A call to ban energy drink cans featuring overt sexual messages has been made by the National Council of Women.

A threat to ban smokers from Auckland's top DHB splits nzherald readers.

Thirty years ago a South African rugby tour divided the country. As the 1981 Springbok team prepares for a reunion, a top police officer reveals the story behind an attack on three protesters.

Both sexes should value each other's contribution, writes Valerie Grant.

An Italian study backs up Alasdair Thompson's claim that women take more sick leave due to their periods, but experts say the reasons behind gender-related pay inequality go much deeper.

Hundreds of people braved the cold in Wellington and Auckland as part of a worldwide protest against the culture of blaming the victim rather than the rapist for attacks on women.