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The US president has overturned a ban by his predecessor on transgender individuals serving in the US military.

New Zealand's richest man made $3.4b during the Covid-19 pandemic, highlighting the urgent need for a wealth tax to help fix inequality, an Oxfam manager says.

New Zealand's richest man made $3.4 billion during the Covid-19 pandemic, highlighting the urgent need for a wealth tax to help fix inequality, an Oxfam manager says.

Health workers should not stand by and accept worse health for Māori children and the industry must do more to help, says a doctors' group. Audio

None of Wairarapa's councils have a specific disability policy, which has been labelled a big surprise by one local campaigner.

Opinion - Joe Biden may think his presidency is about unifying the United States, but growing inequality, the health of his citizens and racism need to be fixed first, Professor Dan Zirker writes.

The new US president is set to kick off his national Covid-19 strategy to ramp up vaccinations, testing and the use of masks when he signs several pandemic-related executive orders today.

Opinion - Joe Biden may think his presidency is about unifying the United States, but growing inequality, the health of his citizens and racism need to be fixed first, Professor Dan Zirker writes.

Take a look at who Democratic President-elect Joe Biden has called on to help run the US government.

The National Māori Pandemic group has said the protection of Māori will be at the centre of planning for the Covid-19 vaccine rollout.

Manaaki Rangatahi ki Tāmaki Youth Homelessness Collective wants emergency housing options like motels replaced with permanent, dedicated facilities.

There are six new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand today, the Ministry of Health says.

Experts say the government will need to use trusted leaders in different communities to reach vaccine sceptics, and a failure to do so will worsen health inequities. Audio

Climate change strikers say they'll be back this year, starting with a rally at Parliament on 26 January.

US President-elect Joe Biden campaigned last year on a promise to take the pandemic more seriously than President Donald Trump, and the package aims to put that pledge into action.

Gay, lesbian or bisexual people are more than twice as likely to suffer from sexual violence or family harm than their heterosexual counterparts. Audio

New Zealanders are pessimistic about the prospects of economic recovery this year compared to other nationalities and think social inequalities will increase, according to a new global survey.