NZ First MP Richard Prosser's bid to make a personal statement in Parliament this afternoon about his inflammatory comments about Muslims has been blocked.

Richard Prosser's "stupid" comments that young Muslim men from "Wogistan" should be banned from air travel have created headlines overseas.

New Zealand First MP Richard Prosser has spoken out in defence of his "Wogistan" rant which has been slammed as racist by Muslim leaders and politicians.

Pensioners are holding out in a dwindling minority opposing gay marriage - as 2013 looks possibly to be the year for it to become reality.

A bill to legalise same-sex marriage is likely to be amended to explicitly state that churches would not be forced to marry same-sex couples.

The US President must be allowed to build on his Administration's achievements, writes Reverend Jesse Jackson.

A cell phone ban has helped reduce bullying and cut the number of student fights at a Wanganui high school.

"This sort of male dominance should not be supported by this council." Accusations of racism and sexism surface during an Auckland Council debate.

Extending paid parental leave to six months may lead to employers discriminating against women of child-bearing age, Business NZ says.

A conservative Christian lived an an 'undercover' gay man for a year, after his beliefs were challenged. So what did he discover?

New arrivals are adding to, not subtracting from, New Zealand's future.

Glass ceiling will stay unless firms find new ways for parents to work.

Women who attended single-sex schools are less likely to be victims of New Zealand's growing gender pay gap, a professor claims.

A Syrian job applicant was told he should change his name to something more Kiwi because conservative southerners would think twice about working with him.

A weed control firm which bluntly said "wimpy" job seekers were not suited to their summer vacancies has pulled the ad from Trade Me after more than 42,000 hits.