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A group of politicians wants the Government to go through its report on the health and happiness of Maori children with a fine-tooth comb.

An Australian protester who jumped into the River Thames to disrupt last year's Oxbridge Boat Race has won an appeal against deportation after arguing that his British-Indian wife would face racism if…

A New Zealand public health researcher has recently been awarded the Liley Medal for work on the impacts of infectious diseases on Maori and Pacific populations. Professor Michael Baker says...

Barack Obama gives books at Christmas. What do his picks say about him – and ours, about us?

The United Nations children's agency, Unicef, says New Zealand's adoption law is nearly 60 years out of date and successive governments have failed to act on a series of its recommendations. Audio

New Zealand not doing enough for children in poverty - UN.

A leading public health researcher says poverty has a bigger influence than climate change on Pacific people's vulnerability to infectious diseases. Professor Michael Baker says New Zealand hospital…

Pope Francis has outlined a mission statement for his papacy, arguing the power of the Catholic Church is too concentrated in the Vatican. The document suggests major changes are on the way.

Workers in developed nations are getting a smaller slice of the economic pie, raising fears that rising inequality will stoke social and political tensions. Audio

Democrats have won key elections in New York City and the state of Virginia, in the first major round of polls since US President Barack Obama's re-election in 2012.

A woman's leader in Papua New Guinea says gender equality won't improve in Pacific Island countries until more women are in power at a national level. A major three yearly...

A politics lecturer at Canterbury University says an increase in social inequality is exacerbating the problem of low turnout in local body elections. Audio

Health experts from around the world are meeting in Auckland to mark the 75th anniversary of the New Zealand health system. Audio

The Public Health Association conference in New Plymouth has heard health research involving Maori organisations reduces inequalities.

The competitive model of health delivery is failing Maori, human rights lawyer and Mana Party president Annette Sykes says.

Researchers studying health inequalities for young Maori women and their babies are highlighting the need for a cultural approach when dealing with Maori.