Media

22 June 2015

Hopes euthanasia petition will prompt action, 3 News New Zealand

13 June 2015

Catherine Marks: Right-to-die debate needs Key involved, Catherine Marks, New Zealand Herald

Right-to-die: real life versus theory, John Roughan, The New Zealand Herald

Ross Henderson: Choosing death or avoiding it, Ross Henderson, Taranaki Daily News

John Sargeant: Seales channels Rosa Parks, John Sargeant, Taranaki Daily News

Lecretia Seales deserves better than this, Richard Swainson, Waikato Times

12 June 2015

Lecretia failed – but she touched a nerve, Mai Chen, The New Zealand Herald

Judge unfairly targeted in Lecretia Seales right-to-die case, The Dominion Post

11 June 2015

Lecretia Seales 1973-2015, Rebecca Macfie, New Zealand Listener

Editorial: Euthanasia – The devil is in the detail, The New Zealand Herald

Justice an elusive concept, Frank Greenall, Wanganui Chronicle

10 June 2015

Lecretia Seales’ thirst for life honoured, Nikki Papatsoumas, The New Zealand Herald

‘Today, we simply mourn Lecretia and the extraordinary woman she was’, ONE News New Zealand

Lecretia Seales’ husband pays tribute to ‘loveliest person I’ve ever met’, Deirdre Mussen, The Dominion Post

Hundreds pay tribute to Lecretia Seales, Nikki Papatsoumas, Newstalk ZB

Lecretia Seales’ funeral held in Wellington, 3 News New Zealand

Lecretia Seales to be laid to rest today, Kerre McIvor, The New Zealand Herald

Lecretia Seales to be laid to rest today, Laura Dooney, Newstalk ZB

Euthanasia campaigner Lecretia Seales’ funeral to be held today, ONE News New Zealand

Opinion: Managing death an impossible task, Gerald Ford, Wairarapa Times-Age

9 June 2015

Govt will back euthanasia inquiry but won’t create new laws, says John Key, Stacey Kirk, The Dominion Post

Key and Little kick for touch on euthanasia, John Armstrong, The New Zealand Herald

Euthanasia bill could divide National caucus, Frances Cook, Newstalk ZB

Act plans assisted dying bill, Claire Trevett, The New Zealand Herald

Seldom a warning to journey’s end, Annemarie Quill, Bay of Plenty Times

8 June 2015

Key supports euthanasia, says it will be debated again soon, The New Zealand Herald

Euthanasia not on Govt agenda – Key, Radio New Zealand

John Key won’t touch right-to-die law change, Tova O’Brien, 3 News New Zealand

John Key: Euthanasia debate requires member’s bill, 3 News New Zealand

Opinion: Honour the terminally ill with freedom of choice, Danielle Nicholson, Hamilton News

Lecretia Seales: Euthanasia expert hopes advocate’s death from brain cancer will bring law change, Brigid Andersen, ABC News Australia

Euthanasia select committee push, Amelia Langford, Radio New Zealand

Support for euthanasia gathers momentum, 3 News New Zealand

PM: I support euthanasia and it will be debated again soon, ONE News New Zealand

Cross-party support for euthanasia debate, Newstalk ZB

7 June 2015

In the end, I want the right to decide, Kerry McIvor, The New Zealand Herald

Fears parliament will refuse to act over right to die, Simon Day, The Dominion Post

Euthanasia case: ‘It’s a major shift in public policy’, The New Zealand Herald

Helen Kelly: We need proper debate on right-to-life, ONE News New Zealand

Bill English votes no to euthanasia, 3 News New Zealand

Inside Story: Lecretia’s story of courage, Dawn Picken, Bay of Plenty Times

6 June 2015

Husband urges debate on euthanasia, Jared Savage & Nicholas Jones, The New Zealand Herald

Editorial: Right to die contradicts value of life, The New Zealand Herald

Spotlight on parliament after Seales death, 3 News New Zealand

Euthanasia debate back on political agenda, Jo Moir & Tracy Watkins, The Dominion Post

Call for euthanasia referendum, Jacqui Stanford, Newstalk ZB

Labour to push for euthanasia law change, Ruth Hill, Radio New Zealand

5 June 2015

Lecretia’s husband: ‘Debate needs to happen’, Sharon Lundy, Radio New Zealand

Voluntary Euthanasia believes a law change is coming after Lecretia Seales judgement, Amy Jackman, The Dominion Post

Lecretia Seales’ death eerily similar to South African lawyer’s, The Dominion Post

Laws not surprised by ruling on Seales’ dying wish, Esther Ashby-Coventry, The Timaru Herald

Top five Lecretia Seales comments, The Dominion Post

Lecretia Seales lived with passion, determination and autonomy, The Dominion Post

Whatever judge has decided, Parliament needs to revisit debate, Jeremy Muir, The Gisborne Herald

Lecretia Seales: A razor sharp mind and full of fun, John Burrows QC, The Dominion Post

Lecretia Seales’ husband: ‘Her reaction utterly broke my heart’, Jared Savage, The New Zealand Herald

‘Her reaction utterly broke my heart’ – Lecretia Seales’ husband opens up, ONE News New Zealand

Lecretia Seales’ husband speaks in Wellington, Jeremy Wilkinson & Megan Gattey, Scoop News

Lecretia Seales did not have right to die High Court rules, The Dominion Post

Assisted suicide still a criminal offence judge finds, Keira Stephenson, NZ Doctor

New Zealand court refuses terminally ill patient right to die, Gyles Beckford, Reuters International

‘She is hugely missed already’ – Lecretia Seales loses right-to-die legal battle, Renee Graham, ONE News New Zealand

Lecretia Seales: Court declines jurisdiction in euthanasia case, Emily Cooper & Simon Wong, 3 News New Zealand

Judge rejects right to die plea, Sharon Lundy, Radio New Zealand

Lecretia Seales loses right to die case, Newstalk ZB

Tributes flow for right-to-die campaigner Lecretia Seales, who died of natural causes, The Dominion Post

Right-to-die campaigner Lecretia Seales dies of natural causes hours after ruling in landmark case, The Sydney Morning Herald

Seales’ bravery gives MPs confidence to address right-to-die issue in parliament, Nicholas Jones, The New Zealand Herald

Death of Lecretia Seales may inspire Parliament to take up issue of voluntary euthanasia, Aimee Gulliver, The Dominion Post

Lecretia Seales’ family informed of High Court euthanasia decision on Tuesday, ONE News New Zealand

She never planned to be poster girl for right-to-die: Lecretia Seales dies hours after family received judge’s decision, Jared Savage & John Weekes, The New Zealand Herald

Lecretia ‘was still able to smile’, Radio New Zealand

‘I’ve had a wonderful life’ – Lecretia Seales’ moving tribute to family and friends, ONE News New Zealand

Solicitor-General pays tribute to ‘selfless and courageous’ Lecretia Seales, ONE News New Zealand

Geoffrey Palmer’s tribute to Lecretia Seales, The Dominion Post

‘One of the finest human beings I have met’: Sir Geoffrey Palmer’s tribute to Lecretia Seales, ONE News New Zealand

Tributes flow for Lecretia Seales, 3 News New Zealand

Seales dies after family receives judgement, Newstalk ZB

Right to die: Lecretia Seales dies hours after judgment, John Weekes, Bay of Plenty Times

Seales dies of natural causes, Otago Daily Times

Right to die lawyer dies of natural causes, Samantha Woodhill, Australasian Lawyer

Lecretia Seales dies hours after her family receive High Court euthanasia decision, ONE News New Zealand

Lecretia Seales dies of natural causes, 3 News New Zealand

4 Jun 2015

Decision in Lecretia Seales case to be released tomorrow, Newstalk ZB

3 Jun 2015

Palliative care doctor warns of euthanasia ‘ripple effect’, Seven Sharp, TV ONE

2 Jun 2015

Lecretia Seales is ‘courageous and beautiful’ – support floods in for dying lawyer, ONE News New Zealand

Seales deteriorates as she awaits ruling, Sky News Australia

Editorial: Bravery may lead to change, Katie Holland, Rotorua Daily Post

Seales awaits right-to-die decision, 3 News New Zealand

Lecretia Seales has brought euthanasia argument ‘into focus’, Breakfast, ONE News New Zealand

Jack Havill: No more would die, but fewer would suffer with euthanasia law change, Jack Havill, The Dominion Post

Euthanasia case: Right-to-die lawyer nearing the end, Tess Nichol, New Zealand Herald

Editorial: MPs should decide on euthanasia, The Dominion Post

1 Jun 2015

Time running out for dying lawyer’s assisted suicide case, ONE News New Zealand

Euthanasia case: Lecretia Seales may not live to hear verdict, Tess Nichol, New Zealand Herald

Right-to-die campaigner Lecretia Seales deteriorates, Chloe Winter,The Dominion Post

Lecretia Seales’ condition worsens, Radio New Zealand

Dying lawyer Lecretia Seales running out of time, 3 News New Zealand

30 May 2015

Lawyer forever linked with right-to-die debate, Jared Savage, New Zealand Herald

Euthanasia case strikes unknown nerve, John Roughan, New Zealand Herald

29 May 2015

Brain tumour patient says living breaches her rights, Bernard Lagan, The Times

28 May 2015

Last rights, Rebecca Macfie, NZ Listener

Judge thanks woman for right-to-die case, Sharon Lundy, Radio New Zealand

NZ and UK battle same assisted suicide question, Newstalk ZB

New Zealand lawyer uses last weeks to fight for right-to-die, Efrosini Costa, Mindfood

Case brings issue of euthanasia in NZ to light, Sasha Borissenko, Law Points, NZ Law Society

27 May 2015 – Seales v Attorney General, Final Day

Lecretia Seales: wait for decision begins, The Dominion Post

NZ assisted suicide case wraps up, Sky News Australia

Fear that dying woman’s case will encourage vulnerable people, Renee Graham, ONE News New Zealand

Lecretia Seales case: Euthanasia might not be for right reasons – Crown, Emily Cooper & Simon Wong, 3 News New Zealand

‘Compassion should not cloak dangers’, Sharon Lundy, Radio New Zealand

Anti-euthanasia group speaks at right-to-die hearing, Rebecca Quilliam, New Zealand Herald

Lifting ‘blanket’ euthanasia ban might see ‘two, maybe three a week’, court told, Renee Graham, ONE News New Zealand

Consequences of right to die case raised, Sharon Lundy, Radio New Zealand

Practicalities of assisted suicide highlighted in court, Rebecca Quilliam, New Zealand Herald

26 May 2015 – Seales v Attorney General, Day 2

Crown begins case in fight for woman to end her life, ONE News New Zealand

Lecretia Seales: Assisted suicide would save secret, lonely death – lawyer, Emily Cooper & Simon Wong, 3 News New Zealand

‘Court not place for right-to-die case’, Sharon Lundy, Radio New Zealand

Lecretia Seales case: She wants to change the law, not clarify it, says Crown, The Dominion Post

No law to allow for euthanasia, court told, Rebecca Quilliam, New Zealand Herald

Living with ‘intolerable suffering’ breaches human rights – terminally ill woman, ONE News New Zealand

Dying patients shouldn’t fear disability – advocate, 3 News New Zealand

Woman’s euthanasia bid ‘not suicide’, Rebecca Quilliam, New Zealand Herald

‘I do not lack courage’, Sharon Lundy, Radio New Zealand

Kiwis back dying woman’s euthanasia wish: It’s her right to die on her terms, ONE News New Zealand

Assisted suicide case: ‘Human right to die with dignity’, Nick Walker, Newstalk ZB

25 May 2015 – Seales v Attorney General, Day 1

Terminally ill lawyer begins fight to die, ONE News New Zealand

Lecretia Seales: Assisted suicide ban ‘breaches Bill of Rights’, Emily Cooper & Simon Wong, 3 News New Zealand

Pippa’s view: Euthanasia keeps cropping up, does that mean we haven’t got it right yet?, Pippa Wetzell, Seven Sharp, TV ONE

Choice to die on own terms ‘a sound decision’, Rebecca Quilliam, New Zealand Herald

Dying lawyer Lecretia Seales begins assisted suicide case, ONE News New Zealand

Right to die case: ‘Patient able to give consent’, Rebecca Quilliam, New Zealand Herald

Lecretia Seales’ case for doctor-assisted death begins in Wellington, The Dominion Post

New Zealand woman appeals to court for the right to die, Sydney Morning Herald

Huge interest as right-to-die case opens, Sharon Lundy, Radio New Zealand

Lawyer dying of cancer fights for right to end life, Rebecca Quilliam, New Zealand Herald

Assisted suicide case a coin-toss – expert, Dan Satherly, 3 News New Zealand

Lecretia Seales begins assisted suicide case, 3 News New Zealand

Right to die trial starts today, Sharon Lundy, Radio New Zealand

Assisted suicide case in NZ High Court, Sky News Australia

Landmark euthanasia case begins today, Nick Walker, Newstalk ZB

24 May 2015

Overseas precedent for ‘right to die’, Radio New Zealand

23 May 2015

Seales’ assisted dying case at top of slippery slope, opponents say, The Dominion Post

The fight for our moral fabric, Narelle Henson, The Waikato Times

22 May 2015

Upcoming euthanasia trial to explore meaning of suicide with regards to bill of rights, John Weekes, New Zealand Herald

20 May 2015

Dying lawyer Lecretia Seales has final day at work ahead of death choice case, The Dominion Post

18 May 2015

John Key ‘happy to debate’ euthanasia laws after ‘tragic’ Wellington situation, ONE News New Zealand

Euthanasia bid a ‘tragic situation’: PM, 3 News New Zealand

17 May 2015

Terminally ill Wellington lawyer fights for her right to die, Feature, Sunday TVNZ

Woman fighting for the right to die, ONE News New Zealand

‘I would like to have the choice’ – Cancer victim seeks to win historic euthanasia case, ONE News New Zealand

16 May 2015

Lecretia Seales’ case to live at peace with the way she will die, The Dominion Post

13 May 2015

SA right-to-die case similar to one here, Radio New Zealand

Right to Die case: Andrew Butler, lawyer for Lecretia Seales, Interview with Kathryn Ryan, Nine To Noon, Radio New Zealand

10 May 2015

SA right-to-die case may help NZ woman, Caryn Dolley, The Weekend Argus, South Africa

9 May 2015

Court [in South Africa] gives win to euthanasia activist, Simon Collins, New Zealand Herald

7 May 2015

Euthanasia opponents cleared to provide evidence at trial, John Weekes, New Zealand Herald

6 May 2015

Lecretia Seales euthanasia case to limit groups’ evidence access, The Dominion Post

29 April 2015

Lawyer enters palliative care, Hannah Norton, NZ Lawyer Magazine

28 April 2015

Euthanasia debate hits the courts, 3 News New Zealand

26 April 2015

Wellington right-to-die lawyer accepts other groups will intervene with her case, Neil Ratley, The Dominion Post

25 April 2015

Lecretia Seales concerned organisations will waste her time, Jacqui Stanford, Newstalk ZB

Groups to participate in euthanasia hearing, 3 News New Zealand

24 April 2015

Terminally ill lawyer entering palliative care, Radio New Zealand

Groups granted permission to present in euthanasia case, Susan Strongman, New Zealand Herald

Lobby groups given limited role in Lecretia Seales assisted dying test case, The Dominion Post

Interest Groups Successfully Intervene in Seales “Right To Die” Case Under Strict Conditions, Lecretia Seales, Press Release

Decision due on lawyer’s right to die, Hannah Norton, NZ Lawyer Magazine

23 April 2015

Check-out Choice, Bill Ralston, NZ Listener

21 April 2015

Groups seek to join Lecretia Seales euthanasia litigation, Jared Savage, New Zealand Herald

Lecretia Seales story: Euthanasia would have ‘far-reaching impacts’, Jared Savage, John Weekes, New Zealand Herald

Euthanasia case heard in High Court, John Weekes, New Zealand Herald

Lawyer fears delays in right to die case, Sharon Lundy, Radio New Zealand

Interest groups want a say on Lecretia Seales assisted dying claim, The Dominion Post

Terminally ill Wellington woman begins fight to die, 3 News New Zealand

Wellington right-to-die case could set precedent, Emily Cooper, 3 News New Zealand

First step for euthanasia-seeking lawyer, Newstalk ZB

Assisted suicide back in headlines, Rachel Smalley, Newstalk ZB

NZ High Court hears case on assisted suicide, Sky News Australia

10 April 2015

Lecretia Seales: Lawyer with cancer embarks on challenge to New Zealand’s euthanasia laws, ABC News and Interview with Emma Alberici, ABC Lateline Australia

26 March 2015

The rights choice, Rebecca Macfie, NZ Listener

23 March 2015

The Right to Life and the Right to Death, Nick Bond interviews Andrew Geddis, The Wire, 95bFM

Politicians shy away from ‘risky’ euthanasia issue, Jo Moir, The Dominion Post

Lawyer launches legal ‘right to die’ case, Jacqui Stanford and Gia Garrick, NewstalkZB

22 March 2015

Lecretia Seales Story: Family supports fight to die with dignity, Cherie Howie, NZ Herald

21 March 2015

High Court “Right To Die” Case Commences, Lecretia Seales, Press Release

Lecretia Seales story: ‘Heartbreaking’ but ‘no place for the courts’ say Family First, Jared Savage, New Zealand Herald

Cancer-struck lawyer Lecretia Seales’ fight for right to euthanasia, The Dominion Post

Lawyer files action to choose time of death, Radio New Zealand

Dying NZ woman takes fight for right to assisted death to High Court, ONE News New Zealand

How to win a death with dignity, Andrew Geddis, Pundit

Terminally ill woman fights for right to die, 3 News New Zealand

12 March 2015

Live and Let Die, Rebecca Macfie, NZ Listener

3 March 2015

Fighting for the Right to Die, Interview with Kathryn Ryan, Nine To Noon, Radio New Zealand

8 January 2015

Dying Wishes, Rebecca Macfie, NZ Listener

A Gentler Way, Editorial, NZ Listener