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Max Rashbrooke - Government for the Public Good
Max Rashbrooke is a journalist, author and academic based in Wellington. His first book in 2013, Inequality: A New Zealand Crisis, was followed by The Inequality Debate (2014) and Wealth and New… Audio
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Capital gains 'a really obvious solution' - advocates
Landlords are likely to be hit with some kind of capital gains tax in future - but New Zealanders should not expect house prices to drop by much. Audio
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Auckland City Mission moving out for redevelopment
From tomorrow, the Mission will be based on Union Street while its Hobson Street building is demolished to make way for a new multi-purpose facility. Video, Audio
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Two options proposed for taxing capital gain
A straight capital gains tax, at a set rate, is not among the options presented in the Tax Working Group's interim report.
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Tax report highlights NZ's inequality issues
Opinion - The Tax Working Group's interim report made one thing crystal clear: NZ has a tax system that does very little to enhance fairness and reduce inequality, writes Max Rashbrooke.
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Standing on the Shoulders: Suffrage from the archives
Today marks the 125th anniversary of New Zealand women winning the right to vote in 1893. A new online exhibition has been created by Nga Taonga Sound & Vision, called Standing on the Shoulders. Sarah… Audio
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Move to migrate pokies out of poorer suburbs
The Problem Gambling Foundation favours moving pokies out of poorer suburbs. A move to migrate pokie machines is to be considered by Wellington city council, but it's prompting concerns this would… Audio
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How far we've come: Three generations of feminists
For the 125th anniversary of women gaining the vote in New Zealand, it pays to look back on how things have changed - not just in the static moments between then and now, but in the gradual shifts…
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Auckland Mayor Phil Goff goes incognito for homeless count
Phil Goff interviewed three people in Mangere, joining the hundreds of volunteers scanning Auckland last night in an effort to count the city's homeless. Audio
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Oxfam claims NZ among countries hit by tax-shifting companies
Oxfam is accusing four multinational drug companies of avoiding millions of dollars worth of New Zealand taxes every year. But Inland Revenue says Oxfam's figures are misleading. Audio
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Pokie machines not the way to fund community groups - councillor
A Wellington city councillor says moving pokie machines from one area to another will not reduce the harm they cause.
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Hundreds help to count homeless in Auckland
Organisers are crunching the numbers from the first regionwide census of Auckland's homeless population.
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Suffrage essay: 'Pao Pao Pao' by Tina Makereti
Te Papa has released a book Women Now: The Legacy of Female Suffrage, to coincide with celebrations of the 125th anniversary of women's suffrage, featuring essays by 12 thinkers and authors marking…
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Why should women have to sell their music based on how they look?
Moana Maniapoto, Victoria Kelly and Cherie Mathieson talk with Karyn Hay about the role of women in the music industry to mark the 125th anniversary women's suffrage. Audio
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Dame Louise Casey - Courting controversy in the public service
Dame Louise Casey is a Visiting Professor at King's College London and a guest lecturer at the London School of Economics. She has been a driving force in the establishment of the Institute for Global… Audio
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Gisborne homeless have nowhere to go
Despite most major centres having night shelters, there's no such thing in Gisborne, leaving the homeless with no other option but to sleep on the streets. Video, Audio
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History vs science vs religion
Scientist Quentin Atkinson has looked at how the structure of Pacific societies determined how quickly they converted to Christianity - but an historian is not so sure of his conclusions. Audio
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History vs science vs religion
Scientist Quentin Atkinson has looked at how the structure of Pacific societies determined how quickly they converted to Christianity - but an historian is not so sure of his conclusions.
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Not all Razzle-Dazzle for kiwi musical thespians
It’s theatre month, and musical theatre week. While crowds are flocking to see the international production of Chicago in Wellington this week, Kiwis trying to make a living in the industry are… Video
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‘Swamp house’ family evicted after landlord ‘rips up house’
The family living in a 'swamp house' in Papakura, which the Housing Minister last month labelled 'third world', has been evicted. Tenant Dawn Robbie filled Zac Fleming in on what has happened since… Video, Audio
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Parents of disabled adults furious with law review delay
Families caring for their adult disabled children are furious a promised fast track review of the law won't be released for months. They say despite several decisions from the Court of Appeal, the… Audio
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Strong link found between domestic abuse, suicide - study
New research reveals a strong link between domestic abuse and self-harm. Women's Refuge, which carried out the survey, is trying to identity better ways of helping women who have suffered being both… Audio
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'They've lost hope because it's taken so long'
Survivors of abuse in state care are worried about how long it's taking to get a Royal Commission of Inquiry underway.
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Māori health: 'We have to be talking about racism'
Health experts are calling for frank and fearless discussions about racism and white privilege to improve Māori health.
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Russian suspects name in Skripal case
UK correspondent Kate Adie has the latest update on the Skripal case after two Russian suspects are named. She'll also have details about some of the stories that Britain has been ignoring over the… Audio
