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Carer dad says Ryall should 'give us our due'
Cliff Robinson has a message for Health Minister Tony Ryall: "Show some sense and good grace and give us our due."

Homosexuals being used as 'scapegoats' by flawed governments
Homophobia is on rise in Uganda as the government seeks an Anti-Homosexuality Bill and the minister for ethics and integrity insists that it will be every citizen's duty under new laws to denounce anyone they suspect of being gay.

Parents plead for son who plotted to have them killed
An Asperger’s sufferer in England who plotted to kill his parents was sentenced to an indefinite hospital order yesterday, despite a letter from his mother and father asking the judge for leniency for their son.

Sex, money and bigotry: Meet Ireland's political 'Robinson' duo
Details that have been emerging on Northern Ireland's 'first couple of politics' have the country aghast.

UK's one-time youngest lottery winner found dead
Britain's one-time youngest ever lottery winner has been found in the isolated bungalow where he lived alone.

Shock over deadly internet choking craze
Children are posting videos on the internet showing them choking other youngsters to the point of collapse.

Knifing threatens ties with India
Australia's fragile relations with India have taken another serious blow.

Models try on charity work for size
The expensive settings and cutting-edge clothes were gone.

Broadcaster fights for home
Broadcaster Willie Jackson is making a last-ditch attempt to save a Mangere rest home slated for closure by the Counties Manukau DHB.

Maori women pay price for their high addiction rate
Just under 50 per cent of Maori women smoke, compared to 20 per cent for the whole population aged 15 to 64.