Asian families are more vulnerable than other Kiwis despite doing reasonably well financially, a new report says.

Saturday marks 30 years since that milestone in the gay rights movement, an anniversary that will be celebrated in Parliament tonight.

Airbnb is facing new accusations of discrimination after a transgender woman was denied a rental by a host.

A black American man's video slamming racism he's experienced while living in China has gone viral.

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.

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

Two men have been arrested after anti-Islam and anti-racism activists converged on Sydney's Cronulla beach, surrounded by huge numbers of police.

A growing number of highly qualified, professional women in their 40s and 50s are struggling to get into the job market.

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.

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.

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.