Women
Beyond Kate Trailer
Beyond Kate is a podcast exploring women's suffrage in New Zealand 125 years after women gained the right to vote in New Zealand. The series launches 19 September commemorating women's suffrage. Audio
Women working for Minimum Wage
A new documentary series launched today on rnz.co.nz, profiling a range of New Zealand women working in minimum wage jobs. Audio
Warriors to face Roosters in first NRLW match
The New Zealand Warriors and Sydney Roosters will kick off the inaugural Women's Premiership this Saturday at ANZ Stadium.
Women's sports boss looks to halt drift
Stopping the drift of young women away from sport is a top priority for Women in Sport Aotearoa's first chief executive, Rachel Froggatt. Audio
Women's rugby numbers booming in NZ
Women's rugby is growing rapidly in New Zealand, but men's playing numbers are continuing to decline.
Football NZ needs independent review - Kristy Hill
The former Football Fern Kristy Hill says only good things for womens sport can come from the independent review of Football New Zealand. Football Ferns coach Andreas Heraf resigned from his position… Audio
Black Sticks draw sets up showdown with Argentina
The Black Sticks have battled to a 1-1 draw with Australia at the women's hockey World Cup in London, and now must beat Argentina in a cross-over match to make the quarter-finals.
When training hard damages young women athletes
Why are women training to breaking point without eating enough ? What is it doing to their bodies? And what's being done to address the problem? Audio
Govt sets 50/50 target for women on public boards
The government is revisiting a twenty year old goal to ensure women make up half of public boards and committees by 2021, and Minister for Women Julie Anne Genter says the private sector should follow… Video, Audio
The argument for taxing women less than men
Professor Miranda Stewart, a tax expert from Melbourne University's Law School says tax systems affect men and women differently, with women often taking the biggest hit. Audio
Dictating the terms of ageing
The beauty and fashion industries have long dictated what's deemed acceptable or desirable. And now that we're in an age of inclusiveness where does that leave women and the question of ageing? Audio
Football Ferns midfielder to play in top German league
Football Ferns midfielder Emma Rolston has signed a deal with top-flight German club side MSV Duisburg in the Frauen Bundesliga, one of the best women's football leagues in the world.
Disowned, displaced and discovered: NZ's Japanese War Brides
Love and loss from Hiroshima to Hastings. Little is known about the Japanese war brides who married New Zealand soldiers stationed in Japan with the occupying force after World War II. One of the last… Audio, Gallery
Equal pay law change: issues for employers and women
Changes to pay equity legislation are expected some time later this year. We ask whether it'll be a fairer deal for women and whether employers will be ready ? Jennifer Howes is a senior solicitor in… Audio
Peggy Orenstein: Don't Call Me Princess
We speak to Peggy Orenstein about her essays about women and girls and the challenges of teenagers growing up with the pressure to be sexy thanks to pornography and pop culture. Audio
NZ confirmed for women's NRL competition
The Warriors executive chairman Jim Doyle confirms the Warriors have been named as one of four new NRL women's premiership teams to start in the new competition format later this season.
Gunning for Hollywood and #TimesUp for NZ
Following #MeToo and #TimesUp, the NZ film industry is feeling the impact of change and now twenty global female directors have been selected for the Alice Initiative for prestigious studio directing… Video, Audio, Gallery
Georgia Nott from Broods steers all-woman crew The Venus Project 'like a boss'
Broods frontwoman Georgia Nott released her new album on International Women’s Day. For The Venus Project, she has collaborated with an all women crew, from players to publicists. Video, Audio
Solomon women empowered
For the first time we hear from women working under the RSE scheme supporting their families back home in the Solomon Islands. Audio, Gallery
Saudi women flock to soccer after spectator ban lifted
Women in Saudi Arabia have been allowed to spectate at a soccer match, in another significant easing of the country's strict rules on gender separation.