Euthanasia
Euthanasia bill gets legal tick from Attorney-General
A bill proposing to legalise euthanasia has been given a legal tick by the Attorney-General, who said it would not infringe basic human rights if enacted. Audio
Law change from euthanasia report was 'a lot to ask for' - Lecretia Seales' widower
Parliament's Health Committee has released a report on medically-assisted dying with no recommendations. We talk with Matt Vickers, whose wife Lecretia Seales died while fighting in the courts for the… Audio
ACT's euthanasia bill 'dangerous' - professor
A Welsh professor of palliative medicine and cross-bench member of the House of Lords has arrived in New Zealand to challenge David Seymour's End of Life Choice Bill.
Focus on Politics for 9 June 2017
The controversial voluntary euthanasia debate took another twist this week after a member's bill legalising the right to die was pulled from the ballot. The legislation in the name of the ACT party… Audio
Assisted dying to be debated in parliament
Act Parry leader David Seymour's End of Life Choice Bill has been drawn from the ballot. Audio
Euthanasia bill expected to pass first reading
ACT's David Seymour says the intention of the bill is to allow people with a "grievous and irremediable medical condition" to obtain medical aid to die. Video, Audio
Euthanasia, medicinal cannabis bills drawn from ballot
The leader of the House, Simon Bridges, says there is a slight chance the bills will come before Parliament before the September election. Video, Audio
Euthanasia advocate denies assisted suicide charges
Susan Austen is accused of helping a 77-year-old woman commit suicide.
Nikki Gemmell: After the death of Elayn
After is Australian writer Nikki Gemmell's moving account of her complicated relationship with her mother Elayn and the effects of her mother's 'death by choice'. Audio
Euthanasia drug checking app being trialled in New Zealand
Exit International, a voluntary euthanasia advocacy group, has commissioned an app that can check whether the drugs people receive are the ones they've ordered, and will end their lives. Video, Audio
Euthanasia would divide families, select committee told
A Wellington man left a parliamentary committee today in the middle of a submission by a Wellington GP opposed to medically assisted dying. Audio
Assisted dying committee hears personal submission from GP
Bill English' wife, Mary English, has given a rare, personal submission against the legalisation of euthanasia. Audio
Lethal drugs supplied to depressed New Zealander
The family of a depressed New Zealand man who committed suicide in Sydney are raising the alarm over the ease with which he was able to order and import lethal drugs using information from the… Audio
Euthanasia plea: 'Don't take that choice from me'
A parliamentary inquiry into assisted dying has today heard an impassioned plea from a man dying of cancer who wants the right to choose the moment of his own death. Video
'Don't take that choice from me'
People for and against legalising euthanasia have weighed in on the police's latest crack-down on those planning suicide, at a parliamentary select committee in Christchurch. Video, Audio
Assisted dying advocate charged with drug importation
The Voluntary Euthanasia Society's Wellington chair has been charged with importing a Class C controlled drug.
'Blindingly obvious police acted outside the law'
Euthanasia advocates say it's clear the police acted outside the law when they used a breath-testing checkpoint to gather personal details about them. Audio
Police defend use of checkpoint ruse in Operation Painter
Police are defending their use of a breath-testing checkpoint to target euthanasia supporters as part of Operation Painter. Video
Privacy Commissioner considering inquiry into police checkpoint
Police's use of a checkpoint to stop euthanasia supporters after an Exit International meeting has raised concerns about privacy. Privacy Commissioner John Edwards joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
'Preservation of life' central to police actions, inspector says
Police say they were acting on reports of multiple deaths when they decided to use a checkpoint to stop euthanasia supporters, obtain their information then visit them. Video, Audio