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NZers on hunger strike in Aus bracing to wait out authorities
New Zealanders on hunger strike over their treatment in Australian immigration detention centres expect authorities to try to wait them out. A protest organiser, Alvin Tuala, says talks with managers… Audio
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Doctors threaten further strike action
Junior doctors are threatening to keep striking throughout February unless hospitals back down in their employment row. The doctors walked off wards again today at the beginning of their second… Audio
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Migrant restaurant owners warned to sell up and leave
A community is rallying behind Ukrainian restaurant owners whose application for residency has been declined by Immigration New Zealand because their restaurant isn't big enough to be of "significant… Video, Audio
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Modelling the collapse of great empires
It's easy to look at the news and feel like civilization is collapsing. Peter Turchin's job is to subject that feeling to the rigors of science. Turchin, a professor of ecology and mathematics at the… Audio
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FPA report details leak
The working Group on fair pay agreements has delivered its report to Workplace relations Minister Ian Lees Galloway. The full details aren't known, but a few of the details have been leaked. Audio
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Union criticises National over leaks from fair pay talks
A union is crying mischief after some proposals were leaked out of a report which seeks to shake up industrial relations. A panel - chaired by the former National Prime Minister Jim Bolger - has… Audio
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Firefighters' union welcomes 'line in the sand' on bullying
Bill Butzbach is chief executive of the United Fire Brigades' Association of New Zealand which represents roughly 11,000 members. He talks to Guyon Espiner. Audio
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Rhys Jones pledges to stamp out bullying in Fire & Emergency
The head of Fire and Emergency is vowing to stamp out bullying in the organisation, but says it could take years. An independent investigation has revealed bullying and harassment are endemic in all… Audio
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Lately with Karyn Hay
Audio 21 Jan 2019Cost of Auckland transport to increase; Oxfam report highlights wealth inequality; and The Word - Bookstores are thriving! Audio
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Auckland council submissions dominated by older Pakeha voices
Around three-quarters of the 26,000 submissions on Auckland's long-term 2050 plan were made by Pakeha, despite making up just half of the region's population. Video, Audio
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The rich are getting richer, the poor are getting poorer - new research
New research by Oxfam has found that New Zealand's rich are continuing to get richer, while the poor are getting poorer.
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Inequality impacting more than extreme poor in NZ - Oxfam CEO
Audio 21 Jan 2019New Zealand's rich are still getting richer, while the poor continue to get poorer, according to new research by Oxfam. The non-profit organisation which works to combat poverty and injustice says the… Audio
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Government benefits still not enough a poverty action group says
The Child Poverty Action Group wants the government to increase benefits by 20 percent immediately.
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Aged care workers raise serious concerns about understaffing
Some basic care for the elderly is being missed because of staffing pressures, a survey of aged care workers has found.
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Ratepayers Association labelled 'ignorant' after calling for a referendum on settlement
The Whanganui Ratepayer's Association is being labelled as ignorant scaremongers for saying iwi should not gain ownership of some of the city's parks and reserves. It's demanding a council referendum… Audio
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Families on the Spectrum
Rachael is from the next family to share their story of trying to secure the best possible education and future for their children who're somewhere on the autism spectrum. Audio
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Woman forced out of job after disability complaint
An Auckland woman has been forced to leave her volunteer job at a charity store, after a colleague complained about her intellectual disability. Rebecca Gibbs had been volunteering at the Hibiscus… Audio
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Petition calls for resignation of New Plymouth councillor after anthem comment
A petition has been started calling for the resignation of a controversial New Plymouth councillor who posted on social media that he's 'ashamed' of singing the te reo version of the national anthem… Audio
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Junior doctors take to streets demanding safer working hours
Striking junior doctors took to the streets today to protect safer working hours for them in public hospitals. About three thousand junior doctors began a two-day strike this morning in a battle with… Audio
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Exploiting migrants 'takes away all the integrity in the system'
Workers' representatives say rogue employers are finding new ways to deter New Zealanders from applying for jobs so that they can recruit and exploit immigrants instead.
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Calls for more LGBTQ training for aged-care workers
An elderly gay man says same-sex relationships are often kept under wraps in retirement villages - and it's creating needless stress for people who deserve better. Audio
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Lawyer warns Corrections could face further raft of compensation claims
A lawyer is warning Corrections could face a raft of compensation claims after a court ruled it made mistakes calculating prison terms. So far 15 offenders have filed claims, after a court ruling… Audio
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Leta Hong Fincher: China threatened by feminist awakening
Audio 6 Jan 2019The Chinese government sees the women's movement as a threat so it's a huge triumph that feminism is on the rise there, says academic Leta Hong Fincher. Her latest book is Betraying Big Brother: The… Audio
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Youth Justice in 2019
The youth justice organisation JustSpeak is now heading into its eighth year of existence and has a lot of plans for 2019. Tania Sawicki-Mead is the director of JustSpeak. Audio
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Indian women form 620km 'human chain' for equality
Women in the southern Indian state of Kerala have formed a 620km human chain "in support of gender equality", amid a row over access to a prominent Hindu temple.
