New ZealandWatch NZH Focus: Human rights concerns over hair extention industryTristram Clayton joins Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner, Dr. Jackie Blue to reflect on the NZ Herald report into exploitation in the human hair trade industry and what New Zealand businesses and consumers can do about it.Watch02 Dec 04:00 PM
WorldChilling discovery in satellite imagesPhotographs from high above North Korea show what observers say are concerning developments in the regime's arsenal of repression.01 Dec 05:06 PM
New ZealandSupport for inquiry into state care abuseThe Human Rights Commission has come out in support of an independent inquiry into the abuse of New Zealanders in state care, to ensure 01 Dec 09:49 AM
New ZealandExposed: Truth behind hair extensionsBlack Gold: The billion-dollar human hair trade01 Dec 02:30 AM
OpinionCorazon MillerReporter speaks on Duterte encounterToday I've decided to out myself - as the reporter who was asked by the President of the Philippines if I was married.25 Nov 05:52 PM
New ZealandTamaki rant draws complaintsThe Human Rights Commission has received 16 complaints about Brian Tamaki's rant blaming gay people for earthquakes.23 Nov 08:43 AM
New ZealandPunisher: 'I will neutralise drug lords'In an exclusive interview with the Herald, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte twice confuses New Zealand with Australia ... and asked a reporter if she was married.23 Nov 06:39 AM
New Zealand'The Punisher' due to depart AucklandFilipino president Rodrigo Duterte has ordered a banquet lunch be delivered to his Auckland hotel ahead of his expected departure later today.22 Nov 09:48 PM
New ZealandLouisa Wall tables euthanasia billMP Louisa Wall championed the right of everyone to marry. She has now tabled a Bill that sets out a process for terminally ill person to legally end life.18 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandUS could take Australian refugees: KerryThe United States has agreed to consider taking refugees from Australian detention centres, Secretary of State John Kerry said at a press conference in New Zealand.13 Nov 12:23 AM
KahuTop Kiwi student tackled racism at HarvardA Kiwi who tackled institutional racism at Harvard Law School now wants to share his experiences in the Human Rights Commission anti-racism campaign.07 Nov 02:22 AM
WorldUS shows world how not to do democracyThe US presidential election has become an object lesson in everything that ails a country long seen as a beacon of freedom and hope.06 Nov 12:54 AM
WorldRecord numbers of migrants drowning in MedThe United Nations have said that at least 239 migrants have drowned this week in two shipwrecks off the coast of Libya.03 Nov 10:42 PM
WorldIsis child soldiers killed in Mosul battleMore than 300 child soldiers, dubbed the "cubs of the caliphate", have reportedly been killed after being sent into battle.02 Nov 08:27 PM
New Zealand'They didn't sentence her to death'A boxer and weight loss star is fighting to get his dying sister out of prison so the mother-of-three can spend her remaining time with her family.01 Nov 05:05 PM
New ZealandUni student: Where can I breastfeed?A PhD student at the University of Auckland is frustrated at having to fight to find an appropriate space to breastfeed her child.01 Nov 04:46 AM
New ZealandCops admit targeting euthanasia activistsPolice have admitted setting up a drink-drive checkpoint near a euthanasia meeting.26 Oct 04:12 AM
BDBDBusinessCan NZ get 30% female directors?Diversity champion Global Women wants to see a minimum target of 30 per cent of female directors on the boards of NZX-listed companies. The 25 Oct 03:14 AM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Revive the Tampa spiritCOMMENT: It's time to revive the Tampa spirit and rescue refugees our Australian neighbours have sent off to rot in hellish prison camps on remote islands.18 Oct 04:00 PM
WorldDuterte a 'serial killer', 'psychopath'Philippine President Duterte's state of mind is under scrutiny as the death toll in his war on drugs exceeds 3600.10 Oct 04:50 PM
New ZealandColin Craig open to a political comebackColin Craig has taken a hammering over the past week but if he is feeling the heat, he is not letting on - and is even considering a possible comeback.03 Oct 04:00 PM
WorldDozens killed during Ethiopia protestDozens of people died Sunday at a festival after security forces fired tear gas into a crowd during a political protest and provoked a stampede.02 Oct 08:49 PM
New ZealandFamily 'dismayed' over Ashley Peacock proposalHealth authorities are considering plans to move mental health patient Ashley Peacock, to the dismay of his parents.29 Sep 05:00 AM
WorldDuterte previously 'Death Squad mayor'In the city of Davao, stories of Rodrigo Duterte's brutal rule haven't dimmed his popularity.28 Sep 08:39 PM
EntertainmentHousewife 'bullied' by Dame SusanSloane's lawyers are claiming she was "bullied" and "defamed" by race relations commissioner Dame Susan Devoy.26 Sep 06:30 AM
OpinionJohn RoughanJohn Roughan: Euthanasia not human rightCOMMENT: The Human Rights Commission has given what it calls the "orange light" to euthanasia. Let's not run this orange. Let's stop while we can.23 Sep 05:00 PM
WorldShocking tales from world's worst prisonBeatings, inhumane conditions and inmates forced to rape each other. This is what goes on in Saydnaya Military Prison.19 Aug 08:36 AM
New ZealandCautious support for spying reformsThe Human Rights Commission has given cautious support to the Government's spying reforms.17 Aug 06:23 AM
TravelThailand's creepy plan for your holidayThere is less you may be able to get away with in Thailand if authorities go ahead with a bold new tourist rule.13 Aug 03:58 AM
World'The cruelty is dizzying in its scale'Documents were leaked detailing examples of harrowing abuse, sexual assault, child abuse and self-harm attempts in a Nauru's detention centre.10 Aug 09:53 PM
WorldPunisher's shocking 'executive kill list'Philippine President Duterte has effectively signed death warrants of up to 50 drug-dealing officials as the street execution toll soars to 600.03 Aug 11:01 PM
New ZealandDisabled patients sue over treatmentThree intellectually disabled men are suing Govt for upwards of $100,000 each, alleging human rights abuses while in state care.24 Jul 05:00 PM
World'Why should I keep them and feed them?'The Turkish president said that he would reinstate the death penalty to deal with those who took park in the coup attempt19 Jul 04:59 AM
New ZealandPetition for Ashley gathers supportA petition for an autistic man held in an isolated wing of a mental health unit has garnered more than 2000 signatures in a day.18 Jul 05:30 PM
