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Minimum wage - How high is too high?
This week saw the minimum wage increase by 50 cents to $15.25. Those who argue against significant increases to the minimum wage claim it will price some of the most vulnerable workers out of jobs… Audio
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Kate's Klassic: My Own Story by Emmeline Pankhurst
Kate Camp discusses My Own Story, the 1914 memoir by suffragist Emmeline Pankhurst. Audio
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John Grant: songs of sobriety
American singer-songwriter John Grant is lauded for his vocal presence and confessional ballads. Now based in Iceland, he and his five-piece band will perform at the Auckland Arts Festival, and WOMAD… Audio
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Liz Sime: women and children first
Recent retiree from the position of Director of International Operations, and Vice President at Marie Stopes International, after working for 15 years around the world for international humanitarian… Audio
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Labour slams 50c minimum wage rise
New Zealanders deserve a decent minimum wage that truly reflects the costs families are facing, the Labour Party says. Audio
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Minimum wage rises to $15.25 from April
The adult minimum hourly wage will rise 50 cents to $15.25 from 1 April.
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Infantino vows to lead Fifa out of corruption
Gianni Infantino vowed to lead FIFA out of years of corruption and scandal after being elected president to succeed Sepp Blatter.
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New ways to analyse data from social agencies
AUT Economics Professor, Rhema Vaithianathan discusses the revolutionary ways data from social agencies is being used by academic researchers. For the first time, almost all the information on people… Audio
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NZ govt defends Pasifika employment efforts
The New Zealand government says the number of Pacific people not in employment, education or training decreased last year.
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NZ MP fears for Pasifika on other side of poverty gap
A New Zealand opposition MP says he fears the gap in inequality will continue to grow if Pasifika people and the government are not prepared for predicted changes to New Zealand's workforce.
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Picky Finicky Fussy Eating - Caitlin Daniel
Having a child that is a picky eater is something that many parents face. And our next guest has been studying how finicky eating has particular effects on the poor. Caitlin Daniel is a doctoral… Audio
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Tony Atkinson - Godfather of Inequality Studies
Sir Tony Atkinson has been called the godfather of inequality studies. He was a mentor to economist Thomas Piketty (author of the bestseller Capital in the 21st Century)and Nicholas Stern calls him… Audio
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David Stuckler: health and austerity
Professor of Political Economy and Sociology at Oxford University, where he researches how social policy and economic changes influence health across the globe, and co-author of The Body Economic: Why… Audio
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Ron Layton: intellectual property in Africa
Founder and CEO of LightYears IP, board member of the African IP Trust, and a fellow of Ashoka, the largest worldwide network of social entrepreneurs. Audio
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School asks for swimming tog donations
A school in one of Auckland's poorest areas is calling for swimming tog donations because some families can't afford them. Audio
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'She is a raw, sexual force, impeded'
The way Hollywood scriptwriters describe female characaters is under the spotlight, after a film producer started tweeting parts of scripts.
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Poverty holding NZ school kids back at maths - OECD report
Poor children in New Zealand are more than six times more likely to do badly at maths than well-off children, a new OECD report says. Audio
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Government can't ignore OECD report - union
The secondary school teachers union says the Government can't ignore a new report that says children living in poverty are not learning maths as well as wealthier children. Audio
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Women discuss "sexism" debate raging among Democrats
The battle to put a woman into the White House for the first time ever has taken a vitriolic turn. Audio
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Report shows poverty big factor in under achievement
A new OECD report says poor children in New Zealand are over six times more likely than well-off children to do badly at maths. Audio
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Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump win in New Hampshire primary
Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Bernie Sanders have shaken up the US presidential race with decisive victories in the New Hampshire primary.
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Kiwis in Aus shut out of disability services
Severely disabled children born in Australia are being denied access to the National Disability Insurance Scheme because their parents are New Zealand citizens.
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Working families living in garages and overcrowded homes
Working families say rental prices, coupled with the housing shortage in Auckland are so severe, they've had no option but to live with their children in draughty, cold garages, or on the floors of… Audio
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Macedonia at midnight
As she hunted down six thieves in Skopje, Mava Moayyed realised she wasn't quite as invincible as she thought.
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Equal number of female, male lawyers for first time
There will be equal numbers of men and women lawyers this year for the first time, but females are still outnumbered in the highest levels of the profession.
