A threat to ban smokers from Auckland's top DHB splits nzherald readers.

Thirty years ago a South African rugby tour divided the country. As the 1981 Springbok team prepares for a reunion, a top police officer reveals the story behind an attack on three protesters.

The dismissal of EMA boss Alasdair Thompson is not surprising, says Prime Minister John Key.

Both sexes should value each other's contribution, writes Valerie Grant.

An Italian study backs up Alasdair Thompson's claim that women take more sick leave due to their periods, but experts say the reasons behind gender-related pay inequality go much deeper.

Anna Paquin faces a lot of "prejudice" because she's bisexual.

Hundreds of people braved the cold in Wellington and Auckland as part of a worldwide protest against the culture of blaming the victim rather than the rapist for attacks on women.

Antenatal testing devalues children's lives and aims to cut Down births, battlers say.

We asked Labour's Jacinda Ardern and National's Nikki Kaye for their views on same-sex marriage.