On June 3, 1941 the first 10 female officers began training to enter the New Zealand Police.

An African American man who claims he was discriminated against by an Airbnb host has slapped the company with a lawsuit.

A leading figure of NZ business has taken out a full-page advertisement highlighting the difficulties Kiwis face in gaining Australian citizenship.

COMMENT: That New Zealand is a highly imprisoned country is pretty widely known - but even those who know the numbers can be excused some confusion.

Seeking equal pay for jobs that are of equal skills, responsibility and stress is a campaign, which again should not be controversial.

Negative attitudes and perceptions of discrimination against part-time employees remain strong.

Ethnic restaurant owners last night hit back at claims by NZ First leader Winston Peters that some Auckland diners were "fronts" for immigration fraud.

So Richie McCaw is the 2016 Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year. Good for him

Experts have found that being handsome can actually impede a man's professional progress.

Crowd behaviour has again become an issue.

A Muslim woman who was subjected to racist abuse while on a train in the north of England has thanked members of the public who came to her defence.

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.

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

Mike Hosking: The facts don't back up the debate the country is being bought up by Asian investment.

Shocking preliminary results from a survey show 56% of medical students had reported being the victim of bullying or sexual harassment in the past year.

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.