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Bunnings accused of wanting cheap Māori cultural performers
A Māori charitable trust in Queenstown is accusing Bunnings Warehouse of wanting cultural performers on the cheap.
Mana Tāhuna says it was asked to do a dawn karakia and waiata to open a new store… Audio
Grassroots rugby tells professional players to support deal
The message from grassroots rugby to the professional players is clear - get onboard with the Silver Lake deal.
All 26 unions and the Māori Rugby Board approved plans to sell a 12.5 percent stake in… Video, Audio
Professional rugby players should not have veto power on Silver Lake deal - Laurie Mains
Laurie Mains has been playing rugby since he was a child, and went on to play for and coach the All Blacks.
He says he cannot fathom why the professional players are not getting in behind a deal that… Video, Audio
Provincial unions support NZ Rugby-Silver Lake deal
It was a resounding 'yes' from provincial unions today for New Zealand Rugby's plan to sell a portion of the organisation to US firm Silver Lake.
All 26 unions and the Māori Rugby Board gave the deal… Video, Audio
New project look at challenges for Aotearoa Pasifika Rainbow communities
The health and wellbeing of Aotearoa's Pasifika Rainbow communities have mostly been overlooked.
That is until now.
The recently launched Manalagi Project is in phase one of research looking at the… Audio
Rejecting Silver Lake deal would be 'biggest own goal in history of NZ sport' - NZ Rugby chair
On Thursday there will be a crucial meeting regarding the future of rugby in this country.
New Zealand Rugby will seek approval for a deal with US equity firm Silver Lake to buy a slice of the… Video, Audio
Will NZ Rugby sell stake to Silver Lake? A big decision looms
It's the multimillion-dollar deal New Zealand Rugby is so desperate to convert.
Tomorrow is the first hurdle in getting its $387 million deal with American private equity firm Silver Lake across the… Video, Audio
'Inclusive' approach planned for gender, sexual identity questions within Census
Stats NZ has updated its guidelines for data collection on gender, sex and variations of sex characteristics.
High levels of bullying, depression and self-harm in rainbow youth
Rainbow young people are still facing higher rates of stigma and discrimination than their peers, according to new research.
Protesters back in Minneapolis after police fatally shoot 20yo black man Daunte Wright
Hundreds of protestors are back on the streets in the US state of Minneapolis after the fatal shooting of a black man on Sunday local time.
Daunte Wright, 20, was stopped for a traffic violation when… Audio
The anti-Asian sentiment bubbling below the surface
The spotlight being shone on anti-Asian attacks in America is spilling over to New Zealand, and has highlighted the fact that such sentiments lurk beneath the surface here too. Audio
The anti-Asian sentiment bubbling below the surface
The spotlight being shone on anti-Asian attacks in America is spilling over to New Zealand, and has highlighted the fact that such sentiments lurk beneath the surface here too.
AudioFiona Murphy: The Shape of Sound
Fiona Murphy is an award winning poet and essayist whose new memoir The Shape of Sound explores her experience of being deaf. She was in her first year of school when a hearing test confirmed she was… Audio
NZ's Fijian-Indians want to be recognised as Pasifika, not Asians
Fijian-Indians living in New Zealand are opposing moves by the government to classify them as Asians and not Pacific Islanders.
NZ's Fijian-Indians challenge 'Asian' label
Fijian-Indians living here are opposing their official classification as Asians and not Pacific Islanders.
The 2018 Census shows just over 15,000 people identify with the Fijian-Indian ethnic group -… Audio
Postponed Rainbow Parade finally gets chance to dazzle
Organisers of Auckland's Rainbow Parade say they are hopeful "third time will be the charm" as the event goes ahead today.
The transgender Islamic school in Pakistan breaking barriers
A long white shawl on her head, Rani Khan gives daily Koran lessons at Pakistan's first transgender-only Islamic religious school, which she set up herself using her life savings.
Proud and out - Ives Rose
What does celebrating Pride month mean to a former refugee whose journey coming out ended up even shaping their career? Kadambari Raghukumar talks to Ives Rose. Audio
Proud and out - Ives Rose
What does celebrating Pride month mean to a former refugee whose journey coming out ended up even shaping their career? Kadambari Raghukumar talks to Ives Rose.
AudioLife without a queen - what NZ could look like
After the Markle Debacle and Andrew's murky associations, you couldn't blame Aotearoa for saying goodbye to the Crown. But what would a queen-free country look like constitutionally? Audio
