After nearly 15 years since she came out of the closet about her sexuality, 29-year-old transsexual Cecilia Kang still gets hurtful things said to her.

Teachers have been told to encourage children to speak their first languages in their first few years of education, rather than sticking solely to English.

In a Western world fast embracing a darker view of Islam, a German sports hero has suddenly fallen from heights it took a lifetime to achieve.

200,000 are expected at biggest cultural festival in the country.

Ridding strategy of jargon can be a challenge, but it's likely to help businesses in the long run, Helen Twose writes.

Migrants do not dilute New Zealand's cultural identity despite more coming from non-traditional source countries, experts say.

Lincoln Tan poses questions on the Immigration challenges facing NZ.

The perception that migrants take jobs from Kiwis and push up house prices are widespread, but the fear is overblown, a new report has found.

Prime Minister Bill English has a duty to speak out against US President Donald Trump's ban on Muslim travellers, the Green Party says.

COMMENT: If there's one thing we can probably all agree on, it's that the slogan "love trumps hate" turned out to be about as useful as tits on a bull.

New Zealand has one of the lowest rates of women on public-company boards in the western world, according to data from the Institute

Women are still vastly under-represented on boards with data from the NZX showing the ratio of male to female directors has not changed

Ethnic restaurants in Auckland are taking the cooking from the kitchen to the dining table.

COMMENT: Social media may yet sound the death knell for super-skinny modelling stereotypes.

Photographer says people opposed to gender diversity need to 'get over it'.

At Christmas, Korean families eat kimchi and drink rice cake soup, chef Alex Kim says.

New Zealand Christmas dinner is not just about ham and turkey, but kimchi, lechon and tequila too, a Massey University sociologist says.

COMMENT: Bill English will overhaul his Cabinet this weekend. Here's hoping he appoints a new Minister for Women's Affairs

A top adviser to Donald Trump suggests that the US President-elect wants to help Hillary Clinton "heal" and not pursue a probe of his former rival.

Going to nightclubs is a rite of passage for many 18-year-olds. But for transgender man Jack Clark, it can be a minefield.

There is an urgent need for "culturally appropriate" elder care, and an Indian trust says having ethnic wards at existing rest homes is the way to go.

Permanent and long-term international migration to NZ is at its highest level in more than 25 years and many newcomers are opting to settle in the regions.

Iraqi superstar Kadim Al Sahir will be bringing strains of Arabic music to Auckland, performing a one-night-only concert here next weekend.

A two-party election system should be a fight for the political centre.

A Kiwi who tackled institutional racism at Harvard Law School now wants to share his experiences in the Human Rights Commission anti-racism campaign.

What makes a city tick? As debate continues about Auckland's future design, Kim Dovey and Elek Pafka look at some key qualities for a great city.

Disorder in our lives, bot personal and professional, can be great, argues journalist and economist Tim Harford.

Is it time for Auckland to get a new slogan? Or is it time to change the city to fit its current one?

A looming decline in cashed-up Asian property buyers has prompted real estate agents to urge locals to sell up while they still have the chance to cash in.

COMMENT: The meaning of "diversity" is broad and so it is important that we don't constrain the diversity of employees and customers..