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Auckland Council criticised from within over budget blowout
Auckland Council spent 42 million dollars more on staff wages and salaries than it had budgeted, meanwhile the number of staff paid more than $200,000 a year went up by a third. Video, Audio
Peters re-iterates call for manned-entry to Pike River
Winston Peters has confirmed to Pike River families that he will continue supporting them in their appeal for re-entry to the mine. Bernie Monk says the NZ First leader 'has been talking the truth to… Video, Audio
Changing face of Auckland not relfected on Auckland council
Auckland councillor Efeso Collins says the changing face of the city's ethnic make up is not reflected by faces on the council. Audio
Growing Auckland ethnicities call for better representation
Auckland is on track to no longer be majority Pākehā.
The Pasifika food revolution
With Auckland's first downtown Pacific restaurant Kai Pasifika now up and running, chef Robert Oliver is planning his next move – a Pacific Islands health initiative which will include a reality TV… Audio, Gallery
Fireworks to star at Matariki as Guy Fawkes foiled again
Wellington is scrapping its annual Guy Fawkes fireworks display and moving it to celebrate Matariki instead.
Survey asks why women are missing out on Nobel prizes
A survey of Nobel prizewinners asks if women are missing out on being selected for science's biggest prize. We talk to New Zealand scientist Nicola Gaston about bias against women in science. Audio
Those bloody women: Could they shift the vote?
Analysis - A sharp shift to the left in the UK election was down to the young vote - and young women in particular. Kim Griggs asks if the same thing could happen in New Zealand this Saturday.
Rohingya Muslims living in ‘unimaginable conditions’
Charlotte Glennie, an ex-pat New Zealand journalist working for Unicef on the border of Bangladesh, describes the conditions 400,000 Rohingya people are living in after fleeing Myanmar. Video, Audio
ACC confesses to using false names on legal documents
ACC is the second government agency that's admitted using fake names for difficult clients. Lawyers and beneficiary advocates condemn it, but managers argue it's necessary to protect the safety of… Audio
Facial recognition software: brilliant or dangerous?
With the introduction of the iPhone X, Apple brought to the forefront facial recognition technology, or what they call FaceID - a way for users to be able to unlock their phone just by looking at it… Audio
Uncertain future for volunteer-run community cafe
The lease at the Marfell Community Cafe in New Plymouth expires next month and volunteers are worried it might close down if it's sold to someone who does not support their cause. Video, Audio
Gloves 'were never an option' - SaveMart employees
More than 50 current and former SaveMart workers throughout New Zealand describe working without gloves and sometimes without hot water to wash their hands after sorting dirty clothes. Video, Audio
Suffrage Day now about equal pay for many women
"While those early steps were so important, my generation still has the opportunity to make society less sexist and less racist and better for everyone." Comments
Māori history school curriculum launched
The launch of Māori history in schools is long overdue and will shed light on a neglected part of New Zealand history, a Māori educator says.
The glass ceiling in our law industry
Only around a quarter of partners at the country's biggest law firms are women, despite female graduates outnumbering men since the 1990s. Audio
Greens pledge $160m for compulsory te reo
The Greens would spend $160 million dollars to make te reo Māori a core subject for all schools from years 1 to 10.
No gloves despite soiled goods - Save Mart workers say
Save Mart workers sorting donated items say they are barred from wearing gloves despite dealing with things like soiled nappies and underwear, and dead rats. Video, Audio
Community bands together to make school ball affordable
Donated dresses and free hair-ups: How one South Auckland school turned on a ball fit for the stars without it breaking the bank for students and their families. Video, Audio
Record breaking female engineering enrolments
More women than ever before are studying engineering in New Zealand. Audio
