Parents of well-off Pakeha girls are less likely to get their daughters immunised against an STI because "white girls don't have sex", a health researcher believes.

.Sarah gained her psychology degree by distance, and is now running her own business. Find out how the flexibility of distance learning could suit you.

What KiwiSaver really needs is to be left alone by the politicians and allowed to get on with its purpose of helping kiwis save for their retirement.

Four out of 10 New Zealanders picked up by police had been boozing prior to their arrest, and those who'd hit the bottle had consumed an average of 17 drinks, new police figures show.

A dead whale that has washed on to the shore of Taranaki is thought to weigh about 100 tonnes and is unlikely to be moved from its final resting spot.

Labour's announcement of a new KiwiSaver policy is to be commended for including some positive elements.

Cats are cuter than babies and dogs when it comes to the popularity of videos, new research shows.

Massey University researchers are painstakingly unravelling DNA sequences in the hope of gaining valuable insight into the causes of cancer.

Workers from different generations want largely the same things from their ideal job, a new study has found.

In Afghanistan the kids blame war and fighting, in the US it's guns but New Zealand children say alcohol and drugs are two of the main triggers for violence in this country.

A New Zealand-born fashion designer's gear will feature in one of this year's hottest films - all thanks to an internet search.

Young people from Ngai Tahu are more likely to be saving for retirement and are more wary of debt than other Kiwis their age, a study has found.

University students will start to sit exams online from their own home or office under a remote monitoring system being tested this year by Massey University.

Whether you own your own or rent can have a big impact on the kind of lifestyle you have in retirement, says Massey University.

Divisions are emerging over who should pay for the KiwiSaver employer's contribution.

How long should I hold on to my shares? What are the most common mistakes made by first-time investors?

How do I choose which companies to invest in? And what does it mean to have a diversified portfolio?

Today we launch part two of our latest video series, a beginner's guide to investing in shares.

Today we launch part one of our latest video series - a beginner's guide to investing in the sharemarket.