Parents who care for severely disabled adult children should be eligible to receive payments, a tribunal has ruled.

Paul Henry's employers have upheld a complaint against him over comments he made about singer Susan Boyle.

Eight families who say they need help to look after their disabled children have been left waiting almost a year for a decision by the Human Rights Review Tribunal.

The Human Rights Commission has received nearly 200 calls after TV host Paul Henry referred to intellectually-disabled star Susan Boyle as "retarded".

Special Olympics NZ requests a review of broadcasting standards to ensure the use of "retard" is regarded as unacceptable.

A breakthrough in implantable electronics could see cyborg technology coming a step closer to reality.