Youth
Number of 18 year olds with at least NCEA Level 2 dropped last year
Level 2 is regarded as the base qualification for further study or getting a job and Covid-19 had affected students' schooling, the Education Ministry says.
Proud Parents
'Proud Parents' is a weekly segment where we invite you to fill us in on the awesome things your kids are doing out in the world. Today, Jesse speaks to Deb about her son Oliver, a professional sports… Audio
SPCA 'disgusted' by duck-biting, eel-baiting Otago students
The SPCA has condemned reports that students in Dunedin bit the legs off ducks and posed with live eels as part of flat initiation rituals.
'This is not the culture': Student president condemns eel and duck hazing rituals
A student leader says hazing rituals that involve live ducks and eels are "completely unacceptable". Audio
Otago students bite duck legs, eat own vomit and lift live eel in bizarre hazing rituals
A horrified mother says a group of first-year University of Otago students were forced to bite off the legs of live ducks as part of a "sick and twisted" Dunedin flat initiation.
The TAHI 5th October 2023
On today’s episode, award winning music journalist and apple of our eye Tony Stamp (!!!) fills us in on the Silver Scrolls. So’omalo and Waimirirangi decide who is “New Zealand’s Elvis”, and Evie… Audio
New NCEA tests prove difficult for students
Teenagers have sat new NCEA literacy and numeracy tests for real for the first time and the results are not great.
Schools were able to opt into the assessments in June and pass rates in two of the… Audio
The TAHI 3rd October 2023
On today’s show, KMTP defines NZ emo music on their debut album, So’omalo and Miri ponder hāngi vs boil up, and we attempt to get to the bottom of the Ranfurly Shield scandal. Audio
Cost of living, climate change - concerns for first-time voters
The rising cost of living and climate change are top of mind for first-time voters this election campaign with some students concerned they'll need to work more hours in paid employment to make ends… Audio
The TAHI 28th September 2023
On today’s show, SUSO winner Jazmin Ugapo basks in her glory with So’omalo, journalist Lucy Xia joins and gets into the details of this years Mid-Autumn Festival. Evie got a spray tan, and we decide… Audio
Kids get a taste of politics with mock elections
School students are getting a jump on the rest of the country and heading to the polls with a mock election.
115,000 children, at 775 schools are voting for the same parties standing in the general… Audio
The TAHI 26th September 2023
On today's show, we discuss Reece Walsh's forward pass, and a bunch of other stuff... oh and guests Melanie and Jarna! Audio
Labour extends school lunches
Labour is vowing to keep free school lunches in nearly one-thousand schools if it's re-elected.
Government funding had only budgeted for the programme until the end of 2024, but Labour is committing… Audio
The TAHI 21st September 2023
Today on the show we continue the kōrero around Mental Health Awareness Week, So'omālō confuses scurvy with vertigo? Evie shares more fears, and guest appearances from musicians ASHY, as well as Isla… Audio
'Defeated' & 'disheartened': Young voter's feeling on leaders debate
"Defeated" and "disheartened" is how a young voter's feeling after she says the two Chrises "bounced around" her question in last night's leader's debate. Sky Rens is a waitress on Auckland's… Video, Audio
School boy makes amazing recovery after near-fatal hit by car
An Auckland school boy who is recovering from being hit by a car in a near-fatal accident now wants to raise awareness about road safety. Audio
The TAHI 19th September 2023
On todays show, Journalist and icon Charlotte Cook tells Evie all about her new political series ‘Grilled’, So'omālō shares his picks to win the RWC, and the team fearlessly reveal their favourite… Audio
Otago Polyfest celebrates 30 years
Thousands of young people have been performing at Otago Polyfest this week, marking 30 years of celebrating Māori and Pacific culture.
More than 140 early childhood centres and schools are taking… Audio
The TAHI 14th September 2023
On today’s show, Waimirirangi teaches us some te reo Māori slang! Music video extrodainre Connor Prichard joins So'omālō to chat about his first short film, Evie catches up with Lucy from Dick Move to… Audio
The TAHI 12th September 2023
On todays episode, we celebrate the beginning of Te wiki o te Reo Māori with in depth Te Ao Māori journalist Ella Stewart. Evie catches up with pop sensation Luca George, and the team ponder what… Audio
