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Have women surfers waved goodbye to sexism?
"What you got that for? Chicks don't surf!" Has sexism in surfing decreased since the 1980s classic film Puberty Blues? Audio
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Biographer Joanne Drayton takes on Hudson & Halls
Biographer Joanne Drayton is on a residency at the Carey Institute for Global Good in New York State.
The Auckland English teacher and author of biographies of crime writer Ngaio Marsh, painters… Audio
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More schools forgo donations - but at what cost?
More and more schools are forgoing school donations because parents cannot afford them, a school principals' federation says. Audio
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Salvation Army: Housing, child poverty just getting worse
The Salvation Army is questioning why the government is putting extra resources into increasing police numbers and building more prisons despite crime rates remaining stagnant. Audio
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Ex-broadcaster believes lawless celebrants right to be declined
Natasha Utting, who is engaged to singer Anika Moa, says the government was right to reject 22 would-be celebrants because they would not marry same-sex couples.
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Mayors want poverty resources targeted at zones
Mayors in some of the country's poorest regions say a new approach is needed to tackle entrenched poverty in some communities. Audio
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Rental rises put squeeze on tenants
Demand for rental properties in Auckland and Wellington is so high that some people are offering well over the asking rate to secure a house.
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Push to end shootings in New Caledonia's St Louis area
Audio 2 Feb 2017Authorities determined to end shootings in New Caledonia's St Louis area. Audio
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Want a job? Change your surname
Does institutionalised racism exist within the job market in this country? Are highly qualified ethnic graduates and migrants struggling to gain meaningful employment? Lynda Chanwai-Earle and Sonia… Audio, Gallery
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Want a job? Change your surname
Does institutionalised racism exist within the job market in this country? Are highly qualified ethnic graduates and migrants struggling to gain meaningful employment? Lynda Chanwai-Earle and Sonia…
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Schools' competitive model 'hurting' poor communities
Kathryn Ryan talks with educationalist and author Bernadine Vester, who's new book on education in South Auckland argues that government policy is not working for poor schools. She says the chasm… Audio
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'We based our entire lives here'
Families, students, engineers and doctors from the Middle East who made the United States their home face potentially uprooting their lives.
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The faces of 'back-row' America
Since 2012, Chris Arnade has travelled deep into small-town America, photographing America’s poor. Audio
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Screen all babies for heart disease, specialists urge
Some hospitals already carry out screenings on newborns, but others don't. Researchers are now looking at the feasibility of introducing the practice across the country.
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Families go without food to cover school costs
Many families are struggling to pay for back-to-school costs that can run to thousands of dollars, a Palmerston North charity says. Audio
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The mounting cost of getting kids back to school
A Palmerston North charity says it is distributing hundreds of second hand uniforms, as families struggle with the cost, as well as school fees, sports kit and school camp costs. Palmy Revolution was… Audio
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Most HR managers taking steps to close gender pay gap
A recent survey shows more than eight in ten human resources managers are aware of gender pay gaps in their businesses and nearly all of them are taking some measures to close the gaps. Audio
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My lesson in gender equality
One legal case changed how Charlotte Doyle looks at the world.
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Jolisa Gracewood on the march in New York
Over the weekend, throughout the world, including in New Zealand, millions of people, in total, marched in what was first called the Women's March on Washington. Audio
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Busting the bamboo ceiling
Is there institutionalised racism within New Zealand's public and private sectors? Does a bamboo ceiling exist? If it does, a group of Asian leaders are working to tear it down. Audio, Gallery
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Busting the bamboo ceiling
Is there institutionalised racism within New Zealand's public and private sectors? Does a bamboo ceiling exist? If it does, a group of Asian leaders are working to tear it down.
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Are struggling families on govt's 2017 to-do list ?
Will investing in families, especially the least advantaged, be a priority under an English-led government this election year? Kathryn Ryan talks to Jonathan Boston, a Professor of Public Policy at… Audio
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Millions of women around the globe march in solidarity
Breanne Butler, who co-founded the women's march against Donald Trump in the US, says it's not all about Mr Trump, but about 'breaking down walls' and being positive. Audio
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Demographia: Houses in Akl increasingly out of reach for many
Auckland's property market remains out of reach for many, as NZ's biggest city is again crowned the country's least affordable city and one of the most expensive cities in the world, in a new… Audio
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Super-expensive super prompts call for budgeting policy
Politicians need to explain how superannuation will continue to be funded when costs are expected to triple in 20 years to $90 million a day, the retirement commissioner says. Audio
