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Week in Politics: Regional fund could become election liability
Analysis - The Government could be heading for a $3 billion headache if it's Regional Development Fund doesn't deliver, writes Peter Wilson.
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Chinese migrant workers: ‘We’ve been cheated’
Chinese migrant workers who say they paid thousands for the promise of work and visas that never eventuated are still waiting for new visas Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway promised them last… Video, Audio
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PM at Waitangi: 'the distance between us is still too high'
The Prime Minister has made her address to iwi from the porch of Te Whare Rūnanga, saying she will keep working to bridge the gap between Māori and those who came after. Video
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More women coaching rugby than ever before
Some of the country's leading female rugby coaches say it was rare to see women in charge five years ago. But as Te Aniwa Hurihanganui reports, the tide has changed. Audio
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Claim of discrimination against wāhine Māori to go ahead
The Waitangi Tribunal has agreed to hear a claim from the Public Service Association rūnanga that government actions and policies have systematically discriminated against Māori women in breach of the… Audio
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Migrants vulnerable to torture forced labour and rape
Aid workers say despite a bigger presence of relief agencies, UN workers, and diplomats in Libya, little has been done to ease the plight of migrants abused in detention centers and blocked from… Video, Audio
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Bill targeting activist 'hooligans' ignites French civil liberties debate
French lawmakers have backed a bill banning protesters from hiding their faces during demonstrations, in respond to "yellow vest" movement violence.
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Employers fight back against proposed industrial agreements
Employers are pushing back against being locked into industrial agreements that would set minimum pay and conditions across whole sectors. The full recommendations about what those agreements should… Video, Audio
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Businesses and unions clash over new fair pay guidelines
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 has thrown the decision back to the government to make. Audio
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Watch: Why 'women's work' doesn't count
The work of changing nappies, cooking and cleaning, along with all the other unpaid tasks done in the home, doesn't count towards New Zealand's GDP. Should it? Video
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Govt to decide if Fair Pay agreement forced on businesses
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
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Mother of baby with broken arm feared he would be taken
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
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Uber drivers deactivated following customer complaints
More Uber drivers say their income was cut-off by the ride-sharing app for customer complaints that they didn't know about - or weren't even investigated. Audio
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Evasive and bullying: Life insurance customers describe tactics
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
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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.
