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Austin one of Kiwi kids adding life to the stats
One of the myths we love about New Zealand is that it is a great place to bring up children.

Barbara Ala'alatoa: Decile doesn't mean destiny
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.

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

1 in 3 migrants from China, India
New Zealand recorded its highest net migration gain last year.

Donna Miles-Mojab: Wearing a veil is a feminist choice
Donna Miles-Mojab asks, if you agree that the choice to cover less does not lead to liberty, then why assume that the choice to cover up more leads to oppression?

Variety the spice of life
The Flat Bush road where Mel Hurst has lived with her family for seven years provides a snapshot of the area's growing diversity.

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

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

The 8 things Chinese buyers look for
Real estate agent on how to make a successful sale in the Asian property market.

More Kiwis saying 'I do' to intermarriage
New Zealand face of the future will be browner and likely to comprise multiple ethnic identities as a result, experts say.

Children lead the way as cultures combine
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.

Ethnic diversity vital to success
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....

Rainbow nation must prepare for change
In just over 20 years, the combined Asian, Pacific and Maori population in Auckland is forecast to outnumber Europeans and others.

Seizing the diversity dividend
The rise of Asian culture in Auckland, as February's Lantern Festival and this month's Diwali celebrations illustrate good fun and good energy to the city.

Superdiversity has reached critical mass
By 2038, 51pc of Kiwis will be Asian, Maori and Pasifika, writes Mai Chen.

Brian Rudman: Bicultural hang-up skews city arts plan
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.

Gill South: Women on the Rise
Ex pat Kiwi Gill South reports from Silicon Valley's top tech event for women.

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

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

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

Facebook on diversity
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?"

Nicholas Ross Smith & Zbigniew Dumienski: Citizens' juries could reduce Auckland's democratic deficit
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.

Super white men's club
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.

The new 'modern family'?
Dolce & Gabbana’s attack on "chemical children" has opened debate on the changing face of parenting.

Peter Calder: In search of a better life
At times like this it can be useful to remember that we are all refugees, or descendants of refugees.

Herald on Sunday editorial: Bilingual kids in the classroom a treasure
Editorial: Children coming into Auckland primary schools are carrying an undiscovered treasure - the ability to speak more than one language.

Auckland's big melting pot
English remains king throughout wider Auckland but the second most-spoken language depends on the neighbourhood.