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Beneficiaries, low income earners hardest hit by inflation
Costs for beneficiaries and low incomes earners rose more than twice as much as costs did for the highest spenders, Statistics New Zealand says. Audio
MFAT sets up taskforce to monitor US policy developments
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade admits it dropped the ball on finding out how Donald Trump's travel ban affects New Zealanders, so has setup a taskforce to keep on top of US policy. Audio
Historical homosexual conviction announcement 'too late'
The Government announced today that people with historical convictions for homosexual offences will be able to apply to have their convictions expunged. Video, Audio
Historical homosexual convictions can be expunged - Govt
The Government announced today that people with historical convictions for homosexual offences will be able to apply to have their convictions expunged. Audio
Have women surfers waved goodbye to sexism?
"What you got that for? Chicks don't surf!" Has sexism in surfing decreased since the 1980s classic film Puberty Blues? Audio
Reviving a maritime culture lost for centuries
An inconspicuous red shed nestled in the hills near a small New Zealand town is the unlikely base for an effort to revive the maritime culture of the Marianas Islands, some 6000 kilometres away. Audio
Hinewehi Mohi
Hinewehi Mohi (Ngati Kahungunu, Ngai Tuhoe) sparked controversy when she sung just the Maori version of 'God Defend New Zealand' at a World Cup rugby match in 1999. Hinewehi writes waiata and sings… Audio
Ollie Wards
Ollie Wards is a Kiwi who works in Australia as a content director at Triple J - the cutting edge music station at the ABC which every year counts down the 'Hottest 100' songs on Australia Day… Audio
Andrew Judd
Andrew Judd is the former mayor of New Plymouth who describes himself as a 'recovering racist' after experiencing a severe backlash to his proposals for Maori rights on the district council. He was… Audio
Parents call for more protections for disabled children
The Human Rights Commission and disability advocates are urging a parliamentary select committee to toughen legal protections for disabled school children. John Gerritsen reports. Audio
Cartoonish plastic surgery apps target children - advocate
A New Zealand petition against the apps - which let users plump up characters' lips or make dark skin lighter - is gathering thousands of signatures as part of a worldwide campaign. Audio
Corrections not welcome at Auckland Pride Parade
The Department has not followed through with promises to improve support for LGBTQI prisoners, parade organisers say.
The Chinese who made NZ home
Using 100 compelling and rarely-seen photographs, social historian Dr. Phoebe H. Li has curated a photographic exhibition celebrating 175-years of Chinese New Zealanders. Audio, Gallery
Sex in the (18th century) City
What was sex like in 18th-century England? It was a time when you could be hanged for homosexuality yet gentlemen had penis-shaped shrubs in their gardens, says Julie Peakman. Audio
New home for world-renowned Dunedin Study
A research project tracking 1000 New Zealanders from birth based its first offices in a condemned manse. Now, 45 years later, it has opened its own building.
Pike River survivor offers to enter mine saying he needs closure
Daniel Rockhouse says he passed other miners in an area of the mine known as Spaghetti Junction just moments before the first explosion, and their bodies could still be in the drift. Video, Audio
Queer as ... (it's complicated)
Comedian Ren Lunicke’s performances explore the myriad labels for sexuality and gender. Audio
Jolisa Gracewood on the march in New York
Over the weekend, throughout the world, including in New Zealand, millions of people, in total, marched in what was first called the Women's March on Washington. Audio
Home cooked Chinese New Year
Carolyn King talks to Kathryn Ryan about her love of Chinese home cooking and recreating the dishes that her grand-parents would have cooked before coming to New Zealand. She is the author of Por… Audio
Land wars site touted as golf resort
A heritage organisation and Maori are warning a Taranaki farmer who is touting a property steeped in New Zealand history as a potential Palm Springs-style golf resort to tread carefully. Audio
