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First their pensions were deducted, now they don't get help for winter.
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Racist flatmates-wanted post labelled 'very inappropriate'
The listing stated, "We won't be able to accept people from India (don't like curry)".
Winston Peters: No correction necessary on China
Winston Peters does not accept China's criticism of NZ's position.
Brian Rudman: Goff got ban on supremacists right
COMMENT: Goff was right to signal white supremacists are not welcome in our community.
Rachel Stewart: Same-sex and proud - let them eat cake
COMMENT: There will be many more bumps on the road to gay wedded bliss.
Far-right fight: $50k raised to take Auckland Council to court over speakers
Left-wing commentator Chris Trotter among those who want to take council to court.
'Disgusting' policy reviewed while family suffer
Wife desperate to give dying hubby quality of life but restricted by family carers policy.
India ranked world's most dangerous place for women
Study has reignited the ongoing debate over women's safety in the vast country.
Audrey Young: NZ too deferential to US
COMMENT: The Emeritus foreign minister Helen Clark said what had to be said this week.
OPINION: All parties should be consulted on human rights appointments
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.
'We lost everything ... I just want her to live in safety'
Strength and courage shine through in these photos of refugees from around the world.
Immigrant says racist NZ claims don't reflect society as a whole
"The majority of people have made me feel welcome and accepted me into this country."
Kim K supports 'wrongly-convicted' death row inmate
Reality star urges California governor to test DNA of condemned prisoner Kevin Cooper.
Racist NZ: Auckland woman told to 'go back to China'
Woman who suggested people shouldn't feed birds at a popular park racially abused.
Devoy should never have been appointed to race role
COMMENT: Race Relations Commissioner is not a cushy role for a retired sport star.
NZ sex workers want a Minister of Prostitution
Open letter to Government was written with help of Family First.
Paula Tesoriero: We strongly support right to freedom of speech
COMMENT: we need to keep discussing and debating the issues in a respectful manner.
Refugee's message: 'You are not alone'
Rana Hamida will eat like a refugee to help those still suffering in overseas' conflicts.
Lizzie Marvelly: Cakes for gays of top-tier importance
COMMENT: What I most want to know is where the gay cake danger ends?
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
Human rights and civil liberties advocates agree our laws need the right balance.
'Gollies' snapped up in wake of censure
A gift shop is doing a roaring trade after being censured by the Human Rights Commission.
Family's rest-home horror: Maggots found in wounds
How does a rest home resident end up with maggots in his wounds?
Can the Human Rights Commission be fixed?
COMMENT: Bryce Edwards on whether the HRC can be reformed or if it should be scrapped?
One in five lawyers sexually harassed
'Cultural crisis': One in three female lawyers sexually harassed during careers - survey.
Dara McNaught: Carers for disabled deserve a better deal
COMMENT: Those who looking after the disabled at home deserve a better deal.
Clinging to hope: Kiwi's week in a refugee camp
Conditions in the refugee camp will only get worse as monsoon rains arrive, Kiwi says.
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.