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Baby busy-bodies: The same old sexist story
Opinion - I felt cynical, tweeting a call to arms shortly after we all learned of Jacinda Ardern's pregnancy. Then I saw some of the reactions, writes Stephanie Rodgers.
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NZ not immune to sexual abuse in sport
Sports journalist Zoë George and a roster of athletic co-hosts shine the spotlight on women in sports – this month women commentating men’s cricket, dividing sport by gender, potty parity and the rise… Audio
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Screening delay will cost lives, specialist says
A cancer specialist says the delay in the rollout of the national bowel screening programme is frustrating and will cost lives.
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More Pacific nations urged to support biodiversity efforts
More Pacific island nations are being encouraged to better protect their islands' biodiversity and associated traditional knowledge.
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Wahlberg donates reshoot fee to Time's Up
The actor Mark Wahlberg has donated $1.5 million to the Time's Up legal defence fund.
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Mississippi Burning case: KKK killer dies
The 1960s Ku Klux Klan leader who was convicted over the infamous deaths of three civil rights workers in Mississippi has died.
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Saudi women flock to soccer after spectator ban lifted
Women in Saudi Arabia have been allowed to spectate at a soccer match, in another significant easing of the country's strict rules on gender separation.
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French women defend men's 'right to hit on' females
A group of 100 French women - including acting legend Catherine Deneuve - have said that men should be "free to hit on" women.
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Trump: 'Yeah I'll beat Oprah. Oprah would be a lot of fun'
US President Donald Trump says it would be "fun" to run against former chat show doyenne Oprah Winfrey.
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Dropping an anvil on sexism: It had to be Oprah
Opinion - Stories of sexual harassment and abuse too often become about one bad person doing isolated bad things, in a vacuum. At the Golden Globes Oprah stood up and said 'not this time', writes…
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Women suffering from more frequent heart attacks
New research has found that women are up to three times more likely to die in the year after having a heart attack as men, because they are not given the same treatment. Audio
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Dame Jenny Shipley on equality, progress and Jacinda Ardern
It's now 20 years since Dame Jenny Shipley became the first woman to lead the country. She says New Zealand is ahead of the game in terms of women in leadership, but there is still much to be done. Audio
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Time's Up: Women launch campaign to fight sexual harassment
More than 300 actresses, writers and directors back a project to fight sexual harassment at work.
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Best features of 2017: Equality
What divides us and the people breaking it down.
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Waitangirua Christmas party held for neediest residents
Members of one of Wellington's most disadvantaged suburbs were brought to tears after fellow residents organised a community Christmas party.
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Hamilton homelessness on the rise again
One year since Hamilton was declared homelessness-free, organisations working with those in need say the number is on the rise again.
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Cyril Ramaphosa elected ANC leader
South Africa's deputy president has been elected leader of the African National Congress, succeeding President Jacob Zuma as head of the ruling party.
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NZ welfare safety net starting to unravel - report
New Zealand's welfare system grinds people down and entrenches poverty, says the Child Poverty Action Group.
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War on the Waterfront
Five months without work, scant food and the whole nation against you... Katy Gosset hears a first-hand account of the 1951 Waterfront Dispute. Audio
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Minister says KidsCan funding a process, not a guarantee
The Minister for Children Tracey Martin said KidsCan always had time-limited funding which is up for assessment. Audio
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Why is our prison population booming and how can we fix things?
We ask an ex-prisoner, a politician, an academic, an NGO worker and a lawyer.
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Māori Party president quits, calls for co-leaders to do the same
The president of the Māori Party, Tukoroirangi Morgan, has resigned and is calling for the party's co-leaders to follow suit. Audio
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Dear Damien Grant
I'm right on time for my revolution, writes Mary-Margaret Slack
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PR push to highlight the glass ceiling
New research concluding the lack of women in top jobs costs the whole country dearly got a lot of coverage this week - even in blank spaces in the Herald. Audio
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PR push to highlight the glass ceiling
New research concluding the lack of women in top jobs costs the whole country dearly got a lot of coverage this week - even in blank spaces in the Herald.
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