COMMENT: NZ's consistent arrest, conviction and imprisonment stats cannot be explained away by invoking class alone.

A town in Pennsylvania has rallied to kick out their mayor after he posted a bunch of racist Facebook memes.

COMMENT: Of all the reactions arising from the investigation into the Chiefs' stripper scandal, the most apt was issued by the woman involved.

COMMENT: Spend any length of time in the US and you realise that the Star-Spangled Banner is not an anthem to be dishonoured lightly.

New Zealand Police attempts to recruit more women have been successful and rewarded.

COMMENT: Is Donald Trump experiencing a mental illness? That's the question making the rounds these days.

The Muslim woman told it was a "waste of time" applying for a position if she wouldn't take off her head scarf has been given a chance at a job.

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.

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.

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.