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Poll: NZers against sending solo parents back to work
The Government is looking into the Welfare Working Group's recommendations on...
Sir Peter Blake awards: Sam Johnson
Today the Weekend Herald salutes the winners of the annual Sir Peter Blake Leadership Awards, which honour one of the country's greatest leaders, the late Sir Peter Blake.
Insurance industry facing a climate of fear
Floods, hurricanes, droughts - will climate change mean more wild weather ahead? That's a risk the insurance industry is taking very seriously, reports Peter Huck.
Michele Hewitson Interview: Ray Avery
There's no escaping seduction when the scientist voted Most Trusted New Zealander puts his mind to it.
Ring's quake-call right on
Score another point for moon man Ken Ring - he picked the latest earthquake for Christchurch.
Bilingual skills a boost for brain
Speaking two languages from a young age may help protect people from Alzheimer's disease.
John Roughan: Top minds work on teen issues
Study on adolescent risks finds answers in behaviour of infants.
Part of White Terraces discovered
Scientists who found part of the famed Pink Terraces in Lake Rotomahana in January have also found remnants of the White Terraces on the lake floor.
Sir Peter Gluckman: Early intervention vital for helping NZ's troubled young
More needs to be done during early childhood, write Peter Gluckman and Harlene Hayne.
Periodic table gets new elements - but no one knows what they do
They have existed for less than a second each, but two new elements have been added to the Periodic Table.