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<i>Tariana Turia:</i> New bill reopens door to possibility of justice
Tariana Turia, co-leader of the Maori Party, writes about the foreshore and seabed debates and tides of change.
<i>Garth George:</i> Screening on slippery slope to eugenics
Garth George writes that an expanded screening programme for Down Syndrome may go against the rights of the disabled.
<i>Brian Rudman</i>: An inconvenient truth needs to be faced
When Maurice Williamson is moved to label critics of the sale of farmland to Chinese buyers "racist", you have to accept he's not just joking around.
Outrage over ex-cop's welcome
A citizenship speech by Waitakere City councillor Ross Dallow - father of TV One newsreader Simon Dallow - has outraged a new New Zealander.
More women come forward in $46m harassment case
More sexual harrassment claims against former David Jones chief executive Mark McInnes.
De Bres: Bleak outlook for Maori prison rate
Continuing discrimination against Asians needs to be addressed and the high rate of Maori imprisonment is bleak, Race Relations Commissioner Joris de Bres says.
Gay marriage on hold in US
A US federal appeals court has put same-sex weddings in California on hold indefinitely.
Increase in Taleban brutality against women
The Taleban have stoned a young couple to death in Afghanistan for 'infidelity'.
Evil Britons screened out
Stereotypes are being banned by Hollywood studio executives to avoid offending foreign audiences.
On-air 'poofter' comment upsets gay listeners
An outraged gay community has lashed out at a Tauranga radio station for using the word "poofter" live on air.
Auckland school students suspended over 'racist' fight
Two Takapuna Grammar students have been stood down after a fight, allegedly fuelled by racist taunts, which was videoed and sent around school.
Iran teen faces death on sex charge
An 18-year-old Iranian is facing imminent execution on charges of homosexuality.
'Harawira comments hurt race relations'
The Human Rights Commission says Maori Party MP Hone Harawira needs to consider whether his personal feelings are helpful to race relations.