COMMENT: Inaugural chairwoman of Super Diverse Women Mai Chen explains why the initiative should matter to all New Zealanders.

As a New Zealander with Chinese ancestry, writer and actor Helene Wong shares her experience of diversity in NZ.

Super Diverse Women commissioned a survey of almost 300 Kiwis to assess their experiences of discrimination and diversity.

COMMENT: Auckland needs to work harder and closer to build a two-way, long-term New Zealand-China relationship.

Auckland Mayor Phil Goff has taken a dig at Donald Trump in a speech saying he's glad New Zealand is not building walls.

After nearly 15 years since she came out of the closet about her sexuality, 29-year-old transsexual Cecilia Kang still gets hurtful things said to her.

Teachers have been told to encourage children to speak their first languages in their first few years of education, rather than sticking solely to English.

In a Western world fast embracing a darker view of Islam, a German sports hero has suddenly fallen from heights it took a lifetime to achieve.

200,000 are expected at biggest cultural festival in the country.

Lincoln Tan poses questions on the Immigration challenges facing NZ.

The perception that migrants take jobs from Kiwis and push up house prices are widespread, but the fear is overblown, a new report has found.

Prime Minister Bill English has a duty to speak out against US President Donald Trump's ban on Muslim travellers, the Green Party says.

New movie Hidden Figures tells the story of African-American women who played a crucial role in NASA's early space missions. Does NZ science have its own diversity problem?

The 750 refugees who arrive in NZ each year now face a whole new journey navigating our foreign land.

COMMENT: If there's one thing we can probably all agree on, it's that the slogan "love trumps hate" turned out to be about as useful as tits on a bull.

New Zealand has one of the lowest rates of women on public-company boards in the western world, according to data from the Institute

Women are still vastly under-represented on boards with data from the NZX showing the ratio of male to female directors has not changed

Ethnic restaurants in Auckland are taking the cooking from the kitchen to the dining table.

At Christmas, Korean families eat kimchi and drink rice cake soup, chef Alex Kim says.

New Zealand Christmas dinner is not just about ham and turkey, but kimchi, lechon and tequila too, a Massey University sociologist says.

COMMENT: Bill English will overhaul his Cabinet this weekend. Here's hoping he appoints a new Minister for Women's Affairs

12 Questions: Shortland Street star JJ Fong has made a steamy impression on the long-running Kiwi soap - but there's much more to her talents than just acting.

ASB Bank has been named the winner of this year's Deloitte Top 200 Diversity Leadership Award.

A top adviser to Donald Trump suggests that the US President-elect wants to help Hillary Clinton "heal" and not pursue a probe of his former rival.

Going to nightclubs is a rite of passage for many 18-year-olds. But for transgender man Jack Clark, it can be a minefield.

There is an urgent need for "culturally appropriate" elder care, and an Indian trust says having ethnic wards at existing rest homes is the way to go.

Permanent and long-term international migration to NZ is at its highest level in more than 25 years and many newcomers are opting to settle in the regions.

Iraqi superstar Kadim Al Sahir will be bringing strains of Arabic music to Auckland, performing a one-night-only concert here next weekend.

A two-party election system should be a fight for the political centre.

A Kiwi who tackled institutional racism at Harvard Law School now wants to share his experiences in the Human Rights Commission anti-racism campaign.