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Woman in hiding after ACC 'blunder'
A Bay of Plenty sexual abuse victim is hiding in her home after ACC sent her patient file to a local dairy.
Justice of sorts after 32 years
NZ sailor Kerry Hamill, tortured and killed in a Cambodian jail, can never be laid to rest but his brother Rob was yesterday able to see the man responsible for his death jailed.
Hamill wanted longer sentence for Khmer Rouge's Duch
Khmer Rouge prison chief Duch, who participated in the torture and killing of Kiwi Rob Hamill's brother, Kerry, is sentenced to 35 years jail.
UN expert targets Maori disadvantage
Extreme social and economic disadvantage faced by Maori has been highlighted as an ongoing concern by a visiting UN expert.
Khmer Rouge torturers face justice
Today, a court in Cambodia will deliver its verdict on the man who ran Phnom Penh's Tuol Sleng jail.
Refugee star lights up world stage
British-born rapper M.I.A. is the most provocative pop artist of her generation. She talks to Miranda Sawyer about being banned by YouTube and why passion and pop are inseparable.
Sudan's leader defies genocide warrant with trip to old enemy Chad
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has thumbed his nose at prosecutors and made his first visit to a member state of the ICC.
Legalising euthanasia wins huge support
Legalising euthanasia has won huge support from readers of nzherald.co.nz, reflecting the earlier findings of scientific public opinion polls.
Dying GP's plea for euthanasia
A terminally-ill Auckland doctor gives his argument for the legalisation of euthanasia in NZ.
Dying GP's last wish: Legalise euthanasia
A doctor who has just months to live after being diagnosed with a terminal illness says it's time for euthanasia to be legalised.
Syria bans full face veils at universities
Syria has forbidden the country's students and teachers from wearing the niqab - the full Islamic veil.
NZ parental leave 'middling'
NZ is still only a middling performer when it comes to parental leave provisions, according to a study.
Gays defy traditionalists with Warsaw march
To anyone who pictures Warsaw as a cold, grey, conservative city, yesterday offered an antidote.
At least six boatloads of refugees considered NZ
At least six boatloads of asylum seekers have considered heading for New Zealand in the past year, says Prime Minister John Key.
Tobacco giant admits child labour link
Tobacco giant Philip Morris has admitted that child workers have been subjected to long hours working on Kazakhstan tobacco farms it deals with.
Kiwi to confront mass killer
Rower Rob Hamill hopes to meet the Khmer Rouge henchman who ran the prison where his brother Kerry was tortured and killed.