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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

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

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

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

This second of a three-part series focuses on solutions to dilemmas about food production and security facing the world. Speakers include Michael Carolan, Professor of Sociology and Associate Dean of… Audio

125 years on since women in New Zealand fought and won the right to vote an Auckland Museum exhibition looks at how far, or not, we have come since then. The display pays tribute to women in Aotearoa… Audio, Gallery

Zoë George and co-host Yadana Saw discover how to speak up with sports psychologist Karen Nimmo, celebrate the LGBTQI+ community with the Central Pulse netball team, find out about pickleball and get… Audio

Earlier in the programme, the Ministry of Primary Industries defended its response to allegations of a Northland sharemilker beating his cows. Disturbing video of the abuse was viewed around the… Audio

The Ministry of Primary Industries is rejecting accusations that it is incompetent when it comes to animal welfare issues. Farmwatch, a farm monitoring group, has published footage of a sharemilker… Audio

Disabilty groups fear the Ministry of Health is struggling to meet its obligations under the pay equity law. Sixty providers have had an official letter offering a 15 percent funding increase to… Audio

The tertiary sector is welcoming a $31.7 million boost from the government. But why is the money being announced now and not in the Budget? And what do updated student enrolment figures reveal about… Audio

The number of people whose benefits are suspended or cancelled each day has dropped by almost a quarter - in just a matter of weeks. It follows a policy change, announced last month, that means any… Audio

The number of people having their benefit suspended or cancelled has dropped by nearly a quarter, in just a matter of weeks. Last month, the government told Work and Income staff could not decide on… Audio

EU leaders have been gathering in Brussels for an emergency meeting on migration. The issue has become heated between Italy and Germany of late, despite a drop in the number of migrants attempting to… Audio

New Zealand Initiative policy analyst Jenesa Jeram says the way we measure poverty isn't consistent. She says the Child Poverty Reduction Bill is underwheming. She's part of the "Improving Child… Audio