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School workbook promoting 'harmful' gender roles in Fiji - activist
A school workbook containing "harmful" messages is being circulated in Fiji's schools, says a local activist.
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'System breeds vulnerability and exploitation': Scammed workers told to leave
Construction workers from China caught in an employment scam were promised fair treatment by the Immigration Minister but instead have been asked to leave the country, a union representing them says.
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Seymour unimpressed by Trump slogan 'conniptions'
Borrowing Donald Trump's "Make America Great Again" slogan does not mean adopting the US president's ideas on policy, says ACT leader David Seymour. Audio
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Disabled woman left without home help over Christmas break
A disabled woman was told she could not have any home help for two weeks over the Christmas break because her assigned days fell on public holidays.
This was despite her Healthcare New Zealand carer… Audio
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Māori missing out on early cancer diagnosis - research
Māori are missing out on early diagnosis for cancers - like breast and colorectal cancer - which means worse survival statistics, according to new research.
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DHB pulls pin on GPs in schools programme
Young people could come to harm now the DHB has cut funding for service providing care to high school students, a GP who was running the programme says.
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New stats raise questions about racism and bias in state care
Māori babies were five times more likely to end up in state care than non-Māori last year and their rate of urgent entries into state care has doubled since 2010, official figures show. Audio
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Jean Te Huia's reaction to Children's Commissioner
Audio 16 Jan 2020New figures from the Children's Commissioner show deep, persistent and increasing inequity in the way Maori newborns are taken from their whanau by the state.
The statistics show Maori babies are… Audio
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New figures show Maori babies are five times more likely to be taken into state care
Audio 16 Jan 2020Newborn Māori babies are five times more likely to be taken into state care than non-Māori babies - and they are more likely to be taken using urgent court orders.
The Children's Commissioner has… Audio
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Case files show state knew of 1960s rape allegations
A Masterton woman who says she was beaten and raped in state care has been shocked to discover that social services knew about her abusive situation at the time.
Jan Lowe, who is now 70, was sent to… Audio
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NZ health system 'dangerous environment' to work in - nurse
A registered nurse is breaking her silence about a horror experience working on the frontlines of a public hospital.
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Tobacco tax hike prompts fear among dairy owners
Dairy owners want the government to step in and help fund increased security as another tobacco price rise comes into effect.
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Fighting for women's liberation: 'Still a great deal to be done'
Nearly 50 years has passed since Sue Kedgley established the Auckland University Women's Liberation - but there is still work to be done.
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New Year Honour for maternity campaigner Jenn Hooper
Jenn Hooper has spent more than a decade campaigning for changes to the country's maternity system. She can now add being a member of the NZ Order of Merit to her achievements.
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Calls for e-scooter speed limits to be in place everywhere
Disability lobby groups are pushing for a speed limit for electric scooters on footpaths. Blind and Low Vision New Zealand spokesman Chris Orr joins the discussion to talk about how dangerous they… Audio
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Bunnings workers told two stores to close after Christmas
Thirty-five workers at two Bunnings Warehouse stores have received some shocking Christmas news; they may not have jobs after Friday.
Staff were alerted on December 18 that there could be… Audio
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What information is being shared by intelligence agencies?
After the mosque attacks in Christchurch this year, many were asking which agencies should have been keeping New Zealanders safe from extremism.
Were there plans and strategies in place to identify… Audio
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Where have all the pockets gone?
Women love pockets on their clothes, yet are continually stifled by pocket inequality, writes Hanna Jane Parkinson in a recent Guardian piece. 'Pro-pocket' Kiwi fashion designer Vaughan Geeson weighs… Audio
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'With my colourful background, I know I've got a lot to give and a lot to offer'
Reece Clarke was an alcoholic at 15 and Walter Wakefield was living on the streets at 10. Against huge odds, the two friends graduated from Otago Polytech this month with Certificates in Health and… Audio
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Being a burns survivor - from surgery to self-confidence
A Waikato woman who still bares the scars of burns to 60 percent of her body has endured more than 25 surgeries since childhood.
Donna Gregory Marshall was burnt on her arms back and shoulders after… Video, Audio
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Rua Kenana officially pardoned by Crown
More than a hundred years since the Tūhoe pacifist Rua Kenana was unlawfully imprisoned, the Crown has pardoned him and acknowledged its wrongs.
Close to 200 of Rua Kenana's descendants gathered at… Video, Audio
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Businessman Sir Ron Brierley arrested for possessing child abuse images
It's believed an anonymous tip-off prompted a police investigation into New Zealand born multi-millionaire businessman Sir Ron Brierley, who is now facing child abuse image possession charges.
Sir… Video, Audio
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UN report: Human development in Asia-Pacific progressing unevenly
Audio 18 Dec 2019A United Nations report has found that human development in the Pacific is advancing dramatically but unevenly in the region. Audio
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Tauranga council returns contested land to hapū
Tauranga City Council has finally voted in favour of gifting a piece of contested land back to a hapū, after a year of going back and forth.
The previous council had vetoed this at the end of last… Audio
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Why Christmas songs could be bad for your mental health
People who claim hearing Christmas music - especially well in advance of December - does their head in mightn't be that far off the mark. Dr. Linda Blair joins the show to explain why these tunes… Audio
