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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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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.
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Elizabeth Warren announces challenge to Trump in 2020
US Senator Elizabeth Warren, a liberal firebrand who has taken on Wall Street and traded barbs with Donald Trump, has announced a challenge to the Republican president in 2020.
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Race row erupts on South African beach
Demonstrators allege black beachgoers were asked to leave the area by private security guards.
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Australian woman complains to UN over NZ's treatment of non-citizens
Wendy Faulkner has complained to the United Nations that New Zealand is denying her the right to challenge DOC's higher hut fees for non-citizens.
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More New Zealand families struggling at Christmas
More than 14,000 food parcels have been handed out in this year's annual Salvation Army Christmas appeal and expects the number will continue to climb.
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Auckland Christmas hamper charity expands to Waikato
It is the first time The Spirit of Christmas New Zealand charity has expanded to provide Christmas hampers for solo parents in Waikato.
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PM can reflect on a wild ride with an upbeat ending
Power Play - The prime minister can look back on 2018 as year of drama, controversy and a whirlwind of policy changes - and a year ending with the coalition in a strong position. Audio
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Expert female voices still not being heard in sports coverage
Only eight percent of guest analysts on Sky sports coverage are women, even though coverage of women in sport has increased. Zoë George, Suzanne McFadden and lead researcher Kylie Thompson ask why. Audio
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'Really sad' women are still harassed, five years on from Roast Busters
A woman who set up a website for people to anonymously share stories of abuse five years ago says it's sad women are still being sexually harassed.
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Lawyer questions law firms' motivation for changes after #MeToo
A senior woman lawyer says the industry is changing because of the Me Too movement but not for the right reasons, in the first part of a RNZ series Katie Scotcher looks at how #MeToo gained momentum…
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Hawke's Bay volunteers prepare to spread some Christmas cheer
One of Hawke's Bay's poorest communities is showing it is rich in festive spirit as it prepares to feed hundreds of people from all over the region this Christmas.
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Recognising people in hardship as legitimate customers
An advocacy group is calling on companies to design products and services to suit the needs of those in financial hardship. The National Building Financial Capability Charitable Trust or FinCap say… Audio
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Women fighting back against 'tough guy' rulers - Amnesty International
The rise of 'strong man rulers' such as Donald Trump has galvanised women to defend their rights and fight for equality, Amnesty's New Zealand campaigns director says. Audio
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The UN declaration on the rights of peasants - what it means
Marc Edelman explains what the UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas means. Just seven countries voted against its adoption recently, and of those was NZ… Audio
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How can NZ close the gap between rich and poor?
Opinion - Today's release of data on New Zealanders' assets deals another blow to the idea that this is an egalitarian country, writes Max Rashbrooke.
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The rich are getting richer - at a rate of $360 per day
The richest 20 percent of New Zealand households have seen a rise of $394,000 in their net worth since 2015 - and are now worth a median $1.75 million.
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Midday News for 14 December 2018
Audio 14 Dec 2018The country's inequality gap has widened sharply. Steve Hansen plans to step down after next year's World Cup. Audio
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Deportation of Aboriginal man from Australia 'surreal'
An Aboriginal man facing deportation to New Zealand says Australian immigration authorities are ripping people away from their homeland. Brendan Thoms was born in New Zealand - he has a New Zealand… Audio
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Aboriginal man heads to court to fight deportation to NZ
A New Zealand citizen locked in detention has gone to Australia's highest court to break new legal ground that would protect Aborigines from deportation. The detainee's lawyers says on top of the jail… Audio
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Vanuatu, Fiji lead the fight against domestic violence
Audio 12 Dec 2018Almost 30 years on, the fight against violence against women continues in the Pacific. Audio
