Activism

Fifteen years ago Andy Sninsky was diagnosed with the incurable blood cancer Multiple Myeloma. Now aged 75, he's been cycling around the world for years raising money for research and New Zealand is… Audio

Eve (not her real name) is one of 19 dancers fired from a Wellington strip club and now campaigning for better working conditions in the adult entertainment industry. Audio

What do marine biologists get up to? Some Evans Bay Intermediate school students are learning all about it at the Victoria University Coastal Ecology Lab. Claire Concannon tags along to listen in, and… Audio

Music commentator Dave Wilson gets in the mood for Waitangi Day and looks at indigenous musical activism. Audio

In Part 1 of 2 episodes on design, decoloniality and culturally safe practices, Kadambari Raghukumar speaks to Dr Diana Albarran Gonzalez on Mexican design and textiles that became trendy in recent… Audio

Jude Smith is running an auction raising money to help bring joy to lives of young people on the Thai-Myanmar border. Her organisation is called the Circus Play Project, and they'll use the money… Audio

New Zealand's firefighters' union looks set to vote in favour of a settlement that would see their pay increase by up to $20 thousand.

But firefighters say ratification of this agreement will just be… Audio

This International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women, Latin American feminists in Auckland spoke to Kadambari Raghukumar about the issues the community faces when it comes to violence… Audio

A Phase One clinical trial has provided promising results for an HIV vaccine.

International researchers say the vaccine, which is being tested in humans, helps create antibodies which can recognise… Audio

Groundswell has delivered a petition to stop the government's proposed agricultural emissions framework to MPs and ministers at parliament today.

Organiser Bryce McKenzie spoke to Max Towle. Audio

Calls for boycotts of the 2022 FIFA World Cup have been growing from football clubs, supporters and players alike. Host nation Qatar has been accused of using this month's event to gloss over its poor… Audio

Firefighters have called off today's strike action after the Government stepped in with an offer to help settle the long-running industrial dispute.

Fire and Emergency's chief executive Kerry Gregory… Audio

A group of protesters are picketing outside the Iranian embassy in Wellington, condemning the country's brutal crackdown of demonstrations against the regime.

The protesters say more than 240 people… Audio

Grace Tame was named Australian of the Year in 2021 for her advocacy work for survivors of sexual assault.  And she's now told her story -- in her own words -- in a memoir called The Ninth Life of a… Audio

Thousands of community nurses are striking again over their employers' inability to deliver pay parity after a year of failed negotiations.

Primary Health Care and Plunket nurses have the same… Audio

Much like their 80s pop namesake, seals apparently know a killer beat when they hear one.

In a world first, researchers have found evidence of seals as the first mammal, aside from humans, able to… Audio

What makes a successful protest - and how do you win others to your cause? Audio