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<i>Lesley Martin:</i> Time to engage with the issue of assisted death
Death is inevitable for every one of us. So why are we all so upset that Margaret Page has chosen to enact her right to refuse food?
Some welfare reforms do breach rights, says Bennett
Paula Bennett admits that part of her welfare reforms breach the Bill of Rights Act but says it would not bother most people.
Medical Association backs woman's choice to starve to death
Should a NZ hospital let a patient starve herself to death? Her husband says the hospital should intervene; doctors say they won't.
Air NZ apologises over claim on Tongan drinking
Air NZ apologises for a crew manual which suggested flight attendants watch Tongans who wanted to "drink the bar dry".
UK 'ran renegade torture unit in Iraq'
Fresh evidence has emerged that British military intelligence ran a secret operation in Iraq which authorised degrading and unlawful treatment of prisoners.
Sikh daggers testing schools
The Human Rights Commission has been asked to clarify whether a Sikh student should be allowed to wear a ceremonial dagger to school.
Environmental group ready to defend whaling activist
Japanese lawyers are lined up to defend incarcerated anti-whaling protester Peter Bethune, but an environmental group still hopes Japanese authorities will send him home.
Right-to-die talks banned in Ireland
An Australian euthanasia advocate is meeting plenty of vocal opposition as he tours Ireland.
Gay worker wins $15k for sexual harassment
A former Sydney brothel owner turned restaurateur is believed to have fled NZ owing thousands, including a court-ordered $15,000 for sexually harassing a staff member.
Japanese media express frustration at NZ activist
Japanese media have expressed frustration at a NZ activist's anti-whaling protests, with one top newspaper accusing him of terrorism.
Key: Govt cannot intervene in activist's case
John Key says the Govt can not intervene in Japan's legal processes to help anti-whaling campaigner Peter Bethune.
Hunger striker to be force-fed, rules US court
A British man who has been on hunger strike in a US prison since September 2007 can legally be force-fed by prison authorities, a court has ruled.
Dan Rather sorry for 'watermelons' comment
Former CBS News anchor Dan Rather today apologised for a remark that could be taken as a racist slur on President Barack Obama.
Parents win fight to sterilise daughter
The Family Court in Queensland has authorised the parents of a profoundly disabled girl to give their daughter a hysterectomy.