Brian Tamaki plans to sue councils over ratepayer-funded rainbow projects
A lawyer specialising in local government says Tamaki has little ground to stand on.
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But they will not be taking any action against J.K. Rowling.
Netball Australia investigating Swifts shooter's anti-transgender post
Samantha Wallace-Joseph made the comments on Instagram.
Letters: Twin harbour bridge Auckland's solution; the separate study area debate
OPINION: 'Build a new bridge, right beside the existing one, on the eastern side.'
Watch: Full video emerges of 'hate crime' vandalism of Auckland's rainbow crossing
Hooded and masked vandals can be seen filming themselves painting over rainbow crossing.
Gisborne rainbow crossing restored after Destiny churchgoers paint it white
'We’re thrilled the rainbow crossing was repainted overnight' - Mayor.
Auckland University student shuts down 'segregation' claim by Act Party
The party's tertiary education spokesperson says the signs are reminiscent of 'ugly past'.
'Arrest us': Protesters clash after Destiny Church members paint over rainbow crossing
Rehette Stoltz says she plans to seek reparations from the group.
Obituary: Phil Recordon - Lawyer who helped stop All Blacks touring South Africa
As much as Recordon played down his and Paddy Finnigan's role, they changed history.
'Called me a Māori-loving' c***': Finlayson on Treaty referendum division
Chris Finlayson addresses Pākehā angst against Māori and the Treaty.
'Heartless and cruel' - Hipkins hits out at public sector job cuts
Labour's Chris Hipkins has given his first major speech as Opposition leader.
Jacinda Ardern slams politics of fear and takes veiled swipe at Winston Peters
The former PM said Asian Invasion attacks made by politicians in the 1990s were horrific.
Letters: Evicted parents can only blame themselves; reaction to Peters’ Nazi Germany comment
OPINION: 'Learn to behave and live in harmony with your neighbours.'
Alice Soper: Women's sports coverage needs more than controversy or championships
OPINION: Our media landscape is not fully realising the potential of women in the game.
Govt crackdown on anti-social Kāinga Ora tenants and unpaid rent
The NZ First leader compared 'race-based theory' to the Nazis in a speech yesterday.
Opinion: Why the 'motherhood penalty' isn’t to blame for the pay gap
OPINION: Employers need to look at why they don’t allow the flexibility parents need.
Grant Robertson says his sexuality was a 'factor' in unsuccessful leadership bids
He is set to give his departing address in Parliament this week.
Fittler: 'Why does everything have to be done on social media?'
Brad Fittler wants the NRL to sanction players commenting on the Spencer Leniu saga.
Israeli settlements in Palestinian areas amount to a ‘war crime’, UN rights office
Settler violence and settlement-related violations have reached shocking new levels.
Man charged after ‘tying up’ Aboriginal children he caught in pool
‘Disturbing’ video footage has emerged of a man tying up three Aboriginal children.
Editorial: Brace for some serious economic pain ahead
OPINION: Credit and mortgage distress is rising fast as interest rates bite.
Symbols to statements: Haka stands for more than rugby, as politics enters the game
The powerful haka challenges New Zealand's political landscape, writes Liam Napier.
Do you want Māori or just their haka? - Alice Soper
OPINION: The Poua were heard by those who needed it before the translated outrage hit.
'We don't always get it right': IPCA finds police wrongfully arrested, used force on man with facial tattoos
Officers 'wrestled' the man to the ground, put him in a headlock and pepper-sprayed him.
Looking at the numbers, Dr Shane Reti's health plan for Māori doesn't add up
OPINION: Chartered accountant Neil Woodhams looks at the Health Minister's budget.
Letters: Why poverty continues in New Zealand
OPINION: Suburbian response says much about the shameful blight of poverty in Aotearoa.
Māori Health Authority helped historical ‘underfunding’ for ‘benefit of all’, provider says
Health inequities for Māori are a huge issue for Northland.
Casey Costello ignored Treaty breach warning on smokefree law repeal
Officials: The law would've given health gains for Māori at five times rate of non-Māori.
'One of darkest weeks for te ao Māori': Reti should hang head in shame, says Jackson
Māori agree this is one of the darkest weeks in our political history.
Waitangi Tribunal hearing to listen to Māori veterans' war stories
Few Māori veterans from WWII acquired farms under settlement schemes.
109,000 Kiwis on Jobseeker welfare for more than a year
The PM says he's seen enough evidence to prove the use of sanctions should be ramped up.
Audrey Young: The real jobseeker shocker everybody missed
OPINION: Critics might want to check the fine print before they cry 'cruelty'.
Sir Ian Taylor: A letter to Act leader David Seymour
OPINION: 'Perhaps, like you, I am not sure where in the Māori world I sit.'
Heather du Plessis-Allan: Luxon just chose to disagree with two-thirds of his own voters
OPINION: Is it possible for us to have a Treaty debate without resorting to violence?
