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The Nurses Unions says the only thing that will stop a planned strike is more money. The union has notified DHBs they intend to walk off the job on July 5 if mediation this week doesn't bring an… Audio

Nurses say that their dispute with District Health Boards is about more than money - it's also about recognition and respect. Nurses have rejected the latest pay offer, and a strike in July is… Video, Audio

Nurses say that their dispute with District Health Boards is about more than money - it's also about recognition and respect. Nurses have rejected the latest pay offer, and a strike in July is… Video, Audio

As the prospect of the first national nursing strike in 30 years looms, nurses believe they have the public's support - despite rejecting a half a billion dollar pay offer. Hospitals could be left… Audio

Nurses have rejected a half a billion dollar pay offer, in part, because it leaves junior staff in the cold. Thousands of nurses have voted to go on strike next month after rejecting an updated pay… Audio

In episode three of Squeaky Bum Time, hosts Emile Donovan and Max Towle are joined by Football Ferns legend Sarah Gregorius and RNZ's Patrick O'Meara to wrap the weekends action. They dissect the… Audio

When the government set up the Social Investment Agency almost a year ago, there were plenty of questions around what it would actually do. Dorothy Adams is the acting chief executive of the agency… Audio

Women wear pants in all walks of life but they are unable to do so in a formal concert setting in New York. What about in New Zealand?

Disability advocates are outraged out-dated ramps at Wellington train stations are posing a barrier to wheelchair users getting to work. Support worker and wheelchair user Samantha Eddie works in… Audio

The Minsiter for Women, Julie Anne Genter, says wāhine Māori don't get the credit they deserve for their role in women gaining the right to vote. So, she threw an event in Wellington this week to… Audio

A public policy researcher says the decision to reappoint five men as chief executives will have a "chilling effect" on women in the public service. None of the high level public service appointments… Audio

State Services Commissioner Peter Hughes has decided to move five chief executives into different roles, including the top jobs at Justice, the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet and MPI. Video, Audio

An Auckland University student says she's been called the "n-word" and "abbo" growing up in Auckland's affluent North Shore, and that racism is an everyday experience for Māori there. Audio

The Mayor of Whangarei is appealing for help to set up a day shelter for the city's growing number of homeless people. Sheryl Mai says high rents are forcing families out on the street - and the… Audio

Pacific community reaction subdued to the government's budget at a post budget breakfast in Auckland. Audio

A new report from the Chief Science Advisor's Office wants the government to focus on very young children and their families, to reduce rates of youth crime. In the second report in a series about New… Audio

The hospitality industry's being urged to do more to help combat sexual harassment and bullying, as a new piece of research shows its prevalence. AUT Hospitality researcher Dr Jill Poulston says the… Audio

Dame Products is a crowdfunded sex toy company that aims to make highly engineered and appealing sex toys for women. Dame Products co-founder and CEO Alexandra Fine has a Masters in Clinical… Audio

Japan, like any nation, is adjusting to different generations' expectation of how society should be. With a falling birthrate and a low if growing migrant intake; Japan faces a future where the… Audio

Scholars and activists Ngahuia Te Awekotuku and Elizabeth Kerekere speak with Melody Thomas about what sex, sexuality and gender looked like in Te Ao Maori prior to colonisation, plus Rosanna Raymond… Audio