Street prostitution rife, Parliament told

3 News 27 June 2013 Asenati Lole-Taylor says street prostitution is rife in Manukau, Christchurch and other areas (file) The Government is shifting responsibility for the problems caused by street …

Abortion trial reignites culture wars in US

TVNZ 1 May 2013 Around the world, many are watching the criminal trial in Philadelphia of an avuncular-looking 72-year-old doctor named Kermit Gosnell. You’ve probably never heard of him, but …

Parties would change three-strikes law

Stuff.co.nz 1 May 2013 Labour, the Greens and the Maori Party all say they would repeal or alter the three-strikes legislation after the issuing of a second strike to Hastings …

Parties would change three-strikes law

Stuff.co.nz 1 May 2013 Labour, the Greens and the Maori Party all say they would repeal or alter the three-strikes legislation after the issuing of a second strike to Hastings …

Cook Islands PM rules out marriage equality

RNZI 28 April 2013 The Cook Islands prime minister, Henry Puna, says his government will not be following New Zealand’s move to legalize same sex marriage. Mr Puna says the …

Parental leave extension bill ‘too costly’

Stuff.co.nz 29 April 2013 Prime Minister John Key says parents will have to wait until at least 2015 before the Government considers extending paid parental leave, because it cannot afford …

Children ignored in gay marriage debate

NewsTalk ZB 17 April 2013  One of the senior MPs who will tonight vote against legalising gay marriage says there has not been enough debate around the rights of children. …

Call to alter NZ’s abortion law

Stuff.co.nz 18 April 2013 New Zealand’s abortion laws should be changed to reflect the real reasons women decide to terminate unwanted pregnancies, Christchurch researchers say. New research from the University …