Adopted girl cleared to be a Kiwi
A young Cambodian girl adopted by a Kiwi couple has qualified for New Zealand citizenship after a five-year battle.
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Woman's fight for recognition of mums
A bill which would allow a young New Zealander to have the names of both of her mothers on her birth certificate has passed its first hurdle in Parliament tonight.
Russia bans adoptions by single Kiwis
Unmarried Kiwis are no longer able to adopt Russian children because New Zealand has legalised gay marriage.
Adopted child too ill to enter NZ
A 7-year-old girl has been banned from entering New Zealand with her adopted parents because authorities say she is too sick to live here.
Funeral for schoolboy today
A Wairarapa school will be closed for its first day of term today so its pupils can attend the funeral of a 10-year-old schoolmate killed in a quad bike crash.
MP seeks big adoption changes
A Green MP says his bill to reform adoption law is much broader than gay adoption and will provide a much needed overhaul, including open adoptions.
Couple jailed over adoption abuse
A Wairarapa couple have been sent to prison for more than a year and a half after being found guilty of ill-treating and neglecting their adopted daughter.
Laura Gemmell: Making resolutions that may save the world
What is it about New Year's Eve that prompts us to do (or at least toy with the idea of doing) something good or perhaps more meaningful with our lives?
Pound becomes death row for dogs
More than 3300 dogs impounded in Auckland were destroyed in 2010-11.
Babies just another commodity
In rural Nepal, where the going rate for a healthy orphan is US$6000 ($7449), about 600 children are missing.
Adoptee's 'horrific' attacks on mum
A 28-year-old man who was given up for adoption allegedly subjected his birth mother to more than 12 months of abuse.
Couple welcome chance to adopt Russian tots
Auckland couple Jo Denvir and Daniel Nixon have been waiting three years for the adoption doors to Russia to reopen.