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A new report warns New Zealand's poor handling of human rights issues and Parliament's failure to act is harming the country's reputation.

A principal says a High Court interim injunction overruling his decision to stop students in a rowing regatta is a potentially dangerous precedent. Audio

Duo fight to change attitudes towards sexual violence with #RapAgainstRape.

A global survey of 6000 people by recruiting company Hays shows that women are far more aware of perceived gaps in equal pay and opportunities than men.

Gareth Hughes has joined Kevin Hague in the contest to replace Russel Norman as co-leader of the Green Party.

Opposition parties are calling on the Government to rein in pay increases for public sector chief executives as well as for MPs. Audio

In its annual report on the state of the world's human rights, Amnesty International says New Zealand still has work to do on fundamental human rights.

The Green Party will be leaving the Northland by-election to Labour, Mana, ACT and National.

A new report from Human Rights Watch says Papua New Guinea's human rights record took a turn for the worse in 2014.

Former Reserve Bank Governor and politician Don Brash says the problem of housing affordability in parts of the country represent a failure of policy. Audio

Just months after the general election, political parties are having to fire up their campaign machines after the sudden resignation of Mike Sabin. Audio

Powerplay with Brent Edwards - Just a couple of months into his new job as Labour Party leader Andrew Little is finding out how difficult it can be.

Labour Party leader Andrew Little has told an audience in Auckland small businesses are the key to New Zealand's future prosperity. Video

Prime Minister John Key and Labour Party leader Andrew Little are both giving their annual State of the Nation speeches as the political year gets under way.

US President Barack Obama announced measures to help working families and address inequality in his annual State of the Union Address. Video

More than 100,000 New Zealanders are in the global top one percent, which Oxfam says own nearly half the world's wealth.

More than half the world's wealth will soon be owned by the wealthiest one percent of the population, according to a study by anti-poverty charity Oxfam.

School principals say a review of the school decile system is urgently required and the system is not meeting the needs of students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Audio