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Coverage of two World Cups highlights off-pitch inequality for women
The Black Caps are in the Cricket World Cup final this weekend in England a week after the Women’s World Cup of football finished in France. Women were not left on the sidelines in the media coverage…
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Mediawatch for 14 July 2019
World Cup coverage highlights off-pitch inequalities; broadcasting watchdog targets 'harm'; Mediaworks kills the video star; Audio
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UN agency says Pacific missing all SDG targets
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, ESCAP, says on its current trajectory Asia and the Pacific will not achieve any of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals by…
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Samoa deputy PM lays out climate, poverty challenges at UN
Samoa's deputy prime minister has told the UN that a quarter of Pacific islanders live below the poverty line, many going without the most basic of needs.
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Early queues again for Work and Income advocates in Manuwera
Last week RNZ brought you the story of dozens of people queuing in pouring rain outside the office of Manurewa's Work and Income. The first person joined the line just after 2am last week to get an… Audio
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NZ man forced back to Australia under Hague Convention
A New Zealand father who returned home with his children after they were abandoned by their Australian mother has been forced back to Australia under the Hague Convention.
The two children ended up… Audio
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Inquiry into mosque attacks a 'shambles' - Muslim advocate
A Muslim community advocate is calling the Royal Commission into the March 15 mosque attacks a "shambles" and says he doesn't have faith in it.
On Monday the commission released a list of groups and… Audio
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Watch: Queues outside Work and Income at 2am 'not necessary' - Minister
People do not need to be queuing at 2am for help with hardship grants and the ministry wants to work with advocate group AAAP to work out a better system, the Social Development Minister says. Audio
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'I can't give my children what I know is best for them'
One in five children are living in households where putting food on the table is a struggle, according to a new report from the Ministry of Health.
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Salvation Army to trial free GP clinic in west Auckland
The Salvation Army is to trial a free GP clinic in West Auckland because it says there's an immediate demand for it.
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Cancer coverage stirs action and emotions
The pressure’s on for consistent cancer care around the country. Experts say that will take more than just more money for medicines but that’s become the focus of much of the coverage and comment in… Audio
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Cancer coverage stirs action and emotions
The pressure’s on for consistent cancer care around the country. Experts say that will take more than just more money for medicines but that’s become the focus of much of the coverage and comment in…
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Black Ferns playing conditions
Our World Champion Black Ferns are currently playing in a US tournament where players have to change in a tent on the field, and use portable toilets. Audio
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Is growth bad?
British economist Kate Raworth is garnering a big following worldwide with her message that growth isn’t always good - rather the opposite. But halting GDP and business growth is heresy for most… Audio
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Govt funding for Treaty inquiry welcome by wāhine Māori
A lawyer representing claimants in the Waitangi Tribunal Mana Wāhine inquiry says government funding to progress it shows a willingness to find a solution to address the disparity experienced by…
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'Basically saying if you're well off, we're not really going to touch you'
The Serious Fraud Office's decision not to prosecute a former DHB head who racked up about $120,000 in unjustified spending has prompted an outcry.
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Girl in hiding from Oranga Tamariki claims abuse in state care
Police are hunting for a 13-year-old girl who has gone into hiding from Oranga Tamariki, alleging she's been abused in state care and wants to be with her whānau.
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MSD’s relationship definition needs to change – new report
A new report by academics and advocates say the way relationship status is defined by the Ministry of Social Development is unclear and outdated. It's calling for immediate changes, saying the rules… Audio
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People queue from 2am outside Work and Income for help
Beneficiary advocates say people in South Auckland are being forced to endure inhumane conditions to access emergency grants to feed and clothe their families. Video, Audio
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Rotorua homeless shelter helps thousands in first year
A year after they opened, more than a thousand people have been given a roof over their heads and hot meals through the homeless shelters a Rotorua man funded by mortgaging his own house.
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US Catholic diocese releases list of abusive clergy
A Roman Catholic diocese in Providence, Rhode Island, has published a list of clergy members accused of sexually abusing minors.
The list contains 50 names of deacons, clergy members and priests who… Audio
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Why low polling doesn't always kill a political career
Low personal polling for National Party leader Simon Bridges doesn't necessarily mean that replacing him before the election is a sure thing. Audio
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Why low polling doesn't always kill a political career
Low personal polling for National Party leader Simon Bridges doesn't necessarily mean that replacing him before the election is a sure thing.
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Giving those in the margins a voice
Giving a voice to those on the margins is at the heart of a concert in Wellington this week. Audio
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Māori health: Give us a system that works for us
A watershed Waitangi Tribunal report backs claims the system is racist, finding the Crown has breached the Treaty in failing to give Māori control over a primary health system that works for them. Audio
