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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

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