Abuse, neglect, disability care: words no one wants to see together. In 2006 a flurry of stories about appalling care sparked a Government inquiry. Despite steps to fix the problem, it's happening again.
Antenatal testing devalues children's lives and aims to cut Down births, battlers say.
It affects one in 20 people, can undermine their confidence and frequently leads to the embarrassment of counting on one's fingers.
The Supreme Court has granted the IHC leave to appeal a controversial court ruling requiring staff to be paid the minimum wage for sleepover shifts.
The Ministry of Health needs to sit down and talk with families who are caring for their disabled relatives, say the Greens.
Two police officers have been accused of beating a young autistic man who became "the face of looting".
A solo mother of three children has been given 90 days notice by her landlord and Housing NZ won't open her file for two months.
An Auckland taxi driver who allegedly refused to pick up a wheelchair patient from a hospital rank has been condemned by an industry leader for "appalling behaviour." The Transport Agency has also threatened action.
Austria announced plans to exhume graves containing the remains of 220 suspected victims of Nazi Germany's infamous euthanasia programme yesterday.
The Chief Human Rights Commissioner is 'deeply disappointed' the Crown is to appeal a High Court ruling on caregivers' rights.
The Ministry of Health is to appeal a court ruling that parents caring for disabled adult children are eligible for financial support.