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NZers in Oz taking legal action over 'discriminatory' law
Sick and disabled NZers are taking legal action against the Australian Government over what they call a "discriminatory" law denying them medical care and other state support.
Legal hiccup in naked handyman search
A job ad for a "male nude handyman" is breaking employment law - but not because of the nudity, an employment lawyer says.
<i>Dita de Boni</i>: A certain trainwreck
Sometimes, there's nothing more guaranteed to bring you down than reading the Sunday papers.
The architecture of murder and memorial
The eerie 'Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe' reflects the insanity of Nazi brutality in its alienating architecture, writes Chris Barton.
New Zealand has work to do on gay rights
An attack on a Northland lesbian couple shows New Zealand still has work to do on gay rights, Chief Human Rights Commissioner Rosslyn Noonan says.
A persistent battle against the hypocrites
Author Armistead Maupin tells Eva Wiseman about championing marginalised people.
UN 'staggered' by NZ's infant mortality rates
The UN has expressed concern over shortfalls in the rights of NZ children, including "staggering" infant and child mortality rates, and a lack representation for children in legislation. It questions why NZ does not have a department of
McDonald's under fire for blocking gay websites
McDonald's is under pressure to change the internet access policies at its restaurants because gay websites are not accessible.
McDonald's accused of homophobia in Wi-Fi service
McDonald's is being accused of homophobia after it blocked gay websites from its new free Wi-Fi service at its restaurants.
Couple wanting a daughter abort twin boys
A couple so desperate for a baby girl that they terminated twin boys are fighting to choose the gender of their next child.