Racism
Asian fusion, with a side of racism
Opinion - To those who think mocking another culture is "not that racist", Anny Ma offers some food for thought to go with your meal.
Australian senator Sam Dastyari racially abused at pub
The Iranian-born senator was surrounded and racially abused at a Melbourne pub.
NFL players protest grows after Trump's comment
More and more NFL players are kneeling during the American national anthem. Over the weekend President Donald Trump said NFL players who don't stand for the country's anthem which plays ahead of all… Audio
'They can make excuses...but everything they stands for is hate'
The terror in Europe, fuelled by Islamic extremist groups, is relatively recent. In America, the roots of race-hate can be traced back to the Civil War, and well before. John Campbell reports. Video, Audio
Race division in the US
American history expert, Dr Raymond Richards on why he thinks the US having confederate statues would be the same as Germany having statues of Hitler. Audio
Pauline Hanson wears burka in Australian senate
The leader of Australia's One Nation party has caused controversy by wearing a burka to question time in the Upper House of Parliament.
A butter chicken pie tells us a lot about immigration, according to an NZ expert
Immigation is discussed by broadcaster Ali Ikram, refugee rights campaigner Dr Arama Rata, filmmaker Roseanne Liang and Massey University's Professor Paul Spoonley, with Noelle McCarthy in the chair.
…Culture clash over controversial comedy
Heard the one about the Aussie comedian, the Tongan teenager and the New Zealand TV channel? No-one’s laughing now after Maori TV's top brass stepped in to dump a controversial comedy after one… Audio
Self-centredness at the heart of loneliness
Advice for lonely people: stop thinking about yourself. Audio
Be a bit less racist
Carla Houkamau who's written a book about bias Rewire: The Little Book About Bias discusses whether we're all a bit racist. Audio
Racism is on the rise - Commissioner
The Human Rights Commission is warning racial intolerance and overt attacks are on the rise. Dame Susan Devoy is the Race Relations Commissioner and says she's seeing and hearing about racism… Audio
Is prejudice a habit that can be broken?
Our unconscious biases operate like habits so we can break them like habits, says Dr Trish Devine of The Prejudice Lab. Audio
Glenn Colquhoun: 'People are medicine to people'
GP and poet Glenn Colquhoun's new book Late Love tells of how he came to love medicine as an act of creativity and looks at the challenges of the NZ health system. Audio
New campaign aims to help rid Canterbury rugby of racial abuse
The Canterbury Rugby Union wants to put a stop to racial abuse in rugby and it's launched a campaign it hopes will help Christchurch leave behind its reputation as a white city. Audio
Lynval Golding of The Specials on racism, rights and music
Lynval Golding of The Specials talks to Checkpoint about racism, basic rights, equality and his music. Video, Audio
Reformed Neo-Nazi Christian Picciolini
Christian Picciolini was a founding member of Chicago's first Neo-Nazi Skinhead gang but after seven years he left the group and has since helped founded the non-profit Life After Hate which helps… Audio
Auckland Uni investigates racist posters
Posters depicting what are being described as white supremacist views have been plastered across Auckland University's central campus.
Dunne denounces 'despicable racist' pamphlets
United Future leader Peter Dunne has derided pamphlets being distributed in his electorate as "disgraceful, despicable racist bigotry".
Concern attacks on Muslims go unreported
The Federation of Islamic Associations will investigate a racist attack on a Muslim woman in a Waikato town to see how widespread the problem is, its president says.
Andrew Judd
Andrew Judd is the former mayor of New Plymouth who describes himself as a 'recovering racist' after experiencing a severe backlash to his proposals for Maori rights on the district council. He was… Audio