Activism

A group of sixteen advocacy groups have penned an open letter to the Government, calling for a right to a sustainable environment.

This comes as a member's bill by James Shaw, which proposes to… Audio

Thousands of young people have gathered in centres around the country - taking part in a School Strike 4 Climate Aotearoa march.

It's not just about concern for the climate; the event is led by a… Audio

From Whangarei to Invercargill, more than 100,000 people are expected to take to the streets in Friday's climate strike.

But it's not just about the climate crisis - the event is led by a coalition… Audio

The line between freedom of expression, and suppression of other people's freedoms Audio

People and livestock gobble so much fish that the seas soon won’t keep up. Is the answer to grow fish on land? Kate Evans meets scientists figuring out the puzzles of how to farm some of New Zealand’s… Audio

Protestors have turned out in force in the Taranaki town of Hawera today as a renewed hearing into an offshore mining application gets underway.

Trans Tasman Resources has for years been trying to… Audio

A haka incorporating barbs aimed at the Government has rekindled a decades old debate over sport and politics. Audio

Lawyer, linguist and teacher Aliya Danzeisen converted to Islam as an adult four months before 9/11. Today, Aliya is the national co-ordinator and spokesperson for the Islamic Women's Council, and a… Audio

The world-first law that would have created a smokefree generation in Aotearoa New Zealand was repealed under urgency by the coalition government on Wednesday. A tobacco control expert tells Susie… Audio

Sex work activists - The Fired Up Stilettos - are kicking up what they'd like to call a FUS.

Nineteen strippers were fired from Calendar Girls Wellington via a Facebook post in February last year for… Audio

Te Papa says the number of visitors identifying its Te Tiriti exhibit as a highlight has jumped from 18 percent to 43 percent since December.

That's when a group of protestors damaged the wooden… Audio

In Mexico City, animal rights activists are protesting against the return of bullfighting, years after it was outlawed.

The Mexican Supreme Court repealed its decision last month, citing a lack of… Audio

Jacqueline Fahey was one of the first New Zealand artists to paint from a woman's perspective, illustrating "the theatricality of domestic life" and, in the 1950s, the crippling isolation of women in… Audio

Actor, producer, activist and former fitness guru, Jane Fonda reflects on her relationship with climate change activism in her 2020 book: ‘What Can I Do? My Path from Climate Despair to Action’. She… Audio