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Late Edition for 29 March 2017
A roundup of the day's news on RNZ National. Terrible weather in Queensland, Auckland, and Wellington. Research from the University of Otago's Dunedin Study shows children's exposure to lead is linked… Audio
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Break Free - a lifeline for ethnic youth
"Break Free", a practical handbook for migrant and refugee youth breaking free from family violence has just been published by the Shakti Youth Unit. It was inspired by young women from our ethnic… Audio, Gallery
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Break Free - a lifeline for ethnic youth
"Break Free", a practical handbook for migrant and refugee youth breaking free from family violence has just been published by the Shakti Youth Unit. It was inspired by young women from our ethnic…
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Solar panels will hit poorer households - study
New electriticty technology such as solar panels and high-performance batteries are likely to make 80 percent of low income people worse off, according to a study.
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Promised living wage not in WCC cleaning contract
Wellington City Council has released a cleaning contract for tender, without mention of paying workers a living wage, despite a commitment to do so.
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The role of women an an online world which is often hostile towards them
In this second of a series of three panel discussions about contemporary feminism, Megan Whelan talks with four women actively involved with the digital world: Anna Guenther, the co-founder of Pledge… Audio
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On the frontline: Women in WWI
A hundred years on, World War One has been on our minds for the past few years. Mostly it's been from the point of view of the men who fought and died - or survived.
Recovery - Women's Overseas… Audio
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Movember fights prostate cancer in Māori
The Movember Foundation is spending $576,426 to try to improve the bleak outcomes for Māori men with prostate cancer.
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Equal pay game-changer drawn from ballot
The legislation would require employers to publish how much men and women were paid for the same job.
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'My NZ no longer exists'
Audio 23 Mar 2017Peter Wells* remembers New Zealand as a white dominion where homosexuality was illegal and women were dragooned inside the house. He assesses how far the country has come for the RNZ series My NZ.
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'Inequity and sheer awfulness is beginning to emerge'
Ella Henry is appalled by the widening gap between rich and poor. But, she writes for RNZ series My NZ, she is heartened by those of all races and creeds who share her love for the country.
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Valued, visible and influential - will there ever come a day?
Northern Mystics CEO Julie Paterson and Sarah Leberman, a Massey University academic talk to Kathryn Ryan about New Zealand's first national organisation challenging inequity in sport, Women in Sport… Audio
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Queensland votes to abolish 'gay panic' law
Parliament in the Australian state of Queensland has voted for legislation to remove a controversial "gay panic" defence from the criminal code.
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Supermarkets join cheap sanitary products initiative
The Salvation Army hopes discounted sanitary products will increase the number of products donated to women who need them.
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Midwife shortage 'heading for crisis level'
Chief Executive NZ College of Midwives Karen Guilliland says a crisis in midwife staffing levels needs to be averted. Audio
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'When you're from Kaikohe people don't expect much'
The head girl of a Kaikohe college says a local approach is needed to tackle destructive youth behaviour in her home town.
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Norway named world's happiest country, NZ ranked 8th
Norway has displaced Denmark as the world's happiest country, with New Zealand again placed eighth, according to the latest list for the UN.
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White supremacist group aims to recruit university students
A white supremacist group is trying to recruit Auckland university students to join it in its fight against white genocide, while its website says homosexuals and transsexuals are not allowed to join.
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'You are handed the baton of poverty'
Born into a rural cattle-herding family, Dr Tererai Trent was a mother of three by the time she was 18, now she runs a foundation that aims educate girls in Africa. Audio
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My NZ: 'A near-perfect time and place to raise my family'
Audio 20 Mar 2017Katie Newton frequently marvels at New Zealand, usually when she's outside in the sun, her kids playing barefoot. But she's aware she's privileged and that the gap between rich and poor is growing.
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Poorer schools' Pākehā problem
The number of Pākehā students in low-decile schools has plummeted over the past 15 years. For Insight, John Gerritsen investigates whether that's hurting schools - and society. Audio
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Insight: Poorer Schools - When the Middle Class Flee
The number of Pākehā students in low-decile schools has plummeted over the past 15 years. In this Insight RNZs Education Correspondent John Gerritsen visits three schools to find out the impact on… Audio
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Minnie Baragwanath - the battle for accessible healthcare
Minnie Baragwanath has played a leading role in effecting social change for New Zealanders with disabilities. Audio
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Discrimination against Muslim women in NZ 'a thing of the past'
Anjum Rahman from the Islamic Women's Council of New Zealand is saddened by the international ruling, but says attitudes in the New Zealand workplace have undergone major improvements and she "can't… Audio
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Saudi launches girls' council - without any girls
When Saudi Arabia - a country not known for giving females a platform in public life - wanted to show off a new girls' council, they overlooked one thing: the women.
