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A union representing aged care workers says a multi-million dollar profit made by Ryman Healthcare is not something to boast about considering how many of the sector's workers are poorly paid.

The union movement in New Caledonia has given the government until the end of the month to decide on measures to reduce the high cost of living. This comes nearly...

A new Asian Development Bank report says nurturing the private sector and improving public services would help foster more inclusive growth in the Papua New Guinea economy over the next...

A Kaitaia Maori GP says an extra $12 million in the Budget for rheumatic fever prevention is welcome, but as long as children have to scavenge for food it will never be a magic bullet.

Prime Minister John Key acknowledges there are pay inequalities in the residential aged care sector but says the Government doesn't have the money to improve the situation.

One of the leading lawyers for Ngapuhi treaty claimants says delays to the northern claims will worsen the economic inequality of iwi.

Consultations over the New Zealand government's plans to allow private businesses to compete for foreign aid funding close this Friday. The aid community has raised concerns that the proposed NZ...

The non-government group, Oxfam, says a key consideration for a new New Zealand aid funding scheme is that it make sense in development terms. The NZ Partnerships for International Development...

The protester who interrupted Britain's annual University boat race on the Thames earlier this month by swimming into the crews' path has appeared in a London court and been charged...

The first in-depth assessment of the health needs of Maori in Taranaki has highlighted the need for more Maori health workers.

TelstraClear is warning that the telecommunications network sector is in danger of becoming extinct.

Researchers say new charter schools will have a damaging effect on the students they're supposed to help, causing inequality based on culture, race and socio-economic status.

Trade Minister Tim Groser is to push ahead with top level talks in Chongqing next week despite the dramatic dumping of the city's mayor.

The Prime Minister of Tonga says the first ever report into domestic violence has brought to light the inequalities within Tongan society and will bring unspeakable decay if it's not...

The Prime Minister of Tonga says the first ever report into domestic violence has brought to light the inequalities within Tongan society and will bring unspeakable decay if it's not...

The Minister of Labour has been advised that raising the minimum wage from $13 to $15 an hour would have increased workers' spending power by close to $500 million.

Hospital admissions for infectious diseases have jumped dramatically over the past two decades, research shows. Audio

The Race Relations Commissioner says inequality is still the most pressing race relations issue facing New Zealand. Audio

The head of a global trade union says social cohesion will be shattered if Europe continues to focus on austerity, without creating jobs.

US President Barack Obama attacked income inequality in his annual state of the union address and urged Congress to adopt fairer rules on the creation of wealth in the United States.