Diversity
Calling Home: Victoria Hoult in Porto Alegre
Victoria Hoult has been living and teaching in Porto Alegre for the past two and a half years. She and partner Ben have immersed themselves in the local community and culture and both love the… Audio
Academy Awards spurned by Issa Rae for lack of diversity
Awards season is upon us - and the nominations for the 92nd Academy Awards were announced overnight in a live broadcast hosted by actors Issa Rae and John Cho. Audio
Robin Murphy named in Top 10 Filmmakers of Decade for Diversity
To commemorate its 10th anniversary, Diversity in Cannes, the independent film movement promoting inclusion at the Cannes Film Festival, has announced its Top 10 Filmmakers of the Decade. Audio
Crisis facing courts as Chinese people seek justice in NZ
New Zealand's rapid transition to a multicultural society is causing problems for our judicial and legal systems, according to a new report chaired by the prominent public lawyer Mai Chen.
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The white castle of literature is crumbling, and it’s about time...
Reading and writing in the digital era is celebrated by Lani Wendt Young, who charts the increase in brown, Pacific and LGBTQ voices. More people then ever are reading what speaks directly to them. Audio
The rise of Germany's new ultranationalist intelligentsia
The far right in East Germany has long been associated with the disaffected masses, but there is a growing intellectual class helping to change the narrative. Julian Göpffarth's work focuses on the… Audio
Young artists give conference organisers a blast
The Power of Inclusion conference in Auckland was supposed to be an affirming event for a new generation - instead, young artists told organisers why they felt left out. Audio
The Black List people seriously want to be on
Franklin Leonard is the man who created The Black List, a ground-breaking publication that separates Hollywood's most popular unproduced screenplays from the tens of thousands that are crafted every… Audio
Fireman Sam not inclusive
A kids TV character has been removed from a UK fire department's ads for not being inclusive. Fireman Sam was something of a mascot for the Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue service. Audio
Is diversity more important than ability for employment?
A study has found that millenials and Generation Z believe that representation of all races and religions in the workplace is more important that hiring people based on merit. That's in contrast to… Audio
Seeing me, Seeing you, diversity on NZ screens
Are films about the migrant experience made by migrants themselves? That’s the question Dr Arezou Zalipour started researching in 2011, and her findings came as quite a surprise. Audio
Military Pride: RNZDF Squadron Leader Stu Pearce
Friday's dreadful events in Christchurch, has led to the postponement of a number of events around the country over the weekend, as an act of respect, and to enable police to focus on priorities. The… Audio
Three Minutes Max: Mai Chen
Commentators from all over New Zealand get the chance to have a say on what's been bothering them. Mai Chen gives her thoughts on cultural and linguistic diversity in courts. Audio
Polyfest preparations underway early
In this episode of Voices; preparations begin early for the annual cultural festival, Polyfest in Auckland city. Produced by Sara Vui-Talitu. Audio
Auckland council submissions dominated by older Pakeha voices
Around three-quarters of the 26,000 submissions on Auckland's long-term 2050 plan were made by Pakeha, despite making up just half of the region's population. Video, Audio
Half of public service chief executives are now women
Women are also tackling some of the largest roles in the public sector, as they exceed 50 per cent for the first time, Ministers say.
2018: "Big business can have a heart. It’s good for shareholders but it’s also the right thing to do." - Simon Moutter
Simon Moutter, sets out the case for business to become more responsive, more diverse, and more led by the heart. Audio
Diversity in front of, or behind the camera?
CEO of the New Zealand Film Commission Annabelle Sheehan has been making her presence felt in the industry with a series of initiatives, often inspired by the idea of more diversity. Audio
Diversity of public sector boards in the spotlight
Ethnic Communities Minister Jenny Salesa has ordered a stocktake of ethnic diversity on public sector boards, because at the moment the government doesn’t know the ethnic make-up of its own boards… Audio, Gallery
Engineers, architects meet to work on diversity
Architects and engineers are getting together to do a bit of redesigning and rebuilding of their own professions. Both industries are dominated by men, particularly in senior management positions, and… Audio