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.

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.

As a young nation undergoing a rapidly changing demography, NZ is learning to grapple with the rise of 'casual' or 'everyday' racism.

AFL Players Association chief Paul Marsh says no one can blame Sydney Swans star Adam Goodes if he decides to retire, as the booing controversy reaches fever pitch.

Australian rules football players and officials have appealed for crowds to stop the relentless, racially-motivated booing and taunting of Adam Goodes, an Aboriginal footballer.

I remember my first and only club rugby final. I was playing for Takapuna in the North Harbour under-19 title match against Silverdale, a team we had beaten earlier in the season in a muddy and....

A bouncer who was told she was "worthless" and threatened with gang action from two WINZ workers says dealing with verbally abusive customers has become commonplace.

But bar owner says the two Ministry of Social Development workers who abused his staff won't be welcome back.

Amanda Seyfried has put the spotlight on gender discrimination in Hollywood after revealing she was paid just 10 per cent of a male co-star's salary.

The debate about non-resident Chinese buying Auckland houses could hurt bilateral relations and Labour has already done "immeasurable" damage to the links between the two countries, says a top boss.