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The Fair Pay Agreement working group, led by former prime minister Jim Bolger, is divided over whether the system should be compulsory or not, and have thrown the decision back to the Minister to… Audio

An advocate for the family of a one-month-old baby, who was found to have a broken arm at Middlemore Hospital, says the mother was closely monitored and made to believe her baby would be taken from… Audio

Life insurance customers have described feeling threatened, ignored and kept in the dark by their insurance companies - and have welcomed a report which exposes companies' tactics. Audio

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

New 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

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

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