The challenge for those in this discussion is to acknowledge and respect the values of others and to be courageous and generous in love, writes Russell Hoban.

NZ First MP Richard Prosser has shared a "lovely" meal and "humbling" evening with the young Muslim couple who wrote to the Herald to challenge his comments.

The return of a Pride Parade to Auckland has been declared a fabulous success.

This week in America, one of the contenders most likely to be the 2016 Republican presidential candidate defiantly ate a doughnut on late night television; it was a glazed and jelly-filled two-fingered salute to his critics.

Auckland Muslim Jason Kennedy penned this open letter to New Zealand First MP Richard Prosser after his controversial column about Muslims made headlines.

NZ First MP Richard Prosser's bid to make a personal statement in Parliament this afternoon about his inflammatory comments about Muslims has been blocked.

Pensioners are holding out in a dwindling minority opposing gay marriage - as 2013 looks possibly to be the year for it to become reality.

It helps to dress up for movie premieres, dinner at a fine restaurant - or even visits to the petrol station.

A 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.

The US President must be allowed to build on his Administration's achievements, writes Reverend Jesse Jackson.

"This sort of male dominance should not be supported by this council." Accusations of racism and sexism surface during an Auckland Council debate.

Extending paid parental leave to six months may lead to employers discriminating against women of child-bearing age, Business NZ says.

A conservative Christian lived an an 'undercover' gay man for a year, after his beliefs were challenged. So what did he discover?

New arrivals are adding to, not subtracting from, New Zealand's future.

Glass ceiling will stay unless firms find new ways for parents to work.

Women who attended single-sex schools are less likely to be victims of New Zealand's growing gender pay gap, a professor claims.

A Syrian job applicant was told he should change his name to something more Kiwi because conservative southerners would think twice about working with him.