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<i>Whale Oil</i> may appeal convictions

Slater guilty of suppression breaches

<b>Whale Oil</b> blogger Cameron Slater has been found guilty on eight breaches of suppression orders and one of identifying a victim.

<i>William Pesek</i>: Prada lawsuit may help change nation

Soccer: Bohemians mixing it with big boys

<i>Judy McGregor:</i> Most vulnerable won't get a fair go under work trial

Judy McGregor argues that the 90-day period poses a threat to fundamental human rights.

<i>David Leggat:</i> Athletes who lower the tone are lowering themselves

Six more years for Lacey brothers

Financier Soros gifts $139m to human rights watchdog

Banks' role riles women

Media company told to get out of Fiji

News Ltd has one month to sell or close its local paper in Fiji, a spokeswoman for the country's interim government says.

Jim McClay's speech in full

Blogger says he didn't breach suppression orders

Cameron Slater denied he had identified people with name suppression on his blog when he appeared in court today.

South African media face censorship

The South African Government has been accused of resorting to censorship reminiscent of the apartheid era.

A symphony of sour notes

The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra makes beautiful music. But one musician, who fled the Soviet Union, has been forced out on flimsy grounds, while others question the APO's management style. Chris Barton reports..

Agonising wait for children to be freed

Three American hikers held in Iran for more than a year are pawns in a diplomatic game, say their families.

De Bres: Bleak outlook for Maori prison rate

Continuing discrimination against Asians needs to be addressed and the high rate of Maori imprisonment is bleak, Race Relations Commissioner Joris de Bres says.

$4m fine for keeping slaves

Obama backs probe into Myanmar junta

Washington is considering tightening sanctions against the military rulers of Myanmar, formerly Burma.