': Bishop on Christ Church Cathedral's future
Bishop Victoria Matthews says she would rather see money spent helping people than reinstating the Christ Church Cathedral, badly damaged in the 2011 earthquake. Video, Audio
Pregnant teen banned from graduation
A pregnant US teenager has been banned from her school graduation on moral grounds. Audio
The healing waters of Awahou
The children knew about Pekehaua, the taniwha of the Awahou river, many years later they share their stories of growing up at the Pa, living off the land and river, and the genesis of Kapahaka. Audio
Nights' Culture - South Auckland
Photographer Raymond Sagapolutele talking about the happenings and doings of South Auckland. Audio
Nights' Overseas - Palestine
Fadwa Hodali is talking U.S President Trump's vist to Palestine and the Palestinian prisoner's hunger strike in the Israeli jail. Audio
Media law commentator Ursula Cheer
Christchurch University media law lecturer, Ursula Cheer, talks about New Zealand's libelous blasphemy laws, how they've been used in the past and how they could be invoked in future. Audio
Nights' pundit - Religion
This week's pundit, is our religious scholar, Professor Douglas Pratt - from Waikato University Audio
Government knew religion in schools potentially discriminatory
The Ministry of Education identified that religious instruction in state schools may be discriminatory more than 16 years ago, but chose to take no action. Video, Audio
Church to decide cathedral's fate in September
The Anglican Church has announced it will decide the fate of the Christ Church cathedral, in what appears to be a snub to a government working party.
Christchurch cathedral decision delayed until September
The Anglican church yesterday announced members of Canterbury's synod will now decide the earthquake damaged cathedral's future at its meeting in September. Audio
Trump sounds different note in Saudi Arabia speech
Donald Trump has changed his tone in Saudi Arabia, pleading Muslim countries to drive out terrorists. He spoke to a group of young people about the use of social media. Audio
Max Gimblett - The Quatrefoil King
One of New Zealand's most successful and internationally prominent living painters, Max Gimblett has been living in North America since 1962. He took refuge in the teachings of Buddhism, and is a… Audio
Nights' Overseas - Johnny Blades
RNZI senior journalist Johnny Blades on our adjacent neighbours, the nations within the Pacific Ocean, pop 11,400,060 (est. 2015)... Audio
Woman arrested over Auckland cemetery plaque theft
Police have arrested a woman over the theft of 23 bronze plaques from an Auckland cemetery, which left the plots unidentifiable to visitors. Audio
Damage to babies' graves 'one-off careless act'
A worker who used a weed-eater too close to flowers and toys placed on graves will not be allowed to work at the Auckland site again.
Nicaraguan pastor jailed for fatal 'exorcism'
A 23-year-old man and four followers have been jailed for 30 years for burning a woman to death.
Nights' Overseas - Japan
Palmerston North raised journalist Motoko Kakubayashi now resides in Tokyo and works for University of Tokyo's Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, pop. 126,434,964 (est… Audio
Babies' graves damaged at Auckland cemetery
The graves of about 30 babies have been damaged by contractors in Auckland. Video
'It's something to revive, the tikanga of Pai Mārire'
Kōhanga Reo teacher Jesse Huriwai has a leadership role in Pai Mārire, the Māori Christian faith also known as Hauhau. He shares his story with Te Ahi Kaa. Audio
Leslie Kean: can our minds survive death?
Leslie Kean is the author of "Surviving Death: A Journalist Investigates Evidence for an Afterlife". The case is made in the book for the conscious mind being liberated from the brain. How much… Audio
