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Number of businesswomen in leadership roles drops to 14-year low
While International Women's Day is being celebrated today, the number of women in senior management roles in New Zealand has fallen to its lowest point in 14 years, a new report has found. Audio
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Women kick off celebrations of 125 years of suffrage
Hundreds of New Zealand women clad in purple and white crammed into Government House's ballroom today to kick off celebrations marking 125 years of women's suffrage, writes Emile Donovan.
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Women kick off nine months celebrating 125 years of suffrage
Audio 7 Mar 2018Hundreds of New Zealand women clad in purple and white crammed into Government House's ballroom today to kick off celebrations marking 125 years of women's suffrage.
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Cooking and gardening classes for Wellington's beggars
The Wellington City Council says begging has become a problem in the capital, and wants to spend one million dollars over the next ten years to fund day activities for them. Video, Audio
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NZ told PACER Plus deal could be destructive for the Pacific
An analyst says New Zealand's planned trade deal with the Pacific Island nations could be extremely damaging to their economies.
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Report: NCEA failing too many students
A new report from the New Zealand initiative is calling for a reform of NCEA because it is failing too many students, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds. The think tank says too many… Audio
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Escaping the NEET: What it's like to be unemployed
New Zealand is in the middle of a building boom but nearly 12 percent of all 15 to 24-year-olds cannot break into the workforce, a statistic that has remained stubbornly unchanged for nearly a decade. Video
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Women's VC fund reaching critical stage
A new crowd-funded venture capital fund for women entrepreneurs is gathering support but organisers say the next four weeks will be crucial. SheEO is an initative seeking 500 women to contribute one… Audio
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Law firm scandal: 'We need our male colleagues to step up'
Opinion - It was love at first sight: I was 14, watching the lawyers speak up for people life had given a kicking. But naturally, my profession mirrors our culture, writes Steph Dyhrberg.
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Russell McVeagh faces further sex scandal allegations
Revelations law students and solicitors had sex on the boardroom table after an evening of heavy drinking at Russell McVeagh's Auckland office have put the leading law firm back in the glare of the… Audio
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Stamping out harassment at sports events
Sports journalist Zoë George and co-host Judy O'Brien shine the spotlight on women in sports – this month putting a stop to sexual harassment at sporting events; gender diversity; the upcoming White… Audio
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'I'm just a simple girl who likes to go to work' - NZer of the year Kristine Bartlett
Equal-pay advocate Kristine Bartlett told Morning Report she was in shock when she heard she had won the award. Audio
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Deaf theatre: Hands across the divide
Combining sign with mime and physical theatre, 'Salonica' is the tale of two soldiers who form an unlikely friendship in World War I. The work was developed with an international team of both deaf and… Video, Audio
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NZ govt focuses on educational outcomes for Pacific children
A three-year work programme to improve educational outcomes for Pacific children and youth in New Zealand has been announced by the New Zealand government.
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Australian abuse survivors fear NZers won't get justice
Australian abuse survivors are urging New Zealand not to curtail a Royal Commission of inquiry's powers to investigate the church and other non-state groups. The story is getting a big run in the… Audio
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Footpaths are a feminist issue
Urban planner Katie Matchett contends we’ve built transportation systems that discount women’s travel needs and our communities are the worse for it. Audio
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Bank calls on PNG to make health spending more effective
The World Bank says poor child and maternal health is hampering Papua New Guinea's long-term economic prospects.
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Bank calls on PNG to make health spending more effective
The World Bank says poor child and maternal health is hampering Papua New Guinea's long-term economic prospects.
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World Bank calls on PNG to be more efficient in health spending
Audio 19 Feb 2018The World Bank says poor child and maternal health is hampering Papua New Guinea's long term economic prospects. Audio
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Hugh Kininmonth: what the health system needs
Hugh Kininmonth has been at the coalface of community health for many years as chief executive of one of the Hauraki PHO. He talks about the challenges faced by the health system. Audio
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West Papuan MSG bid at a dead end, says Jakarta
Audio 16 Feb 2018Indonesia says the United Liberation Movement for West Papua's bid to be a full member of the Melanesian Spearhead group has reached a dead end. Audio
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Stephanie Dyhrberg speaks out on law firm culture
The law firm at the centre of sexual misconduct complaints by law students doing internships says its focus was always on the welfare of the young women involved.
Victoria University has confirmed… Audio
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Lawyer Elizabeth Hall initiates law firm harassment survey
The government says it's already looking at ways to crack down on sexual harassment in the workplace, as stories emerge of young interns suffering sexual assaults at a top Wellington law firm.
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Learning from history
A listener has responded to our story yesterday about the Salvation Army's State of the Nation report by asking why humans never learn from history? Audio
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The Panel with David Cormack and Jenna Raeburn (Part 2)
Audio 15 Feb 2018What ever happened to the frilendly 'toot toot' from passing vehicles when you pull over? A listener asks why she no longer sees the wave of acknowledgement or flashes of headlights when she pulls her… Audio
