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Police and firefighters in Rio are protesting not being paid wages and a lack of essentials like toilet paper and fuel for vehicles.

The Labour Party wants the government to help Maori and Pacific people become home-owners after new wealth figures showed a large gap between ethnicities in NZ.

New Zealand's wealth distribution is becoming increasingly uneven, but Prime Minister John Key is downplaying the latest figures. Audio

Four days after Britain decided to leave the European Union the shockwaves are continuing to ripple around the globe.

OPINION - The comedown from an explosive event like the UK's vote to exit the European Union, and the effect on NZ, will take some time to emerge, writes Rob Hosking.

OPINION: Fears over immigration and anger over economic inequality have driven a slim majority of British to vote to leave the EU, writes Rod Oram.

The Samoa Rugby Union is dedicating Saturday's Pacific Nations Cup match against Tonga to the campaign to end violence against women.

OPINION: News that welfare fraudsters are prosecuted 10 times more often than tax evaders shows how class-stratified NZ has become, says Shamubeel Eaqub.

Europe's growing army of robot workers could be classed as 'electronic persons' and their owners liable to paying social security for them.

White collar criminals get a better deal than welfare fraudsters because the system is biased before they even get to the courts, a lawyer says.

The Children's Commissioner is calling for immediate change in the treatment of children in state care. Audio

Bernie Sanders has promised to work with Democratic presumptive nominee Hillary Clinton but hasn't formally pulled out of the race for the White House.

Marlborough Girls' College is taking steps to support a transgender student who says she's been told she can't use the girls' school bathroom, it says.

Older people becoming homeless for the first time later in life is an emerging problem, says a new report.