Violence
Violent schoolboy restrained, handcuffed by police
A case of a violent 10-year-old schoolboy has highlighted what some say is increasing violence in primary schools and a new need to train teachers in safe ways to restrain children when they get out… Audio
Untreated illness driving force in Virginia murders
It's being called a social media murder, but an America professor of psychiatry says the shooting of two Virginia journalists was more likely the result of untreated mental illness. Audio
Lydia Lunch
No wave icon Lydia Lunch of Teenage Jesus and the Jerks is bringing her back catalogue to life with Retrovirus, who are on tour in Aotearoa this week. She revisits the no wave days in NYC with Emma… Audio
Study blames violence on macho culture
Anne Fox is a UK-based anthropologist who has studied drinking cultures around the world for the last 20 years. She has just completed a study into New Zealand and Australia drinking cultures… Audio
Iceage at Laneway 2015
Danish four piece Iceage talk with Zac Arnold at St Jerome's Laneway Festival, Auckland 2015. Audio
Spiritual Outlook for 14 December 2014 - Riding for Redemption
Sonia Sly meets members of The Redeemed Motorcycle Ministry, including founding member Amos Perese Ale, female rider Ni Te Pou, and Rotorua-based William Rudolf whose contrasting perspectives and… Audio
Insight for 19 October 2014 - Culturally Motivated Crime
Lynda Chanwai-Earle explores what more needs to be done to counter culturally sanctioned crime in NZ. Video, Audio
Karen Armstrong: religion and violence
Britain's foremost scholar of world religion, author of Fields of Blood: Religion and the History of Violence, and founder of the Charter for Compassion. Audio
Louie Knuxx
When New Plymouth hip hop artist Louie Knuxx touched down at Wellington Airport in November last year, it'd been six years since he'd stepped foot on New Zealand soil - the result of various warrants… Audio
TED Radio Hour: The Violence Within Us
Violence and brutality are grim realities of life. Are some of us born that way, or can anyone be pushed into committing acts of cruelty? In this hour, TED speakers explore the sinister side of human… Audio
Conflict is in our history - but what about our consciousness?
Gaylene Preston, Nicky Hagar, Prof. Kevin Clements and RSA head Dr Stephen Clarke talk to Wallace Chapman. Audio
How domestic violence affects parenting and children
Dr Jeffrey Edleson was a Professor at the University of Minnesota School of Social Work for 29 years. He is now the Dean of the University of California, Berkeley, School of Social Welfare. Audio
Insight for 9 September 2012 - Politics and the Status of Pacific Women
Megan Whelan considers the appalling violence and health statistics for many Pacific women and asks if more female MPs help? Audio
Ideas for 26 August 2012
In 2009, Venezuela became the first country in the world to ban any and all video games that involved shooting people. To date New Zealand has banned seven games. Jeremy Rose talks to his 13-year old… Audio
Insight Sunday 11 January: Breaking the Cycle
Insight asks what factors can determine how young people deal with adverse events. Audio
JJ Joseph and Celia Lashlie: male violence
Author of a confessional book about violent offending, with the author of books about men and violence. Audio
Ideas for 10 August 2008
Resistance to law changes on the right to physically punish children has been remarkably strong. Audio
Insight Sunday 27 January 2008: Gangs
Insight looks at whether new legislation will do anything to stop gang violence. Audio