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Tony Ssembatya is a Ugandan human rights scholar, activist and lawyer. His mother is Ugandan and his father was born in Rwanda. Ssembatya's early childhood was in Rwanda at the time of the 1994… Audio

Tim McKinnel is a former NZ police detective. For the past two years McKinnel has been a lead investigator for Greenpeace NZ probing international fishing fleets - Taiwanese tuna longliners - and has… Audio

WRFU listed "female player" alongside "physical" and "developmental" conditions. Zoë George, NZRU’s Cate Sexton, Disability Rights Commissioner Paula Tesoriero and para-climber Rachel Carter discuss… Audio

Ry Cooder offers a tonic for trouble times. Nick Bollinger tests the product. Audio

A New Zealand family in Perth says Australian pension rules are leaving them penniless. Johno Walsh broke his leg playing in the park with his children at the end of April. He's not eligible for sick… Audio

Toni Boynton took to the streets in support of Māori wards in Whakatane and says losing the vote won't stop her from continuing the battle. Māori wards were rejected last week in binding referendums… Audio

A Wellington city councillor's been critised for being heavy handed and prejudiced in her efforts to stamp out sexual assault. The council's draft long term plan includes a proposal that sexual abuse… Audio

Advertisers offering jobs to backpackers are being told they must pay the minimum wage or risk prosecution. Last week, RNZ revealed a job website - backpackerboard - was advertising roles below the… Audio

New Zealand teenagers living in Australia who can't get a benefit are resorting to prostitution. Thirty-eight Australian community organisations have written to Jacinda Ardern calling on the New… Audio

Children as young as seven and eight years old are telling social workers they have thought of killing themselves because of the violence at home. New Zealand has high rates of domestic violence and… Audio

Children as young as seven are telling social workers they've thought about ending their lives to escape violence at home. Between July 2016 and July 2017 13 children aged between 10 and 14 killed… Audio

Love and loss from Hiroshima to Hastings. Little is known about the Japanese war brides who married New Zealand soldiers stationed in Japan with the occupying force after World War II. One of the last… Audio, Gallery

The upcoming New Zealand Music Month Summit will highlight issues facing our local music industry including mental health, regional isolation, and making the scene more diverse. Alex Behan talks to… Audio

Companies who continue to require employees to work for no pay could face legal action. Complaints have been flowing in from businesses and public organisations across New Zealand, with tens of… Audio

Immigration authorities say finding foreigners working illegally in the sex industry is being limited by how hard it is to catch them in the act. New Zealanders have been able to work as prostitutes… Audio

An Auckland Kiwibuild home looks out of reach to most. Law firms sign a charter to tackle the industry's gender inequality Audio

Banks are being told they need to plan for how to deal with increasing numbers of people with dementia. As we reported this morning the Bank of New Zealand recently banned an elderly customer who… Audio