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Dental professor says dental care should be free or subsidised
There are calls for dental care to be either heavily subsidised or free - as the amount of debt beneficiaries are racking up to pay for dental work comes to light. Figures from the Ministry for Social… Audio
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Women's drastic actions to not pee in male dominated workplaces
Women working on New Zealand's railways are deliberately dehydrating themselves - or even taking medication - to stop themselves from going toilet due to a lack of facilities. The Rail & Maritime… Audio
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Unaffordable dental care: 'I can't do anything about it'
Accessing good dental care is not easy for thousands for low income New Zealanders, and for one woman, it is an unaffordable dream, as she cannot take on more debt.
Work and Income is funding at… Video, Audio
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Companies warned to act fast on gender diversity
Diversity in the boardroom at New Zealand's top companies is still falling short according to resesearchers. Audio
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South Auckland residents in strife over Māori housing project
Residents in the South Auckland suburb of Ōtara say they're deeply concerned after being left in the dark about a Māori Mental Health and Addictions housing complex being built near a number of… Audio
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From tomorrow women effectively work for no pay till 2020 - CTU
The gender pay gap is the same as if women worked for no pay for rest of the year, a union says.
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At home with Dr Haare Williams
Dr Haare Williams is RNZ Alumni having worked as part of the Maori unit in the formative years of public broadcasting, this week he released the book 'Words of a Kaumatua' edited by Witi Ihimaera. The… Audio
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A Kiwi in Los Angeles' Skid Row
Two Kiwis have been working with the homeless of LA's notorious Skid Row, to help them express their hopes and experiences on stage. Audio, Gallery
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Crisis facing courts as Chinese people seek justice in NZ
New Zealand's rapid transition to a multicultural society is causing problems for our judicial and legal systems, according to a new report chaired by the prominent public lawyer Mai Chen.
That's… Audio
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Markets respond after Chile referendum move
Chile's stock exchange posted its biggest daily gain in 11 years after lawmakers agreed to hold a referendum on replacing the dictatorship-era constitution, bowing to protesters furious over…
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Alcohol causes more harm than cannabis, says addiction specialist
A leading addictions specialist says the political focus on cannabis reform is drowning out debate on the bigger problem of alcohol-related harm.
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Judges are 'mostly white and wealthy'
In a strongly worded address, the top judge in the country, Dame Helen Winkelmann, warned that judges are increasingly coming from the same narrow part of society - wealthy and mostly from white… Audio
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Millennials are sick of Boomers, and here's why
Chloe Swarbrick's 'OK Boomer' aside went viral, but there's a serious message to the older generation from millennials - we are sick of what you're doing to us, and to the planet. Audio
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Millennials are sick of Boomers, and here's why
Chloe Swarbrick's 'OK Boomer' aside went viral, but there's a serious message to the older generation from millennials - we are sick of what you're doing to us, and to the planet.
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Former inspector repeatedly abused power - IPCA
An officer unlawfully detained a teenager in 2015 and repeatedly abused his power while he was in the force, the Independent Police Conduct Authority has found.
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'Wahine toa, be brave' - govt urged to fund HPV test
There are calls for the government to save more Māori women's lives by immediately funding a DIY test for the virus that causes many cervical cancers.
Māori women are more than twice as likely to be… Video, Audio
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New head of state care abuse inquiry acknowledges failures
The new head of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care concedes there are fences to be mended in gaining the trust of survivors working with the investigation.
Former district court Judge… Video, Audio
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Police Māori strategy vaguely familiar
The timing of the launch of the new Māori policing strategy - which has the same name of one launched seven years ago that achieved nothing - has raised eyebrows. Audio
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Police Māori strategy vaguely familiar
The timing of the launch of the new Māori policing strategy - which has the same name of one launched seven years ago that achieved nothing - has raised eyebrows.
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Midweek Mediawatch 13 November 2019
Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. Jeremy Rose talks to Karyn Hay about The Guardian's new New Zealand and Pacific offerings, media coverage of the political turmoil in Bolivia, and the… Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch 13 November 2019
Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. Jeremy Rose talks to Karyn Hay about The Guardian's new New Zealand and Pacific offerings, media coverage of the political turmoil in Bolivia, and the…
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Tomorrow's Schools reforms a 'humiliating backdown' for government - Simon Bridges
The proposed Tomorrow's Schools reforms takes power away from locals, opposition leader Simon Bridges says. Audio
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South Auckland neglected under super city - Goff
South Auckland has been suffering since the formation of the Auckland super city in 2010, re-elected mayor Phil Goff admits.
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Calls to screen for lung cancer gene mutation
Lives are being needlessly cut short because there's no universal testing for ALK+NSCLC, cancer doctors and advocates say.
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National MP says benefit cuts could be good for Māori
National MP Joanne Hayes reckons benefit cuts could be good for Māori. She says cutting benefits could strengthen whānau - if they're resourceful. Her comments have been condemned by the Māori… Audio
