Women
Vanuatu women blocked from Justice
Every day Merilyn Tahi meets Vanuatu women who have been beaten by their partner or need financial help to take legal action for child support. Audio
UN women research focuses on the Pacific
UN Women is examining the application of law in the Pacific and how it can be improved to help women access justice. Audio
Vanuatu women failed by the justice system
Access to the justice system is one of the main barriers facing Vanuatu women who have experienced violence. Audio
NZ police needs more Pacific women
New Zealand Police is calling for more Pacific women to join up.
75 years since women allowed to train as police
It's 75 years today since the first group of women were accepted into police training in New Zealand, at Wellington's Newtown depot. Emile Donovan was there. Audio
Women speak out about high prices for sanitary goods
The Salvation Army has joined with a supermarket and a Labour MP to raise awareness and call for donations of sanitary products for vulnerable women unable to afford them. Video, Audio
The Real Iran - Elham's Story
Get to know the real Iran - Elham's story: Elham Salari grew up in Iran's capital Tehran and the war dominated her childhood memories. She moved to Hawkes Bay with her husband five years ago… Audio, Gallery
The Real Iran - Elham's Story
Get to know the real Iran - Elham's story: Elham Salari grew up in Iran's capital Tehran and the war dominated her childhood memories. She moved to Hawkes Bay with her husband five years ago…
AudioHopes in Vanuatu market associations will help women
A U.N project manager is hoping an elected body will bring better representation and working conditions for women working at the Luganville market in Vanuatu. Audio
Tackling the big issues: Irish author Louise O'Neill
Young adult fiction writer Louise O'Neill won an Irish Book Award for her first novel in 2014, and an Irish Times Award for her second, in 2015. Both have struck a chord with the issues facing young… Audio
Books in mosques start a reading revolution: Dr. Rana Dajani
Jordanian molecular biologist Dr. Rana Dajani wanted Jordanian children to read for pleasure; while the average person in the United States reads 11 books for pleasure a year, Jordanians read just… Audio
The history of afternoon tea: Dr. Annie Gray
Food historian Dr. Annie Gray talks about the history of the now global tradition and how it has evolved from the Georgian and Victorian eras. She also describes some of the dubious-tasting wartime… Audio
Real life grim tales
Grim tales is the story of how 13 survivors of domestic violence, 13 artists, and 13 writers, joined together to create folk lore style stories about domestic violence. The stories are gritty… Audio
Vanuatu could get reserved seats for women in parliament
Vanuatu's justice minister says the government has approved a constitutional amendment to allow for reserved seats for women in parliament. Audio
Call for women in rugby boardrooms
The chair of the NZRFU Brent Impey says he wants to see more women in the boardroom. Audio
A call for an extenstion to the breast screening programme
A petition calling for an extension to the breast cancer screening programme has been presented to Labour MP Jacinda Ardern. Ten thousand signatures were collected calling on the government to extend… Audio
More women builders needed for housing shortage, says industry
The construction industry wants to get more women into building as a way of solving a big labour shortage as the demand for housing grows. Audio
Calls for construction industry to encourage more women
There are calls for the construction industry to encourage more women as a way of solving a big labour shortage. Audio
Stop domestic violence - help the men
Meet the team behind Gandhi Nivas - a ground-breaking early intervention initiative first created within Auckland's Indian community that might just revolutionise the way domestic violence cases are… Audio, Gallery
Stop domestic violence - help the men
Meet the team behind Gandhi Nivas - a ground-breaking early intervention initiative first created within Auckland's Indian community that might just revolutionise the way domestic violence cases are…
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