WorldUnmarried mothers face finesPlans to fine women who have children out of wedlock have caused outrage in the central Chinese city of Wuhan.04 Jun 05:30 PM
WorldGoing topless for a good causePhotographs of breasts cover the walls of the Kiev basement that serves as the global headquarters of Femen, the women's rights movement born in Ukraine.29 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandReport blasts NZ's child poverty levelsThe Government has been slammed for its track record on child poverty and violence against women following a critical report from an international human rights watchdog.23 May 05:20 AM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Law protecting Government, not disabledBrian Rudman asks, "What would the great Liberal and Labour social pioneers think of the cripple-bashing that occurred last week?"21 May 05:30 PM
WorldProtest against gay hate killingThousands of people marched through the streets of Manhattan to protest against the killing of a gay man allegedly taunted with homophobic slurs.21 May 05:30 PM
WorldGays 'afraid to show sexuality' in EuropeTwo-thirds of Europe's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community are still afraid to show their sexuality in public, and a quarter have been victims of physical or verbal attacks, a European Union report says.18 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandWe're entitled to discriminate: B&B ownerA Northland couple are outraged and hurt at being denied accommodation at the Pilgrim Planet Lodge because of "who we are".10 May 05:30 PM
OpinionRajen Prasad: Dame Susan can rise to the occasionIt is for those who appointed her to justify their decision and the process that was followed, writes Rajen Prasad. It is for them to explain their understanding of the contemporary race relations challenges for NZ.07 May 05:30 PM
WorldHunger strike reaches crisis pointEmaciated and frail, more than 100 men lie on concrete floors of freezing, solitary cells in Guantanamo, silently starving themselves to death.06 May 05:30 PM
WorldUK historian apologises for 'stupid' remarksBritish historian Niall Ferguson has apologised for remarks suggesting that economist John Maynard Keynes didn't care about future generations because he was gay and childless.05 May 02:59 AM
OpinionBrian Rudman: Commonwealth faces test of its principlesMost New Zealanders had no idea that this island off the bottom of India would be hosting the biennial Commonwealth heads of government meeting, writes Brian Rudman.30 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandJones defends Devoy's race roleMichael Jones has hit back at the critics of former sportspeople being appointed to jobs such as the Race Relations Commissioner and defended Dame Susan Devoy.30 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandRefuges in dark over law repeal proposalWomen's refuges are being kept in the dark about the proposed repeal of laws protecting victims of domestic violence.29 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandYounger Kiwis more enlightenedKiwis are more polite about their racism than people in other parts of the world, says university lecturer Camille Nakhid.27 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandDevoy: I have a dream ...Martin Luther King she is not, but the new Race Relations Commissioner adopted some of the American civil rights legend's soaring rhetoric yesterday.27 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandWe're not racist, but ...As a conference this weekend looks at how racism affects Auckland, Susan Edmunds examines the progress we have made and the work left to do.27 Apr 05:30 PM
WorldHigh price of cheap fashionSome of humanity's daily tragedies stand out because they inflict wantonly futile suffering; others awake the persistent tug of collective conscience.26 Apr 05:30 PM
OpinionMarni Gilbert & Maire Leadbeater: Stand up for West PapuaIt has been controversial right from the time of the first pilot project five years ago, but our Government seems set to continue giving aid to the police in Indonesian-controlled West Papua.25 Apr 09:30 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Zapping youngsters a step too far"Why should under-25s, with nothing but a desire for a romantic stroll in the park, be driven out for nothing more than the crime of having acute hearing?" asks Brian Rudman.25 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandGay weddings ban: Churches say noGay marriage has been legalised by Parliament - but it is still banned by most of New Zealand's 10 main religions, a new Herald survey shows.22 Apr 06:53 PM
OpinionEditorial: Appointment smacks of jobs for girlsAquiet, conscientious National MP, Jackie Blue, has made an unusual career move, forsaking Parliament for the Human Rights Commission where she will be the next Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner.22 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandFormer MP rules out return to ParliamentFormer National MP Paul Quinn has ruled out a return to Parliament to replace Jackie Blue.22 Apr 05:51 AM
New ZealandTimeline: Gay rights in NZNZ is set become the 13th country in the world to legalise same-sex marriage. Scroll through our interactive timeline above to see NZ's history of rights for gay people.17 Apr 10:25 PM
New ZealandGay marriage: MPs won't change mindsSome MPs who have voted against the same-sex marriage bill have not changed their minds on the matter leading up the bill's final reading tonight.17 Apr 02:27 AM
New ZealandMan fined for homophobic verbal abuseAn Eketahuna man who confronted a gay couple on the town's main street, called them poofters and accused them of spreading Aids was yesterday convicted of using offensive language.17 Apr 12:32 AM
