Charity

Hawke's Bay charity Re-Source takes old pillows destined for landfill and cleans them up for people in the community that need them. It's a scheme that's seen 1200 pillows of varying condition go… Audio

St Vincent de Paul organisations in New Zealand are sending a container load of clothing, household untensils and medical goods to their sister organisation in Tonga. Audio

Hundreds of charities and NGOs providing care for vulnerable children and families say they're in limbo waiting for Oranga Tamariki to tell them whether funding will be continued, and they fear young… Audio

Step inside an old post office in rural Taranaki and you'd think you were in a grand mansion in Europe. It's been converted into a small luxury hotel, but there's more than meets the eye behind its… Audio

Neil and Sandra Chesterton and their two sons escaped Afghanistan over the mountains on horseback after 9/11. The Inglewood vet was working for a charity there. He and Sandra chat to Country Life… Audio

New technology available to abuse victims aims to change the figures on unreported sexual assaults. Audio

A charity using recycled chip packets to make thermal blankets wants to ramp up production with predictions even more kiwi families will be in the cold come winter. The chip project uses cleaned and… Video, Audio

A charity using recycled chip packets to make thermal blankets wants to ramp up production with predictions even more kiwi families will be in the cold come winter. The chip project uses cleaned and… Video, Audio

So many crises, and so many charities to deal with them. Donor confusion has been increasing, which is why eight New Zealand-based organisations have linked up to cut administration costs and get the… Audio

Ali Brown has broken his third Guinness World Record for the longest continuous drumming session totalling 150 hours.

The Northern Irishman says no caffeine was involved over the six and a half days… Audio

At the Easter of 1939, on the cusp of WW2 and when Aucklander Johnny Green was just nine years old, his mother gifted him an egg cup. It featured three ceramic chicks, contained a single chocolate… Audio

This Thursday is New Zealand's first rural telethon called "The Big Feed". It's been run by 'Meat the Need' Charity to connect farmers' produce with families that need it across New Zealand. They're… Audio

The Supreme Court has ruled that Family First isn't a charity - so what actually are the rules about what is and isn't a charity?  Audio

We're producing up to 150,000 tonnes of surplus food every year. The New Zealand Food Network steps up and takes it before it reaches what would've been its destination: landfill. Audio

The Detail brings you the issues that matter every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.  Audio

17 year-old Caitlin O'Reilly has become the third person to swim 80km across Lake Taupo and back. The Ultra Marathon swimmer is the first person to complete the crossing in 36 years.  Audio

Several years ago, family violence survivor Anita Hinton founded a charity for others like her. The I Got Your Back Pack charity distributes backpacks of essential items to women, men and children in… Audio