Racism
The Art of Being Invisible - Helene Wong on Sinophobia
Learning the "art of being invisible" informed award winning writer Helene Wong's childhood experiences. For Helene, growing up Chinese in Wellington was about managing racism. Helene walks down… Audio, Gallery
David Verrall: Richard "King Dick" Seddon
Kim Hill talks to Hokitika local historian David Verrall who is "infatuated" with Richard Seddon, and is involved in celebrations in November commemorating the life of "King Dick" on the Coast. Audio
Eva Orner: asylum seekers and detention centres
Kim Hill talks to Australian film director and producer Eva Orner, whose documentary Chasing Asylum, an exposé of the detention centres established by the Australian government on Nauru and Manus… Audio
Racist attacks rise in UK
Londoner Rishi Patel, one of many victims of racist attacks following the Brexit vote, says he fears that the EU referendum may have contributed to the increase. Video, Audio
Britain's Polish community hit by post Brexit xenophobia
As David Cameron heads to Brussels to talk to European leaders, Germany warns Britain there will be consequences for its decision to quit the EU. Meanwhile, attacks on immigrant communities in Britain… Audio
Police rebuff cricketer's racism accusations
West Indian cricketer Franklyn Rose's accusation New Zealand police racially stereotyped him and did not thoroughly investigate an attack on him is false, they say.
Xin and Tane
Budget 2016 contained some good news for three of our major arts organisations. The Royal New Zealand Ballet, Te Matatini Kapa Haka Aotearoa and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra all received… Audio
Timothy Foster's white-only jury conviction overturned
A black man who has been on death row for almost 30 years has had his conviction by an entirely white jury effectively overturned by the US Supreme Court.
Media rhetoric 'reinforces racist attitudes'
Dr Raymond Nairn - a self-described Pākehā of Scottish and English descent - has studied the way media portrays Māori his whole career, and says not much has changed. Audio
Academic says media rhetoric reinforces racist attitudes
A Massey University researcher says the way Maori are talked about in the media is wider than Taranaki and reinforces racist attitudes in society. Mohamed Hassan reports. Audio
Nurse wins 'ethnic slur' case against CDHB
A nurse disciplined for using an alleged ethnic slur has won his case before the Employment Relations Authority.
The Stromboli Connection
A special reunion when descendants of Italians from the island of Stromboli gathered in their childhood home, Wellington's Island Bay, to celebrate their culture and history. Audio
Petina Gappah: outsiders and authenticity
Charlotte Graham interviews the Zimbabwean lawyer and writer (An Elegy for Easterly, The Book of Memory) who now lives in Geneva, where she provides legal aid on international trade law to developing… Audio
Max Harris: Rhodes, racism and the politics of love
Charlotte Graham interviews the Rhodes Scholar and Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, who has returned here for Aspiring Conversations 2016 in Wanaka, to speak on a panel, The New Zealand Project… Audio
Scarlet Johansson playing a Japanese character
The casting of Scarlet Johansson as a Japanese character has been branded as Hollywood white-washing. Audio
Barbara Brookes: a history of New Zealand women
Guest host Philippa Tolley interviews Barbara Brookes, Professor of History at the University of Otago, about her new book A History of New Zealand Women. Audio
Video series exploring racism at universities launched
A group of Maori and Pacific Island students is calling on universities to do more to break down barriers of discrimination. Audio
Students call for end to campus racism
A group of Māori and Pacific Island students is calling on universities to do more to break down barriers of discrimination. Video
Cronulla marks 10th anniversary of race riots
Police, protesters and media have converged on the Sydney suburb of Cronulla on the 10th anniversary of violent race riots.
Australian courts rule against Cronulla memorials
Two courts have made separate rulings to prevent a far-right group from holding a rally in Sydney to mark 10 years since the Cronulla riots.