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Want a job? Change your surname
3:30 PM.Does institutionalised racism exist within the job market in this country? Are highly qualified ethnic graduates and migrants struggling to gain meaningful employment? Lynda Chanwai-Earle and Sonia… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Busting the bamboo ceiling
3:30 PM.Is there institutionalised racism within New Zealand's public and private sectors? Does a bamboo ceiling exist? If it does, a group of Asian leaders are working to tear it down. Read more Audio, Gallery
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Asian men are hot too!
3:30 PM.On Voices this week, young actors says roles for Asian people on stage and screen in NZ are just too few and far between. They want 'more Asians in people's faces!' Read more Video, Audio, Gallery
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The media – who is in control?
3:30 PM."The media" - who is in control? How do you deal with ethnic stereotyping? Lynda Chanwai-Earle asks these questions at Mai Chen's Super Diversity Leadership programme and hears from experts on how to… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Stars: Dreaming in music
3:30 PM.New Zealand musicians collaborated with a world-renowned artist recently on both ancient and modern compositions in a wild ‘science experiment’. Read more Audio, Gallery
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'The guru of Paraparaumu'
3:30 PM.The Kapiti Coast District has just voted in its first ethnic mayor, Malaysian-Indian K. Gurunathan. Lynda Chanwai-Earle travels up the shaken post-quake, tsunami-alert region to meet the new "Guru of… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Fighting for your livelihood
3:35 PM.A spike in aggravated dairy robberies across the country has placed many owner/operators in danger. The Police Association says drug users needing cash are targeting dairies, many of which are owned… Read more Audio
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Post-Trump: Diversity or division - Are we racist?
3:30 PM.The election of Donald Trump has stoked fears of a backlash against minorities. In NZ, ethnic communities are wondering what impact his win will have on them? Read more Video, Audio, Gallery
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Food for the soul - Pomegranate Kitchen
3:30 PM.An initiative that unites a group of former refugees - women from Afghanistan, Syria, Iran and Africa - is launching in Wellington. They're making a living from what they love doing best - cooking and… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Tea anyone?
3:30 PM.Tea anyone? In the face of immigration concerns and the refugee crisis, some Kiwis feel it is time to celebrate the positive role migrant communities play in making New Zealand a great place to live… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Equal pay? Not for women of colour
9:00 PM.According to Statistics NZ, women from our Pasifika communities earn the least in our country, on average only 67% of what a Pakeha male might earn. Gender inequity is a global issue but how does it… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Kiwi writer returns to the Shanghai rain
3:30 PM.Award winning and new literary talent Heidi North-Bailey is the second New Zealand writer to undertake the prestigious Shanghai Writer's Residency this year. Heidi shares her dreams with Lynda… Read more Audio, Gallery
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'We need a lot more Aunty Ranjnas in New Zealand'
3:30 PM.Known as "Aunty Ranjna" she's a champion for the high needs communities in South Auckland. She's also the first ethnic woman to become a finalist in our most prestigious business award; The Ernst and… Read more Audio, Gallery
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On the door knock: young Indian and ground-breaking
3:30 PM.Politics runs in the family, Lynda Chanwai-Earle joins one of the youngest Indian New Zealanders on the campaign trail in Mt Roskill, Auckland. Read more Audio, Gallery
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The race for Auckland's ethnic communities
3:30 PM.More than 65% of new migrant, ethnic New Zealanders live in Auckland and the race for votes on, but how much thought have mayoral candidates given to the needs of their ethnic communities? Lynda… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Dr X is in the house! Asian newcomers to local body elections
3:30 PM.Are local boards too white? See Dr "X" for the remedy. Asian new comers are vying for representation at local governance level in Auckland because of their deep connections with our Asian communities… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Ethnic communities challenge mayoral candidates
3:30 PM.Mayoral candidates are racing for votes in upcoming local government elections largely with a focus on housing, economy and transport. But how much thought have mayoral candidates put into the needs… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Indian students fight back
3:30 PM.Claims of exploitation, even corruption, surround New Zealand's three billion dollar international education sector. Tired of the rip-offs, some international students with support from the NZ Indian… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Angelic Acapella - The Wellington Filipino Community Choir
3:30 PM.Folk songs commemorating the lost lives of children living amongst the infamous "Smokey Mountain" rubbish dumps of Manila in the Philippines, and more, when Lynda Chanwai-Earle hears angelic acapella… Read more Audio, Gallery
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The Art of Being Invisible - Helene Wong on Sinophobia
3:30 PM.Learning the "art of being invisible" informed award winning writer Helene Wong's childhood experiences. For Helene, growing up Chinese in Wellington was about managing racism. Helene walks down… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Nurturing migrant mums - the midwife's role
3:30 PM.A landmark pay parity case taken by midwives against the government would have gone to court today (15 August 2016) but - just days out from the hearing - the parties decided to enter mediation. The… Read more Audio
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A Taste of Home - Philippine Festival
3:30 PM.Celebrating 50 years of Philippines and New Zealand diplomatic relations, one Filipino New Zealander guides Lynda Chanwai-Earle through her community's annual celebration with a hands on cooking… Read more Audio, Gallery
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The big 'D' word - why diversity?
3:30 PM.What is diversity good for? Lynda Chanwai-Earle hears from a group of high profile New Zealand's ethnic leaders to find out whether the increasingly ethnic diverse population in New Zealand is a good… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Acoustic Heaven - Celestial Gifts From China
3:30 PM.Victoria University's music students are in acoustic heaven with the arrival of a shipping container full of precious traditional Chinese instruments. The collection is a gift from Hanban, The… Read more Audio, Gallery
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India's big issues - a student speaks out
3:30 PM.Lynda Chanwai-Earle brings us a story from RNZ's Lynn Freeman who is in rural Kanha, central India. Lynn meets a young Indian student to hear about the big issues in India….sexism, women's safety, the… Read more Video, Audio, Gallery