New ZealandSwinging MPs in firing lineOpponents of a law change to allow same-sex marriage are stepping up their campaign, targeting MPs they feel may change their vote at the bill's next hurdle.10 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionPaul ThomasPaul Thomas: Is marriage just a word, or a sentence?There is, if you'll pardon the expression, something rather queer about the gay marriage controversy.08 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandBeneficiaries 'attacked on all sides'Beneficiaries have overtaken Asians as the group New Zealanders consider to be the most discriminated against.05 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandAsian speaks for 'trapped' gaysAn Asian New Zealander who found it easier to discuss his sexuality with MPs than his parents.30 Jan 04:30 PM
OpinionAnne Penketh: Role of women under scrutiny in new Islamist-ruled EgyptEgypt used to be a place where you never gave a second thought to personal safety, writes Anne Penkith. Egyptians are hospitable, charming and honest - on the whole.28 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandCollins backtracks on jail compoJustice Minister Judith Collins has backtracked on a law change that would have ensured compensation for ill-treatment of prisoners by the state was used to benefit victims rather than being given to the inmates.17 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandOz exodus: Residency hard to getSome parents tell their high-achieving children to not even consider university because there was no way they can afford to attend.14 Jan 04:30 PM
OpinionMike Lee: Naming gay All Blacks marks sexuality, not talentWhile promoting tolerance and anti-discrimination is always a positive move, sports culture has to be - and should always remain - all about performance, not sexual preference.13 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandSoldiers will march with prideMembers of the Defence Force will march in uniform in the Auckland Pride Parade next month.12 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandDivide over gay marriagePensioners are holding out in a dwindling minority opposing gay marriage - as 2013 looks possibly to be the year for it to become reality.26 Dec 04:30 PM
OpinionDr Elizabeth Rata: Treaty no longer symbol of national unityI was surprised to read in Deborah Coddington's recent Herald column that the Treaty of Waitangi is New Zealand's founding document. Of course some New Zealanders mistakenly believe that is the case.12 Dec 04:30 PM
RoyalsGuard in bearskin-turban swapThe first Sikh guardsman to be given permission to wear a turban instead of a bearskin while on duty outside Buckingham Palace is under pressure not to break tradition.03 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandNZ made disabled people 'invisible'New Zealand may be in breach of its human rights obligations to significantly disabled people who are being treated as second-class citizens, according to new research.02 Dec 05:15 AM
New ZealandTV man pleads case for gay marriageTV reporter Matty McLean has made a personal plea to Parliament to legalise gay marriage so he can fulfil his father's wish to attend his wedding.28 Nov 04:30 PM
OpinionMichael Spindelegger and Alison Bethel McKenzie: Reporters' safety must improveOver 100 journalists have been killed so far this year - the highest number since the International Press Institute (IPI) began keeping count of journalists' deaths in 1997.26 Nov 04:30 PM
OpinionAndrew Geddis: Churches' gay marriage fears needlessIf that change really is needed, then so be it, writes Andrew Geddis. "But I think the Law Society is wrong and the bill as it stands would not require anything new of any religious group."26 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandKey in Burma: The Herald interviewAs John Key wraps up an important Burma visit, he talks to Herald Political Editor Audrey Young about what he's learned and seen.23 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandGay choice for churchesA bill to legalise same-sex marriage is likely to be amended to explicitly state that churches would not be forced to marry same-sex couples.22 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandChurch groups differ on gay marriageThe debate on same-sex marriage has stepped up with a former MP comparing the proposed law change to "apartheid".14 Nov 04:30 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Twisted world where torture is okay but sex is outWhat a strange code of moral values United States' spies live by, writes Brian Rudman, "The only people who will be able to make sense of this warped moral barometer is the USA's great enemy, al- Qaeda."13 Nov 04:30 PM
WorldUS wins seat on UN bodyThe United States was yesterday re-elected to another three-year term on the UN Human Rights Council.13 Nov 04:30 PM
