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Appointments of human rights commissioners should not be controversial.
Helen Clark thinking about 'the unthinkable' after US move
Former PM has wondered aloud whether the US could withdraw from the United Nations.
NZ cannot stand by silently say Greens
US must stop separating parents from their children at the border, says Golriz Ghahraman.
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Devoy should never have been appointed to race role
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Paula Tesoriero: We strongly support right to freedom of speech
COMMENT: we need to keep discussing and debating the issues in a respectful manner.
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Lizzie Marvelly: Cakes for gays of top-tier importance
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Sir Bob Jones sues filmmaker over 'hate speech' claim
Jones says he's "delighted" to file defamation papers after being accused of hate speech.
Paul Moon: Human Rights move endangers free speech
COMMENT: Why does the commission wish to ban free speech to protect certain beliefs?
'I want justice': Motel meeting that took a brutal twist
They agreed to a motel room rendezvous but what she told him next sent him into a rage.
Hate v free speech: Whose rights come first?
The debate over what constitutes hate speech has been fervent in recent months.
Concerns raised over protection from hate speech
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'Gollies' snapped up in wake of censure
A gift shop is doing a roaring trade after being censured by the Human Rights Commission.
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Can the Human Rights Commission be fixed?
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Dara McNaught: Carers for disabled deserve a better deal
COMMENT: Those who looking after the disabled at home deserve a better deal.
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Devoy, Blue depart Human Rights Commission as shake-up continues
New commission head.
Crown wants harsher sentence for sex slave's mum
The Crown says the sentence given to a mother who "pimped out" her daughter is inadequate.
Partner of mum who kept daughter as sex slave jailed
Avneensh Sehgal helped the most despised woman in NZ keep a teen girl as a sex slave.
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Editorial: The troubling case of Ashley Peacock
EDITORIAL:Dignity and humane treatment appear lacking in difficult case of Ashley Peacock.
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School play cancelled after Reddit backlash
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HRC boss won't seek reappointment
HRC boss won't seek reappointment after sexual harassment inquiry