Discrimination

Discrimination against Pacific people in NZ increases - study. Audio

Mediawatch looks at the fallout from Winston Peters' criticism of the media in his State of The Nation speech. Audio

New survey reveals Pacific women in the legal profession are the most vulnerable to workplace discrimination. Audio

Women live longer but will retire with 20 percent less in their KiwiSaver than their male counterparts. It's an uncomfortable equation the Financial Markets Authority would like to turn around. The… Video, Audio

New in-depth research into the experience of single parents paints a picture of discrimination and stigma, with many saying when they asked government agencies for protection, they ended up being… Audio

New research out this morning has looked at the way Maori and Pasifika postgraduates in STEM are treated within the university space - and it paints a concerning picture. The paper includes the… Audio

Today is International Workers' Day, also known as May Day.  Auckland student Nina Santos is the Delivery Manager for MindTheGap, which hosts New Zealand's first Pay Registry. She joins the show to… Audio

At various stages in the mid-20th century there was a notion that New Zealand's race relations held up better than other comparable countries, say - Australia and South Africa. But in her new book… Audio

Serious sexual assaults including group rape have been disclosed by students at Christchurch Girls' High School in a whole of school survey conducted last month. 59 percent of survey respondents said… Audio

Asked to think of a "typical Kiwi farmer" and your mind might stray to a Fred Dagg or a Wal Footrot, but a new book has captured the diversity of those making a living off the land. The Kiwi Farmers… Audio

Just five percent of the tertiary sector's teaching and research staff are Māori - a statistic that remains stubbornly low. A new book has brought together the stories of 24 Māori academics, allowing… Audio

In his new book, The Age of Fitness, Professor Jürgen Martschukat traces the beginnings of our modern obsession with fitness and looks at how our physical health is increasingly linked to success… Audio

Our panellists discuss Tauranga mayor Tenby Powell's resignation, diversity in the workplace, the lingering impact of Covid-19 and Tourism minister Stuart Nash's contention that NZ should be focusing… Audio

A Maori woman missed out on 10 rental properties in Christchurch in two weeks and then she westernised her name, reapplied for the rentals and heard back from three of the landlords. Human Rights… Audio

Earlier this year, two pro-meat protesters skinned and ate raw squirrels in front of members of the public at a vegan food stand in Soho. Inspired by the event, food writer George Reynolds set out to… Audio

In the Seventies, Michael Ross became one of the first people to speak out publicly about the experience of being gay in New Zealand, at a time when homosexuality was still illegal here. Over the… Audio

Should people who look and act younger than they are be legally allowed to change their age in order to avoid ageism and discrimination? Joona Räsänen is a bioethicist at the University of Oslo in… Audio

Independent reviewer Debbie Francis has found a culture at Parliament that allows and 'normalises' bad behaviour and harassment and refers to a small group of MPs who are well known as serial… Video, Audio

Auckland University's Vice Chancellor has agreed to tackle discrimination on campus, but he's standing by an earlier statement that a growing white supremacist movement is "utter nonsense". Audio

New rules are needed in the legal profession to address unacceptable behavior, according to a Law Society working group chaired by Dame Silvia Cartwright. The report finds professional codes aren't… Audio