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Ardern's leadership 'profound' for women - Linda Clark
Lawyer and political commentator Linda Clark tells Susie Ferguson having a young, female Prime Minister will be profound for women. Audio
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Workplace harrassment still under-reported - Jackie Blue
The Harvey Weinstein scandal has prompted an international conversation about sexual harassment in the workplace. News headlines and social media platforms have been flooded with stories of women's… Audio
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Citizens Advice Bureau calls for help for beneficiaries
Whangarei's Citizens Advice Bureau says desperate people are missing out on entitlements.
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Florenz Maxwell: Bermuda's theatre boycott heroine
Florenz Maxwell is a Bermudian author and activist who was part of the underground group that successfully ended segregation through a series of theatre boycotts in 1959. She's just published a young… Audio
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Singing for the dispossessed with the GALS
GALS, the Auckland Gay and Lesbian choir is celebrating its 25th anniversary with an event that highlights an important issue for Auckland: homelessness. The choir will perform The Street Requiem… Audio
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Seriously ill man says Tauranga social housing provider threw him out
Tauranga man Timothy Dalton-Edwards says he's been "kicked in the side" by the city's main social housing provider.
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'It's easy to turn a blind eye to homelessness'
More than 200 people across the country spent a night sleeping on cardboard boxes in an effort to raise money for projects to help the homeless.
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Disabled man's benefit cut by Work and Income
A severely intellectually disabled man's benefit has been cancelled because Work and Income says it didn't receive his yearly update form. His father is hoping for changes to the ministry he says has… Audio
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Revolutionising education for the world's poorest children
Bridge International Academies is attempting to fix the global education crisis in some of the most impoverished places on the planet. It's a chain of inexpensive private schools with the backing of… Audio
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Harvey Weinstein case: Does abuse exist in NZ acting?
The accusations around Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein continue to grow. Oscar-winning actresses Gwenyth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie have joined the growing chorus of women alleging sexual… Audio
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Auckland's homeless urge govt to act
As political parties vie for a spot in the next government, homeless people are urging them to make affordable housing a top priority.
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World Homeless Day
Tomorrow (October 10th) is World Homeless Day and we're taking some time to think about what that means for all of us in New Zealand and talking to John Howell who is launching a collection of his… Audio
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'This is the House of Representatives and should have voices from all walks of life'
We speak to the youngest new MPs, Labour’s Kiri Allan, the Nats’ Simeon Brown and the Greens’ Chlöe Swarbrick.
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Growing Auckland ethnicities call for better representation
Auckland is on track to no longer be majority Pākehā.
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Auckland church struggles with cost of housing homeless
The Faith Family Baptist Church in Panmure says it faces a $160,000 bill to upgrade its facilities so it can keep helping 15 people each week. Video, Audio
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Benefit fraud procedure changed following suicide
A woman's suicide has prompted the Ministry of Social Development to change the way it investigates fraud.
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The country that ended homelessness
While New Zealand struggles with a lack of affordable houses, a Nordic country has come up with a permanent solution. Audio
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SaveMart worker vows to fight for health and safety
A New Lynn SaveMart worker, whose redundancy has been withdrawn by clothing recycling boss Tom Doonan, says things are starting to change but there still room for improvements. Video, Audio
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Finance as a force for good
Singapore-based Natasha Garcha was working for a top hedge fund during the GFC when she realised over 2.5 billion people are excluded from the financial system worldwide. Natasha tells Lynn Freeman… Audio
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Black Ferns finally get their celebration. Is it enough?
Aucklanders get their chance to celebrate with the Women's Rugby World Cup winners, the Black Ferns, today in Manukau. It has taken a month to organise this event for New Zealand's most successful… Audio
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NZ Women's Open prize highlights inequality in golf
The New Zealand Open women's golf tournament begins in Auckland today and for the first time, there's more prize money on the table than the men's Open offers. The Women's Open has become an LPGA… Audio
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Mother fears for disabled son without a teacher aide
An Auckland mother fears her four-year-old son will be confined to the corner at his creche, unable to learn because of what she says is a lack of teacher aides available for disabled students. Lucy… Audio
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Saudi driving change welcomed by NZ Islamic Women's Council
Women's rights activists around the world are welcoming the decision by King Salman allowing women in Saudi Arabia to drive. New Zealand women are also welcoming the decree. Anjum Rahman is a… Audio
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Human rights activists welcome end of Saudi driving ban
Women's rights activists around the world are welcoming the decision by King Salman allowing women in Saudi Arabia to drive. Activists have campaigned for years to allow women in the kingdom to drive… Audio
