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Backpackers boss claims an Italian backpacker lied to them in a bid to get a bed.
Deportee and commissioner join forces against Oz
The deportee says his family unit had been lost but he had rebuilt his life in NZ.
Shane Jones fights back: Indian radicals won't shut me down
Jacinda Arden gives message to voters on Jones' fitness for government.
Jacinda Ardern urges voters to condemn Shane Jones' controversial comments
Ardern accused Jones, and NZ First, of 'electioneering' by making controversial comments.
Sir Bob Jones labelled 'Hitler clone' after Māori gratitude day column
Jones wrote that Māori should bring Pākehā breakfast in bed in gratitude for existing.
Jim Rose: Pay transparency wanted - but only for other people
Comment: Publishing gender pay gaps is a slippery slope to a culture of envy.
Crohn's sufferer speaks out against alleged Les Mills discrimination
Woman is sharing her story to give Inflammatory Bowel Disease sufferers a voice.
Letters: Claims of racism off mark
This has nothing to do with racism. Iwi spokesman Mair is possibly a bit too thin-skinned.
Letters: Expect rubbish over EOLC Act
Despite scaremongers against death with dignity, the silent majority will prevail.
Letters: Skin-deep prejudices
The video record reveals yet another debate lacking in leadership and going off the rails.
Letters: Thoughts on Majestic Square
Relocate the Peter Snell statue to Majestic Square. It's too far from the madding crowd.
Paul Hunt: The best kept secret in New Zealand
Comment: Access to a decent home is a human right which New Zealand has agreed to.
Police watchdog 'racist' says former top cop found to have abused his powers
The IPCA found that Hurimoana Dennis had unlawfully detained a teenager in 2015.
Major overhaul of meth prison sentences
Meth dealers to receive 30 per cent cut in sentence if addiction caused drug crimes.
'Country hick' mum got principal censured
Dyslexic boy's mum says principal regarded her as "a country hick".
Māori hospitality workers stand with Mia
One Wellington-born waitress had customers place bets on where she was born.
Women share work discrimination stories for pay transparency campaign
The HRC is urging the Government to make pay secrecy illegal.
Paul Hunt: Climate change is a human rights issue
Comment: We risk undoing 50 years of development, global health, and poverty reduction.
UN human rights body calls for answers over Ihumātao
They raise concerns over consultation with Māori in allowing the development.
Principals call 'day of action' on August 9
Principals want parents and children to wear green in a show of support.
Ihumātao occupation grows as supporters bus in
Busloads of activists are arriving at Ihumātao, where a protest is growing.
Big Read: Four months after the shootings has Christchurch really changed?
Mosque shootings stirs up disturbing underbelly but how representative is it?
Former Gisborne mayor takes on race relations role
The office has been vacant since Dame Susan Devoy left last June.
'Indians are dirty': Tenants say rental denied due to race
The family claim they were told "the owner doesn't want Indian tenants".
Karaoke bar in hot water for 'No Japanese customers allowed' sign
Vansan II says sign was put up by a previous owner and "means nothing now".
Māori Council asks Human Rights Commission to look into Hobson's Pledge
Human Rights Commission has been asked to investigate Don Brash-led lobby group.
Disability funding cuts: Commissioner seeks answers
Disabled people must be 'front and centre' of Govt's wellbeing budget, commissioner says.
'Racist pamphlet by ignorant fool' enrages Justice Minister
Pamphlet that references Don Brash labelled racist by Justice Minister Andrew Little.
Workers bullied, hours cut after pay equity settlement
Pay equity has transformed low-paid workers' lives. It has also had some downsides.
Whangārei man turned down job by Air NZ over tā moko
"To have Air New Zealand call it body art made me feel shit for being Māori."
Bankrupt Cameron Slater ordered to pay $70,000 for 'character assassination'
Cameron Slater has been found to have carried out an "extended" character assassination.
New Auckland Art Gallery director investigated for alleged harassment
Incoming director Gregory Burke is the subject of a harassment complaint in Canada.