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TV3 takes on minister over complaint
TV3 is taking the BSA to court over a complaint from Social Development Minister Paula Bennett, about a report claiming she offered a beneficiary money to drop a privacy case.
Report: Women lose boardroom gains
Women are losing some of the gains they have made towards workplace equality, the Human Rights Commission says.
Church forces 'secular NZ' retreat
The Human Rights Commission has bowed to Catholic Church objections to a statement that NZ was a secular state and religion was only for the "private sphere".
Racism storm sweeps through sporting codes
'Cannibals' remark fuels racism-in-sport row across the Tasman.
What the cluck? Bar bans hen party
A group of hen-party guests is accusing a student bar of ageism, saying half their party was turned away for being "too old".
Cossie clubs won't criticise Manurewa's turban ban
Manurewa Cosmopolitan Club is keeping a ban on turbans.
Disabled man barred from bus ride yet again
Brett Edge was thrown off an Auckland bus a day after the company apologised for 15 previous similar incidents.
Nationwide protests against surveillance bill
Opponents of the Search and Surveillance bill say it overturns important aspects of civil liberties.
Sikh daggers testing schools
The Human Rights Commission has been asked to clarify whether a Sikh student should be allowed to wear a ceremonial dagger to school.