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Dateline Pacific evening edition for 28 August 2014
Audio 28 Aug 2014Cross-border trade with Indonesia should provide a springboard to prosperity for PNG's West Sepik province; A NZ academic urges Small Island Developing States to address 'blatant inequalities'… Audio
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Andrew Leigh: 'More African-Americans are under criminal supervision now than there were slaves in 1850'
Australia's shadow assistant treasurer Dr Andrew Leigh is a proponent of evidence-based policy through the use of random trials. His book, Randomistas, reveals why data should be the basis for… Audio
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Top Stories for Wednesday 2 November 2022
Government report indentifies communities at risk of flooding; Westport mayor on flood risk for communities; public transport lobby on Wayne Brown's 'emergency' comments; Unilever declares four day… Audio
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Top Stories for Thursday 23 September 2021
Covid-19: Race to hit 90 percent vaccinated in Auckland; 'No jab, no job' in Parliament could set precedent - lawyer; Employment lawyer on vaccine mandates; Some judges pay rising despite no… Audio
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Baby mortality for young Māori, Pacific, Indian mothers needs urgent action - report
The Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee releases its 14th annual report this morning, looking at how New Zealand is tracking with deaths of mothers and babies and recommending changes in… Audio
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Amazon's influence in America
Headquartered in Seattle, Amazon is the second-biggest private workplace in the United States behind Walmart, employing more than 800 thousand people. It's CEO, Jeff Bezos, is the richest person… Audio
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The rich get richer - Billionaire wealth rises $3 trillion in 2024
Imagine earning $3.5 million ($US2 million) a day - that was the average daily income for the world's billionaires last year.
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Delays in scans a 'disgraceful situation', oncologist says
Cancer patients are suffering and dying because they're are missing out on vital scans such as MRIs - that's the blunt assessment of an oncologist from Southern District Health Board.
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Waikato DHB systematically failing Māori and Pasifika - report
Waikato District Health Board has been found to be systematically failing to meet the needs of its Māori and Pacific communities.
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Gender quotas weed out incompetent men - study
“Quotas are bad news for mediocre male leaders who tend to be forced out.”
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Huge increase in cries for help from abused women during lockdowns
Research has revealed that gender-based violence in Pacific Island nations was exacerbated at the height of the Covid-19 lockdowns.
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Mariana Mazzucato: governments must collaborate with private sector
Renowned economist Mariana Mazzucato argues that governments ought to be active co-creators and co-shapers of markets alongside the private sector. She is a is Professor in the Economics of Innovation… Audio
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'Defeated' & 'disheartened': Young voter's feeling on leaders debate
"Defeated" and "disheartened" is how a young voter's feeling after she says the two Chrises "bounced around" her question in last night's leader's debate. Sky Rens is a waitress on Auckland's… Video, Audio
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Doctors taking action on care for indigenous children
Audio 22 Jan 2021Doctors are promising to do more to recognise the needs of indigenous children in New Zealand and Australia. The Royal Australasian College of Physicians says it is taking landmark action - by… Audio
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Pasifika women find it harder to get ACC claims accepted
A new analysis shows Accident Compensation Corporation or ACC is biased against women, Maori and Pasifika. Audio
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Labour selects doctor to take on Shane Reti
A high-profile emergency doctor has been selected to stand for the Labour Party against former Health Minister Dr Shane Reti.
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Midwives to vote on proposed pay equity deal
An agreement has been reached between the government and midwives over a proposed pay equity settlement.
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RNZ becomes first Living Wage accredited media organisation
RNZ has become the first media organisation in New Zealand to be Living Wage accredited.
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Banking reforms seen as too slow by IMF
Banking reforms aimed at preventing another financial crisis have failed to make enough progress, the head of the International Monetary Fund has warned.
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Bainimarama to quit for political career
Fiji's military leader Frank Bainimarama is set to resign as military chief, clearing the way for him to contest long-awaited general elections in September this year.
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Overcrowding 'missing link' on hospitalisations
Health researchers have found that overcrowded housing partly explains why so many Maori and Pacific children end up in hospital. Audio
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Subsidies for health insurance 'not on agenda'
The Government says it has no plans to offer subsidies for people with private health insurance despite pressure from a leading insurer.
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ANC no longer has Tutu's vote
Former Cape Town Archbishop Desmond Tutu says he will no longer vote for the governing African National Congress party.
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Police crack down on Chilean school occupation
Police in Chile have detained 139 people, most of them teenagers, who were occupying three schools in the capital, Santiago, in continuing protests against the Government's education policies.
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youth vote
Online voting won't be a silver bullet for low youth voter turnout, but it might help, says Massey professor.
