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The Reserve Bank has received calls to place greater emphasis on price stability and ignore climate change when making decisions about monetary policy.

It found employers have prejudice against Pacific names, an undervaluing of qualifications held by Pasifika people, and a lack of pay transparency. Audio

Campaigners have presented a petition to Parliament demanding businesses be forced to measure and publish their gender pay gaps. Audio

Oranga Tamariki and police had to step in after two young children were found on the street, unsupervised, looking for food scraps in a rubbish bag.

Analysis - National and international evidence supports teachers' unions' case for bringing an end to ability based streaming in classrooms, according to a group of education experts.

The government is hailing the latest child poverty report as evidence its approach is working, but critics on the front line say it's a reminder of how much more needs doing.

Analysis: A surprisingly good set of government accounts livens up the tax cut debate - it's shaping up as a key election issue and a defining difference between Labour and National.

A woman who had to wait three weeks to see her doctor after contracting the flu says such delays have become far too common for many south Aucklanders.

Almost 20 percent of New Zealanders experience persistent disadvantage, which is not simply based on income poor, the Productivity Commission has found.

A labour market report indicates Pākehā men are paid more than everyone else on average, suggesting big organisations could do more to address the disparity.

Iwi and Māori health providers are looking towards the next pandemic with a new research project.

Loretta Lynn, who became one of American country music's biggest stars and a leading feminist in the genre, died on Tuesday at the age of 90, her family said.

The leaders of the secondary teachers' union, the Post Primary Teachers Association, want schools to stop grouping students in low and high ability classes by 2030. Audio

Documents released to RNZ have shown the government was warned emergency housing law changes put human rights in jeopardy - even by the Ministry of Health.

The Healthy Home Standards are a vital tool for charities helping people living in cold, damp homes, an advocate says. Audio