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Priest takes Catholic Church to Human Rights Commission
Father Alex Kapiarumula is alleging serious claims of racial harrassment, deception and exploitation by the Catholic Church. His lawyer Craig Tuck says his client has nowhere to go. Video, Audio
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French-Malian hip-hop artist Inna Modja: 'I didn’t want to stay broken'
Whether she’s singing in French, English or Bambara, French-Malian hip-hop artist Inna Modja is speaking out against injustice. Video, Audio, Gallery
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The myths of gender
Boys will be boys and girls will be girls doesn't cut it with psychologist Cordelia Fine. She says the power of testosterone is highly overrated and it is a myth that the behaviour of men and women is… Audio
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Huntly residents distance themselves as woman pleads guilty
A 27-year-old woman charged over a racially-charged attack on Muslim woman Mehpara Khan in Huntly has pleaded guilty. Sarah Robson reports. Audio
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Muslim woman talks about abuse in Huntly
The Muslim New Zealander, Mehpara Khan, who was attacked on the weekend in Huntly talks to Morning Report. She says she's been overwhelmed by the support from the community. Audio
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Muslim community "shocked, stunned" at racial abuse in Waikato
"Very, very shocked and stunned." That's the reaction of the president of the Federation of the Islamic Associations of New Zealand, Hazim Arafeh, to the attack over the weekend on Muslim women in… Audio
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Still fighting for equal pay
Despite years of campaigning the pay gap between men and women remains 12 percent. Prue Hyman is a feminist economist who has spent decades researching gender inequality and advocating solutions. Audio
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Protest as prison population hits 10,000
Harsher bail rules have caused the prison population to balloon, protestors outside Mt Eden Prison say.
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Careworker's pay battle: '30,000 women outside employment system'
The lawyer for a woman paid just $3 an hour to work as a support carer for the elderly says 30,000 women are in a similar position, and outside the usual employment system.
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Rheumatic fever on the rise in Auckland despite govt targets
Government targets to reduce rheumatic fever are unlikely to be met and in some regions, particularly in Auckland, rates have actually risen. Kathryn Ryan speaks to Professor Harvey White, the… Audio
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Akld community appeals controversial retirement development
Devonport residents are in a bitter battle trying to stop a 600-bed reitrement village being built in their community, describing it as looking like a prison. Video, Audio
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Beneficiaries, low income earners hardest hit by inflation
Costs for beneficiaries and low incomes earners rose more than twice as much as costs did for the highest spenders, Statistics New Zealand says. Audio
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Have women surfers waved goodbye to sexism?
"What you got that for? Chicks don't surf!" Has sexism in surfing decreased since the 1980s classic film Puberty Blues? Audio
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Biographer Joanne Drayton takes on Hudson & Halls
Biographer Joanne Drayton is on a residency at the Carey Institute for Global Good in New York State.
The Auckland English teacher and author of biographies of crime writer Ngaio Marsh, painters… Audio
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More schools forgo donations - but at what cost?
More and more schools are forgoing school donations because parents cannot afford them, a school principals' federation says. Audio
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Salvation Army: Housing, child poverty just getting worse
The Salvation Army is questioning why the government is putting extra resources into increasing police numbers and building more prisons despite crime rates remaining stagnant. Audio
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Ex-broadcaster believes lawless celebrants right to be declined
Natasha Utting, who is engaged to singer Anika Moa, says the government was right to reject 22 would-be celebrants because they would not marry same-sex couples.
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Mayors want poverty resources targeted at zones
Mayors in some of the country's poorest regions say a new approach is needed to tackle entrenched poverty in some communities. Audio
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Rental rises put squeeze on tenants
Demand for rental properties in Auckland and Wellington is so high that some people are offering well over the asking rate to secure a house.
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Push to end shootings in New Caledonia's St Louis area
Audio 2 Feb 2017Authorities determined to end shootings in New Caledonia's St Louis area. Audio
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Want a job? Change your surname
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… Audio, Gallery
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Schools' competitive model 'hurting' poor communities
Kathryn Ryan talks with educationalist and author Bernadine Vester, who's new book on education in South Auckland argues that government policy is not working for poor schools. She says the chasm… Audio
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'We based our entire lives here'
Families, students, engineers and doctors from the Middle East who made the United States their home face potentially uprooting their lives.
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The faces of 'back-row' America
Since 2012, Chris Arnade has travelled deep into small-town America, photographing America’s poor. Audio
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Screen all babies for heart disease, specialists urge
Some hospitals already carry out screenings on newborns, but others don't. Researchers are now looking at the feasibility of introducing the practice across the country.
