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New human rights boss stands by pro-Israel comments, 'transphobia’ accusations
Stephen Rainbow has also faced accusations of being transphobic.
New Human Rights Commission leadership announced
Appointments for human rights and equal employment opportunities roles.
'Significant humiliation': Woman's photo hung publicly in agency for years
Now she is seeking compensation for the breach of her privacy and 'injury to feelings'.
Human Rights office stands by shared leader appointment
Act leader David Seymour has spoken out about role and salary.
The Govt departments set to switch from Māori to English names
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi was first out of the blocks. Who's next?
Human Rights Commission expected to earn new coalition ire after co-governance appointment
Act's David Seymour wants to see such roles disestablished.
Israel-Hamas war: NZ Human Rights Commission urges reporting of Islamophobia, anti-Semitism
It comes after tensions at Auckland Museum and police patrols at NZ synagogues, mosques.
Police to pay $45k after locking claustrophobic man in cell nine times
'I wouldn’t wish what happened to me on my worst enemy,' Malcolm King says.
Residents 'denied a voice' in cyclone recovery efforts
Cyclone Gabrielle recovery efforts have been criticised by the Human Rights Commission.
Top horse trainer accused of racist jokes by Indian employee
Former horse trainer Stephen McKee said his comments were not racist, but simply "banter".
Oranga Tamariki blunder: Mother in case of mistaken identity offered more compensation
A mother wants OT to be accountable for mistaking her for another woman for 20 years.
Editorial: Housing as a human right
OPINION: Our editorial on calls for housing as a 'human right'.
Housing should be a human right - commissioner
Report finds too many people are still living in cold, damp and mouldy homes.
Meng Foon accepts he's resigned, doesn't rule out future work in public sector
The Race Relations Commissioner's intended resignation was earlier thrown into doubt.
Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon reveals he hasn't formally resigned
Meng Foon has urged the Associate Minister to not overreact.
‘Quagmire’: Top human rights court battles backlog of cases
Malcolm King has had a 'gutsful' of waiting for a decision on his human rights claim.
‘Time for Truth’: Act releases Alternative Budget featuring tax cuts, prison boost
Act proposes 200 more youth justice beds be built at a cost of $500 million.
Posie Parker is entitled to share her views, within limits - Human Rights Commissioner
OPINION: 'The antidote of free speech sometimes works, and sometimes it doesn't.'
Invercargill mayor Nobby Clark says ‘n-word’ again, rationalises earlier use
Clark said it six times in a TV interview defending his saying it earlier this week.
Recognising tino rangatiratanga key to ending racism in NZ
Tino rangatiratanga is the key to a national plan to end racism.
Killer Clown Fiend fails court bid to get witness information
Karl Nuku, who bashed a man's head in with a hammer, wanted information about a witness.
Emergency housing: Human Rights Commission’s damning report points to rights breaches
Inquiry finds emergency housing system is seriously flawed.
Rae Julian: Fifty years since we adopted the Equal Pay Act
OPINION: Former Human Rights Commission member Rae Julian reflects.
'Just told goodbye': Claims refugees placed in unheated, overcrowded homes after provider switch
New resettlement providers in Auckland, Chch and Hamilton after Red Cross lost tender.
'Justice delayed is justice denied': Two-year Tribunal backlog labelled 'inhumane'
A human right court is taking an "inhumane" amount of time to hear complaints.
'Inaction is no longer possible': On sidelines of UN, a push for China's abuses to be punished
China is accused of a ruthless campaign of torture, sexual assault and ethnic cleansing.