Racism

Two studies have documented the effects of inequity and racism in our healthcare system.  Audio

 Harvard public health professor Dr David R Williams says chronic stress suffered by Black Americans from living in a constant state of vigilance accounts for striking health inequalities Video, Audio

The Tauranga City Council has voted to establish a Māori ward ahead of the 2022 local elections, after being told racism is ingrained in the community. 

The council will also give voting rights to… Audio

It's not officially authorised by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, but co-authors Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand have compiled the most major account from Harry and Meghan's perspective with their new… Audio

How did a group of young activists in Auckland find the right mentors to help guide them while organising their first rally against racism? Kadambari Raghukumar speaks to the group behind the second… Audio

In this epidode, we're speaking to Filipino comedian, James Roque, on his involvement with the Human Rights Commission's latest campaign - "Racism is no joke". Produced by Kadambari Gladding Audio

World War II historian Daniel Lee's new book, The SS Officer's Armchair, came about by chance after he met a woman whose mother had taken an old armchair for reupholstering in Amsterdam. What happened… Audio, Gallery

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

There's been an increase in racism against Asian New Zealanders since the Covid-19 pandemic began, says the Human Rights Commission. Audio

Social media has become a go-to platform for getting your marketing message across, but new research suggests it also has the power to significantly undermine it. Auckland University of Technology Dr… Audio

12 months after the Christchurch terror attacks, Guled Mire chairs an NZ Festival discussion with Alison Whittaker and Nyadol Nyuon from Australia, and Anahera Gildea and Jack McDonald from Aotearoa.

Police Minister Stuart Nash has said that systemic racism is not a problem in New Zealand police - but there may be issues with unconscious bias. We chat to Jacqui Maguire, a registered clinical… Audio

Ireland-born and Australian-based author Chris Flynn's latest novel Mammoth is an unsurprisingly left-field offering, featuring actors Nicholas Cage and Leonardo DiCaprio, and narration by a… Audio

Diane Goldstein is a 21-year veteran of the Redondo Beach Police Department. She says the recent deaths of Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd highlight the structural racism that is rife in both the US… Audio

Growing up in Tokoroa, Tamatha Paul's eyes were opened to what was going on elsewhere in the world when she started listening to hip-hop. She went on to become her school's Dux, the first person in… Audio

Just a day after George Floyd died, after having his neck knelt on by a white police officer in Minneapolis, a white man confronted a group of African-American entrepreneurs while using their private… Video, Audio

Julia Ebner says creating identities to go undercover and infiltrate extreme groups was like creating characters for a novel. But it didn't always go to plan. She discusses her new book Going Dark,… Audio

There are reports that anti-Asian sentiment has increased as COVID-19 hit New Zealand. Mai Chen talks about the realities of racism in NZ directly related to the virus's origins. Audio