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Closing the gender pay gap, one disclosure at a time

Dec 11 2024 23 mins

Despite a law against paying employees differently based on their gender, we've still got a gender pay gap. A new bill could help.A bill before Parliament aims to close the gender pay gap by allowing employees to discuss their wages with each other. Proponents say it's about time.…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

For refugees coming to New Zealand, a refuge

Dec 10 2024 22 mins

Every year, 1500 refugees come through the Mangere Refugee Resettlement Centre. For many, it's the first home with four walls and a roof they've had in years…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Behind SolarZero's collapse

Dec 09 2024 24 mins

How a solar power company backed by public funds and one of the world's largest asset managers went into liquidation…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

The long, expensive and complicated process of surrogacy

Dec 08 2024 23 mins

Having a baby by surrogacy in New Zealand is complicated, convoluted and costly. A bill promised to fast-track change, but progress has been anything but…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Christmas red flags for online shoppers

Dec 06 2024 24 mins

New research identifies a surge in fake online shops scamming Kiwis out of pocket in the lead up to Christmas…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

The risk of missing the boat on a good deal for the Cook Strait ferries

Dec 05 2024 24 mins

It hasn't been clear sailing for the Interislander, but any day the government will announce plans for the ferries' future…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

The birth of a city

Dec 04 2024 23 mins

Developers are moving at pace to turn the south Auckland town of Drury into our next city…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Seabed mining left out of regional plan for Taranaki

Dec 03 2024 21 mins

There's a clash of wills going on between central and local government in Taranaki when it comes to plans for seabed mining…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

The niggle that could trip up an India trade deal

Dec 02 2024 23 mins

There's already plenty of doubt that we'll get an India trade deal signed in the Prime Minister's first term as he promised. Here's another hiccup.A rift among New Zealand's Indian communities that's testing tolerance over the right to protest could blow up, and a potential trade deal could suffer in the blast.The Prime Minister's goal of getting a free trade deal si

All hail the social media X-odus

Dec 01 2024 22 mins

X is out, Bluesky is in and Mastodon is for the birds - and the nerds. The fight for the top spot in an ever-evolving social media landscape is political. Following the US election and a change of terms, users have left the social media platform X in droves. But that doesn't mean they're leaving social media altogether.…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more detai