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Tertiary providers given deadline to fix persistently low pass rates for Māori, Pasifika
Universities, polytechs and wananga have been given ten years to end the persistently lower pass rates for Māori and Pasifika students.
It's the third time in the past decade the Tertiary Education… Audio
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How Billy Goats Gruff can help children understand the world - and change it: Prof. Peter O’Connor
In an update of his 2017 talk, Prof. Peter O'Connor explores the complexities of terrorism from an educator's perspective. From the online version of Auckland University's Raising the Bar. Video, Audio
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Focus on Politics: Viral inequality and ganging up on Covid-19
News 9 Oct 2021Podcast - Political Editor Jane Patterson takes politicians' temperature on Covid-19 and the economic response, and how that impacts efforts to combat inequality. Audio
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Viral inequality and ganging up on Covid-19
Audio 9 Oct 2021In today's Focus on Politics podcast, Political Editor Jane Patterson takes politicians' temperature on Covid-19 and the economic response, and how that impacts efforts to combat inequality. Audio
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Viral inequality and ganging up on Covid-19
In today's Focus on Politics podcast, Political Editor Jane Patterson takes politicians' temperature on Covid-19 and the economic response, and how that impacts efforts to combat inequality.
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'Jacinda hyped me up to get it': Chat with PM before first vaccination
The government's beefing up efforts to vaccinate Māori against Covid-19 by getting the prime minister out on the road.
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Too early to say if local government shake-up will mean amalgamation
It's too early to say if amalgamation is on the cards for New Zealand's 78 councils, but the way towns and cities are run is poised for overhaul.
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Health experts to work with Mongrel Mob on vaccine hesitancy
A health expert who will front a Waikato Mongrel Mob vaccination event next week says there is a duty of care to help inform all New Zealanders. Audio
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Covid-19: Vaccination mobilisation underway in Porirua
A family doctor in a disadvantaged part of Porirua, near Wellington, says a huge mobilisation is under way there to lift lagging Covid-19 vaccination rates.
The government yesterday released… Audio
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Man's sentence 'well beyond excessive punishment' - Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has called a jailed man's sentence "well beyond excessive punishment" - and a breach of the Bill of Rights.
The sentence comes down to the Three Strikes Law - and his lawyer says he… Audio
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Accessibility legislation proposed
New legislation which would require accessibility barriers to be removed could be on the way, if an accessibility advocacy group has its way. Accessibility legislation is increasingly appearing in… Audio
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Gang leaders help get members and their whanau tested
Community crisis response workers called in the help of the Waikato Mongrel Mob Leader, Sonny Fatupaito, to help them with hard-to-reach communities within gang chapters and their whanau.
The request… Audio
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Crown prosecuters fail to reflect the make up of NZ communities
Many of the private law firms with warrants to prosecute serious crimes for the Crown are failing to reflect the diversity of the regions they serve - despite that being a condition of their lucrative… Audio
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Vaccination passports could compound existing inequalities- Expert
Do vaccine passports raise serious questions about discrimination, inequality and coercion?
Dr Justine Kingsley, a senior philosophy lecturer at Waikato University, thinks they do -- sort of.
She… Audio
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Vaccination passport inequities: Freedom for many, but not for some
Opinion - Any vaccine passport must account for those who cannot be vaccinated for health reasons, include a non-app option, be accessible, and should be timed very carefully, Chris Ford writes.
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Government's Covid-19 roadmap slammed by other parties
Political parties have slammed the government's plan to ease restrictions in Auckland, saying it creates confusion and puts vulnerable people at risk.
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Vaccination passport inequities: Freedom for many, but not for some
Opinion - Any vaccine passport must account for those who cannot be vaccinated for health reasons, include a non-app option, be accessible, and should be timed very carefully, Chris Ford writes.
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In brief: News from around the Pacific
Two men missing at sea in Solomon Islands have landed in PNG; Cook Islands govt wants to vaccinate target youth population before opening borders to NZ, and more
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Covid-19 vaccine uptake among Māori 2/3 of general population
It has been a month since all New Zealanders over 12 became eligible for the vaccine and only 55 percent of Māori have had their first dose.
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ACC to spend $44.9 million on sexual violence prevention
ACC is spending nearly 45 million dollars on a bid to prevent sexual violence, including $11.7 million for kaupapa Māori approaches.
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Evan Osnos: 'Greed has always been part of America's formula'
When Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Evan Osnos was living away from the United States for a decade, he often found himself making a case for his home country, despite the grave mistakes it had made… Audio
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UK food banks brace for halted Covid-19 payments, higher gas prices
Food banks in the UK are "preparing for the worst" as the government starts winding up measures put in place to cushion the pandemic's impact on millions of workers and low-income households.
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Global Covid-19 deaths hit 5 million as Delta variant sweeps the world
Worldwide deaths related to Covid-19 have surpassed 5 million, according to a Reuters tally, with unvaccinated people particularly exposed to the virulent Delta strain.
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Poorer countries left behind as dozens miss Covid-19 vaccine target
More than 50 countries have missed the World Health Organisation's (WHO) target for 10 percent of their populations to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 by the end of September.
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Govt progress on welfare overhaul frustratingly slow - advocates
Another benefit sanction is on the scrap heap, but advocates are questioning how long it's taking for the government to make good on its promise to overhaul the welfare system.
