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Meagan Fallone: doing Sir Edmund Hillary proud
In June Meagan Fallone was named as the ninth - and first NZ-born - Hillary Laureate, an award given annually to leaders who reflect the work and values championed by Sir Edmund Hillary. Fallone is an… Audio
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Aussie CEO pay through the roof
Audio 20 Jul 2018At a time when many people feel it's urgent we address the inequality ripping society apart... Australian CEO pay is at record highs, reports Business Insider. Audio
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The Panel with Lisa Scott and Jonathan Krebs (Part 2)
Audio 20 Jul 2018Professor Martin Conway, the director of the center for memory at the University of London, says if you remember anything before the age of 3, your mind is playing tricks. What the Panelists Lisa… Audio
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Benefit sanctions drop 20%, hardship grants up
The number of benefit payments being cut by Work and Income has dropped by more than 20 percent, according to the latest figures.
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How love and faith helped Jon Toogood find a new groove
A love story that transcends culture and faith lies behind a new collaborative album from Shihad’s Jon Toogood. Video, Audio
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Neighbours shocked by 'racist' anonymous letter about HNZ purchase
An anonymous letter sent to neighbours warning them Housing New Zealand had bought a nearby property has caused outrage in the North Waikato town of Tūākau. The handwritten letter, delivered to… Audio
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Northern Territories youth justice system still "broken"
Eight months after a damning Australian Royal Commission report into youth justice in the Northern Territory, and a raft of recommendations, a leading Aboriginal justice organisation says the system… Audio
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Panel to look at Human Rights Commission candidates
The Justice Minister has tasked an independent panel with screening candidates to fill the roles of Chief Human Rights Commissioner, Race Relations Commissioner and Equal Employment Opportunities…
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Thousands expected to take part in London Trump protests
Women's March London has organised a protest against U.S President Donald Trump's visit called #Bringthenoise. The protest will begin tomorrow NZT time and thousands are expected to take part, banging… Audio
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Desperate need to house lonely seniors
Older people living in their cars have been knocking on the doors of a Nelson housing charity, desperate for affordable accommodation. Volunteer groups are calling for more housing choices for seniors… Audio
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Urgent call to improve medicine access for Māori
New research is painting a bleak picture of the problems Māori patients face in getting equitable access to medicines. Dr. Matire Harwood (Ngapuhi) is a senior lecturer at the University of Auckland's… Audio
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Homeless will move into 80 of 280 units in new HNZ development
Housing Minister Phil Twyford has unveiled details of plans to replace a HNZ high-rise in Auckland's central city with a new 'state of the art' housing unit for the homeless, state housing tenants and… Video, Audio
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New night shelter for women opens in Auckland
Women sleeping rough in Auckland will now have the option of a warm dry shelter over the winter months. Just over a week ago the Auckland City Mission opened its 10-bed night-shelter for women… Audio
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Homeless shaken awake as shelter awaits consents
Rotorua Lakes Council is rushing through consents for a homeless shelter so people don't have to be shaken awake every half an hour because they're not allowed to sleep there.
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Women on public boards: 'The private sector needs to catch up'
The Minister for Women is challenging the private sector to match the government's commitment for women to make up half of all state-sector boards and committees by 2021.
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Immigration NZ scraps deportation scheme
Immigration New Zealand used a priority system to deport Indian immigrants and set up a pilot project targeting Indian students for compliance action. It says it never used racial profiling in data… Audio
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Mother of uplifted children feared her baby was next
A mother who had her children removed from her care has spoken about the unfairness of a law that meant her baby was in line to be taken when he was born, despite her circumstances changing… Audio
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KiwiBuild: Lifeboat or drop in the ocean?
Opinion - The Titanic is sinking: house prices have risen exponentially, incomes have not. Can Phil Twyford and the Labour-led government's KiwiBuild rescue New Zealanders from this disaster?
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Inequality in the world
The world's wealth is making its way into few hands, and they - in the U.S. anyway - are the 9.9% not 1%. Rising inequality means rising social immobility for those outside those 11 people in every… Audio
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The Panel with Ella Henry and Peter Elliott (Part 2)
Audio 3 Jul 2018The world's wealth is making its way into few hands, and they - in the U.S. anyway are the 9.9% not 1%. And rising inequality means rising social immobility for those outside those 11 people in every… Audio
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Pasifika women twice as likely to die from breast cancer in NZ
New research shows Pasifika women in New Zealand are twice as likely to die from the breast cancer than their Palagi sisters, and that's not the worst of the data. Audio
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Being an intelligent woman of colour is a curse - NZ-born Fijian lawyer
A Fijian lawyer who has worked in the industry for almost 20 years says every day she faces some form of racism.
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Māori, Pasifika lawyers face racism, bullying - survey
A Fijian lawyer says being "an intelligent woman of colour" (her own words) is a curse and she experiences racism in the industry every day. A recent Law Society workplace environment survey shows… Audio
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From Myanmar refugee to Wellington chef: A rough road
Former refugees are being given opportunities to shine in their chosen professions thanks to the Red Cross Pathways to Employment programme - but it's a rough road to success with many barriers. Audio, Gallery
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From Myanmar refugee to Wellington chef: A rough road
Former refugees are being given opportunities to shine in their chosen professions thanks to the Red Cross Pathways to Employment programme - but it's a rough road to success with many barriers.
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