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About 100,000 children live in poverty in New Zealand - and Children's Commissioner Judge Andrew Becroft wants to halve that number by 2028. Is that a realistic goal? Judge Becroft joins us to discuss

Matt Friedman is an international human trafficking expert, who leads an organisation fighting the business of slavery - corporation by corporation. More than 40 million people worldwide are estimated… Audio

On the 125th anniversary of women's suffrage, Leigh-Marama McLachlan explores what feminism means with Mani Dunlop, Donna Miles-Mojab, Tuiloma Lina-Jodi Samu and Farida Sultana.  Audio

Jo Randerson is an artist whose career it seems knows no bounds - she is best known currently as a director, performer and producer with Barbarian Productions the theatre company she established with… Audio, Gallery

The crew at RNZ Music choose their favourite local tracks songs of 2018.  Video, Audio

Matthew J Ruys is releasing music under his own name for the first time in twenty years. Now based in Los Angeles the self described Jack-of-all-trades discusses where music has taken him over the… Video, Audio

Analysis of the fortunes of America's families has found that wealth is concentrating into fewer and fewer hands. Audio

'In the Zone' is a documentary which tells the story of Chicago born Terrance Wallace and his pioneering scheme giving students in his home town and in Auckland access to opportunities that would have… Video, Audio

A Norwegian player has won football's inaugural Ballon d'Or for women, but her victory has been overshadowed by an inappropriate comment made on stage. The incident has lit up Twitter and resulted in… Audio

The Government's outlined details of its study into the fuel market. It will be done by the Commerce Commission and take a year.  Audio

During his time as a psychiatric in-patient with paranoid schizophrenia, Egan Bidois was put in seclusion more than a dozen times. He now works as an advocate for users of mental health services. He… Video, Audio

Residents in an affluent Auckland suburb will now have a publicly-funded uber-style service to get them to and from their ferry terminal. Auckland Transport is trialling its new all-electric service… Audio

The head of Women's Refuge says the new law cracking down on family violence are long overdue and a "good start." The Family Violence Amendments Act which comes into force today, aims to keep victims… Audio

Fifty-five people who were wrongly evicted from their Housing New Zealand homes will today get an average of almost $8000 each in compensation, and a formal apology. It is the first in a series of… Audio

New Zealand's largest tertiary provider for Pasifika students has launched a strategy to further boost Pasifika success and numbers. Audio

The world's fortunes hinge on economy. As we head into another year, it could be worth heeding some of the advice and reflections of RNZ's economics commentators.