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The first New Zealander has been appointed to United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, advocating and championing iwi taketake globally.

Dr Valmaine Toki no Ngāti Rehua… Audio

The soaring cost of living is pushing people in precarious financial circumstances over the edge.

Fruit and veggie prices went up 18 percent in the last year; fuel costs are high; and inflation is… Audio

A non-profit organisation that lends to struggling families, Nga Tangata Microfinance, says it's is handling record requests for help.

Chief executive Natalie Vincent spoke to Susie Ferguson. Audio

The cost of living continues to rise.

Latest figures show food prices went up 7.6 percent in the year to the end of March.

It's the largest increase in more than a decade. Prices for fruit and… Audio

The Omicron wave refuses to break in the south as new cases sit irritatingly high.

Those on the frontline of southern health services say they're holding up even as cases remain a persistent strain… Audio

Food banks are seeing high demand for their services, as the cost of living continues to rise.

The latest figures from Stats NZ which came out this morning show food prices went up 7.6 percent in the… Audio

The government contends that two new reports reveal progress is being made to lift children from poverty.

The reports are the first statutory Annual Report for the Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy… Audio

Two nurses unions are carrying out a full legal review of the proposed pay equity deal because of a backlash from members.

The Nurses Organisation says when the agreement - made to address the gender… Audio

Political divides aren't as deep as we think. Neither are gender or racial divides says Newsweek magazine deputy opinion editor Batya Ungar-Sargon. She speaks to Jesse about her book on the topic. Audio

Workers at an Amazon warehouse on Staten Island made history last week when they voted to form the company's first ever US union since it was founded nearly 30 years ago. Audio

Modern slavery isn't just happening in dark corners in far away places.

The government is proposing a new law that could force companies to weed out worker exploitation and slavery from their supply… Video, Audio

Trade Aid is all about sustainable trade - fair prices, wages and working conditions.

It is part of the government's Modern Slavery Advisory Group.

Chief executive Geoff White is adamant new… Video, Audio

The government is putting the onus on businesses to do their bit to stamp out modern slavery.

It's proposing a new law which would force companies to take action, if their products are linked to… Audio

A new tool is being developed at the Dodd-Walls Centre for Photonic and Quantum Technologies that can instantaneously detect whether tissue is cancerous or not. Dr Claude Aguergaray talks to Jesse. Audio

The National Party is insisting that a stand-alone Māori Health Authority will fail to reduce health inequities.

Labour is poised to establish the authority to address Māori health inequities as part… Audio

Tertiary students are more than twice as likely as the rest of us to be living in damp and mouldy homes.

That's the finding of a survey of 522 students by researchers at the University of Otago.

And… Video, Audio

Girls Who Code can end up women who face inequality in the workplace says Reshma Saujani. She's fighting what she calls anti-mum bias in the workforce. She speaks to Jesse about the inequality in the… Audio