Inequality
New research on gender diversity in NZ music
The Panel speaks to Anna Edgington a.k.a Edie about a report that paints a bleak picture for women in the industry. Audio
Enabling diversity: Media needs to reframe disability too
Opinion - Simplistic, stereotyped, voyeuristic and ableist media representations of disabled people can be replaced by complex, nuanced, thought-provoking stories instead, writes Áine Kelly-Costello.
Report details widespread gender inequality in nation's music industry
Massey University researchers have today released a report detailing widespread gender discrimination in the Aotearoa music community, in the first report of its kind in New Zealand.
Northland mayor says recent gun attacks legacy of neglect and deprivation
A trend of drug-related gun violence against police cannot be addressed without also confronting decades of social neglect in Northland, one of its mayors says.
Abuse survivor details experience at Salvation Army home
Cruel and degrading treatment at a Salvation Army home for unmarried mothers has been outlined to the inquiry into abuse in care.
Andrew McRae filed this report - and a warning some may find parts of… Audio
Tertiary Education Union on Auditor-General's report
There's a call for the University of Auckland's vice chancellor to pay back thousands of dollars in discounted rent for a $5 million house in one of the city's priciest suburbs.
The university bought… Audio
Research reveals Māori and Pasifika female academics earn 'significantly less'
Māori and Pasifika female academics are paid nearly $8000 less a year than their non-Māori and Pasifika male counterparts, new research has revealed.
Hawke's Bay Regional Council boss stands Māori ward decision
The Hawke's Bay Regional Council chair says "bring it on" after hearing talk of councillors investigating a motion of no confidence in his leadership.
In a contentious result, councillors voted to… Audio
Māori and Pasifika female academics paid $8k less per year
Māori and Pasifika female academics are paid nearly $8000 less a year than their non-Māori and Pasifika male counterparts.
That's just one of the findings from a new study, led by Dr Tara McAllister… Audio
Call for Pasifika abuse victims to be involved in Royal Commission on Abuse in Care
An abuse survivor is calling for Pacific people in New Zealand who have been abused in care to go to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care for guidance and support.
Frances Tagaloa spoke… Audio
Lower South Island jobseeker numbers up more than 50 percent
Covid-19 has caused economic pain throughout the country, but nowhere more than the lower South Island where the numbers on the dole have increased more than 50 percent since February.
Unsurprisingly… Audio
NZ in a 'child poverty emergency' - Children's Commissioner
Bold action is being urged to prevent Covid-19 making life even tougher for children living in deprivation.
Income and hardship data in the latest Child Poverty Monitor out today show the country was… Audio
Water poverty in drought-prone Northland a 'human rights issue'
Water poverty is challenging Northland's ability to handle future severe drought, a council boss says.
'It's done a disservice to Māori': Stuff apology
The media company is issuing a public apology for the way it has portrayed Māori, from its first editions until now. Audio
Work to reform welfare system 'unjustifiably slow' - Child Poverty Action Group
The CPAG has criticised a lack of speed in lifting families out of poverty, but the Prime Minister says the government has made significant progress which it would be unfair to dismiss. Audio
Stuff apologises for Māori portrayal in news
News media company Stuff is this morning making a very public apology for the way it has portrayed Māori over many years.
Through an internal investigation - Tā Mātou Pono, Our Truth - the… Audio
Child Poverty Action Group dismayed by government inaction on poverty
The Child Poverty Action Group is dismayed the government is not moving fast enough to lift New Zealand families out of poverty.
It's been nearly two years since government-appointed experts called… Audio
Prime Minister disagrees with some findings in child poverty report
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she disagrees with some of the findings of a report that has found most of advice from the Welfare Expert Advisory Group (WEAG) has not been taken up.
The new… Audio
Protests over Bill forbidding negative imagery of French police
Violence erupted on the streets Paris over the weekend while there were demonstrations in other French cities as tens of thousands protested an incident of police brutality.
Demonstrators were… Audio
Government accused of being too slow on welfare reform
The government is being accused of not moving fast enough to overhaul the welfare system - despite its focus on lifting children out of poverty.
The Child Poverty Action Group has just released a… Audio
