BIG DEBATE: Dame Susan Devoy says she isn't the Grinch while Bishop Ross Bay warns of the dangers of expunging "Christmas" from migrants' vocabulary.

COMMENT: The Human Rights Commissioner is wasting time on trying to drop "Christmas" from our summer vocabulary., writes Brian Rudman.

The ARMS Trust is not doing away with Christmas, not banning Christmas, not rejecting Christianity, and not avoiding the word Christmas, writes Dr Mary Dawson.

One of the myths we love about New Zealand is that it is a great place to bring up children.

We shouldn't just take it at as axiomatic that low decile means low achievement. What we need now is evidence. We need to work collegially and collectively across deciles, writes Barbara Ala'alatoa.

New Zealand is becoming a super diverse nation, but its diversity story is a stratified one - drawn along ethnic and economic lines.

New Zealand recorded its highest net migration gain last year.

Projections show the Asian population in the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board area is expected to increase from 11,900 to 25,000 by 2038.

Massey University studies found New Zealand employers continue to discriminate against migrants.

Studies show that an ethnically diverse workforce is essential for business competitiveness and greater profitability.

Migrants starting businesses in New Zealand can surpass initial hurdles around business nuances and have success being self-employed.

Real estate agent on how to make a successful sale in the Asian property market.

New Zealand face of the future will be browner and likely to comprise multiple ethnic identities as a result, experts say.

To peek into a classroom in certain parts of Auckland is to understand what our country's ethnic make-up will be in a quarter of a century's time.

New Zealand European-staffed companies servicing New Zealand European customers have an unsustainable business model because the country's ethnic demographic is changing so rapidly, says the author....

In just over 20 years, the combined Asian, Pacific and Maori population in Auckland is forecast to outnumber Europeans and others.

Auckland's point of difference is not the glories or supremacy of one ethnicity over another, but our place in the Pacific as a smorgasbord of cultures and ethnicities, writes Brian Rudman.

Ex pat Kiwi Gill South reports from Silicon Valley's top tech event for women.

Auckland is being seen as the "gay Vegas" and homosexual couples from around the world are coming here to get married and have children.

Kiwis who have until now hidden their gender diversity are taking courage from the transformation of Bruce into Caitlyn Jenner.

The American retailing company has announced it will stop separating toys and bedding into girls' and boys' sections.

Race Relations Commissioner Dame Susan Devoy has called for Kiwis to stop demonising migrants and show leadership in race relations.

As a young nation undergoing a rapidly changing demography, NZ is learning to grapple with the rise of 'casual' or 'everyday' racism.

Facebook has announced that other companies can use its internal diversity training. But is this a case of "Do as I say and not as I do?"

Using randomly selected juries to make some council-level policy suggestions is arguably a good starting point for organically growing a system for Auckland, writes Nicholas Ross Smith and Zbigniew Dumienski.

It is a city that prides itself on its diverse ethnic communities, but Auckland is run by a club of white men living in the wealthy suburbs.