A stocktake on women's place in New Zealand says many women are still treated as "second-class citizens".

Ron Mark's attack on Melissa Lee's right to criticise her adopted country would have been poor in public but is appalling in Parliament.

A second Auckland woman has found her job prospects limited because she wears a Muslim headscarf.

A sound performance in controlling the All Blacks-France quarter final will put referee Nigel Owens on track to handle his first World Cup final.

The US has begun an official investigation into gender discrimination in Hollywood.

JB Hi-Fi apologises after barring entry to man with Down syndrome at store in Brisbane.

We must create strategies to address negative ethnic stereotypes which result in too many tamariki put into care, writes Anton Blank.

Most women believe there is a gender pay gap problem in New Zealand - just not in their own workplaces.

A US high school student has kicked off yet another vigourous debate about dress codes.

A group of Australian women - including Tony Abbott's sister - have made a real song and dance about the tax on tampons.

A gay couple were subjected to a torrent of abuse in a London branch of Tesco after they shared a brief kiss in the store.

Newstalk ZB host Rachel Smalley criticism of a "near-monopoly of white male broadcasters " has kicked off a vigorous debate online.

I'm not one of those with bitter memories, though aware that some Maori suffered more than others, as racism did exist then and still does, writes Alan Duff.

As a young nation undergoing a rapidly changing demography, NZ is learning to grapple with the rise of 'casual' or 'everyday' racism.

Australian rules football players and officials have appealed for crowds to stop the relentless, racially-motivated booing and taunting of Adam Goodes, an Aboriginal footballer.

A bouncer who was told she was "worthless" and threatened with gang action from two WINZ workers says dealing with verbally abusive customers has become commonplace.

But bar owner says the two Ministry of Social Development workers who abused his staff won't be welcome back.

Amanda Seyfried has put the spotlight on gender discrimination in Hollywood after revealing she was paid just 10 per cent of a male co-star's salary.

The debate about non-resident Chinese buying Auckland houses could hurt bilateral relations and Labour has already done "immeasurable" damage to the links between the two countries, says a top boss.

A group of Chinese individuals and businesses are planning on taking out a full-page advertisement in the Herald to speak out against housing claims.

Comedian weighs in on the property debate: "Being Chinese in New Zealand always puts you on the back foot."

Juwai.com has surveyed users and found 36 per cent of people spoken to bought property in New Zealand for investment.

Labour leader Andrew Little is going to have to tread on a few toes to resuscitate the wider party, writes John Armstrong.

Chinese newspaper accuses Labour of racism over property market data.

The Ku Klux Klan is flourishing and exploiting racial tension in the US, according to a behind-the-scenes documentary.

South Island's Agassiz Glacier has been "un-named" as part of a global campaign to remove the use of the name of Agassiz, a Swiss geologist who believed not all races were created equal.