Facebook on diversity
Facebook has announced that other companies can use its internal diversity training. But is this a case of "Do as I say and not as I do?"
Facebook has announced that other companies can use its internal diversity training. But is this a case of "Do as I say and not as I do?"
Using randomly selected juries to make some council-level policy suggestions is arguably a good starting point for organically growing a system for Auckland, writes Nicholas Ross Smith and Zbigniew Dumienski.
It is a city that prides itself on its diverse ethnic communities, but Auckland is run by a club of white men living in the wealthy suburbs.
Dolce & Gabbana’s attack on "chemical children" has opened debate on the changing face of parenting.
At times like this it can be useful to remember that we are all refugees, or descendants of refugees.
Editorial: Children coming into Auckland primary schools are carrying an undiscovered treasure - the ability to speak more than one language.
English remains king throughout wider Auckland but the second most-spoken language depends on the neighbourhood.
Susan Doughty says although diversity is being embraced, we are yet to see concrete change at the top of our organisations.
Employers may soon find that the key skill/capability they are recruiting for is Cultural Intelligence or CQ, and not just IQ and EQ, writes Mai Chen.
New Zealanders are accepting of diversity, sexuality and religion but not of mental illness.
The British university equality officer at the centre of a racism and sexism row could lose her job after she allegedly tweeted a hashtag 'kill all white men'.
The macho Kiwi rugby, racing and beer mentality is keeping gay sportspeople firmly in the cupboard.
The percentage of students learning a second language in New Zealand secondary schools has dropped to its lowest in over 80 years.
I am in England on the Duke of Edinburgh's Commonwealth Study Conference with 100 senior leaders from 22 countries around the Commonwealth.
Over the past decade, Sgt. Shane Ortega has served three combat tours: Two in Iraq, one in Afghanistan. Two as a Marine and one in the Army. Two as a woman and one as a man.
Assistant finance professor Noah Smith on discrimination in the US and how reducing it is beneficial to the economy.
Jill Tattersall is chair and CEO of KIWA Digital, an Auckland-based production house for experiential digital books.
Murray Long Builders is a residential building company. Murray Long talks to Caitlin Sykes about diversity in the workplace.
It bucketed down on Sunday morning, just as they were setting up for the Auckland International Cultural Festival at the sprawling War Memorial Park in Mt Roskill.
Tiffany Zyp is operations manager at Blastacars Drift Karts, which was highly commended in the Divers-ability category of the EEO Trust’s 2014 Diversity Awards NZ.
Embracing diversity in the workplace isn't a 'nice to have' these days - it's a necessity.
Challenges faced by Muslim workers in New Zealand and the reluctance of employers to hire them are among the issues that will be up for discussion at a summit.
Heather du Plessis-Allan wonders: At what abstract point do we decide an immigrant has earned the right to call him or herself a New Zealander?
How do we use thinking big while starting small to the social and cultural mission of positive race relations?
On Race Relations Day, commissioner Dame Susan Devoy talks to Phil Taylor about the challenges of the job and the crossroads we have reached .
Part of John Key's success is he is seen as a Clarksonian figure - someone who speaks our language, the voice of bluff, non-PC common sense, writes Paul Thomas.
Celebrations for Chinese New Year are a good time for Kiwis to think about the respect we owe different cultures when it comes to greeting each other in languages other than our favourite Kiwi slang.
Thousands of people lined Ponsonby Road tonight for the third and largest Auckland Pride Parade.