OpinionEditorial: People smuggling is seriousCourts can make mistakes. The High Court at Auckland has surely made an egregious one in a case we have reported today.20 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandWhen love breaks downIt has all the hallmarks of an acrimonious divorce battle.19 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandGay couples rush to name the dayCelebrants already have marriage bookings for gay couples who were confident it would become legal.18 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandMarriage equality vote: As it happenedA bill to legalise same-sex marriage has become law tonight after months of emotional debate.17 Apr 08:05 PM
New ZealandMP thanks partner as vote passesThe sponsor of a bill to make gay marriage legal thanked her "darling" partner before a historic vote on the last step towards marriage equality.17 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandSame-sex marriage law passedParliament has passed a law legalising gay marriage, 77 votes to 44, amid loud shows of jubilation from the floor and gallery.17 Apr 11:00 AM
New ZealandLouisa Wall thanks partner for 'sharing this journey'The sponsor of a bill to make gay marriage legal has thanked her "darling" partner, ahead of an historic vote on the last step towards marriage equality.17 Apr 07:43 AM
New ZealandGive me time, says Dame SusanDame Susan Devoy admits it will "take time to understand a Maori viewpoint" - and promises her actions as Race Relations Commissioner will speak louder than her words.15 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandNZ benefit numbers dropThe Government says there are 29,000 fewer Kiwis receiving benefits since the last quarter - including hundreds who had theirs cut after being caught claiming them unfairly.14 Apr 01:00 AM
New ZealandInsulation aid cuts tippedA subsidy that has helped to insulate about one in every six low-income homes looks likely to be cut back in next month's Budget to a more targeted scheme.12 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandPlan to shut gamblers outThe Government has been urged to introduce facial-recognition technology for poker machines to restrict problem gamblers as part of an overhaul of gambling laws.11 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandSpecial report: State of our childrenNew Zealand's infant mortality rate has fallen to 4.2 in the latest Statistics NZ figures for 2012.10 Apr 08:10 PM
New ZealandWelfare reforms to crack down on drugsNew welfare reforms will address the "major" issue of beneficiaries being unable to pass drug tests to get a job, Social Development Minister Paula Bennett says.09 Apr 11:15 PM
New ZealandSolo father thrives after finding jobWith four children, solo father Jamie le Bas has the odds stacked against him.09 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandMore benefit cuts after final reformThe number of beneficiaries who have had their income cut after failing to meet work-testing requirements has doubled under National and is set to rise further.09 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandHunting for $1 on Queen StBuskers, beggars, bucket-shakers - and a saintly young man called John simply wanting to tell his fellow Aucklanders they are "perfect" - Queen St has them all.09 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandHardline minister gets a big job donePaula Bennett ate her pets - and she's taken a similar hardline stance on her changes to the welfare system under which only the most disadvantaged will be left alone.09 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandFamily told to control autistic childrenA family with three autistic children have been told they need to manage their children's behaviour if they want to get a state house.08 Apr 05:30 PM
OpinionDeborah Hill ConeDeborah Hill Cone: Girls, it's time to face real worldI am constantly surprised that modern women are still under the misapprehension that they're going to find their identity in marriage, writes Deborah Hill Cone.07 Apr 05:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Laws against cyber-bullying welcomedEditorial: Any curb on freedom of speech is a serious step that should never be taken without good reason.07 Apr 05:30 PM
OpinionClean up underage prostitutionPolice have denied there is a problem with underage prostitution, writes Dave Crampton. Perhaps this is because nobody has laid a complaint with the police?03 Apr 04:54 AM
OpinionSam Clements: Orators enrich a troubling worldGeo-politically, socially, environmentally, economically, financially and spiritually, the world and state of human affairs is in a state of unparalleled flux and change.02 Apr 04:30 PM
OpinionVerity Johnson: Teach tweens the difference between reality and rubbishBloody flight attendants; they have no sympathy for those with time management problems.02 Apr 04:30 PM
New ZealandAsians dominate NZ immigrationAsians are dominating in visitor and international student numbers and in most family-migration categories to New Zealand.31 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionRoger Hall: Tax best weapon in booze fight"As a nation do we drink too much?" asks Roger Hall. "Many societies can enjoy themselves without alcohol being involved."26 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandPeter Calder: Standing up for city's sex workersThe bars on Ponsonby Rd are pumping when I turn up at the Auckland office of the New Zealand Prostitutes' Collective, behind an unassuming frosted-glass window at the western end of Karangahape Rd.26 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionBryce EdwardsBryce Edwards: Political round-up: Explaining the puzzles of political success and failureHow can a second-term government - often distracted by its own blunders - continue to poll around the record levels it was elected on, asks Bryce Edwards.25 Mar 12:53 AM
KahuMaori priest a rare voiceAt yesterday's Palm Sunday service Pa Petera Tipene was causing a few of his female parishioners to run for the back ranks.24 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandBelated probe into crossing accidentThe Government's transport safety regulator has finally decided to investigate the train accident that almost killed a young woman in a wheelchair on an Auckland level crossing.22 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionBryce EdwardsBryce Edwards: Political round-up: NZ's heated race relationsThe reaction to the appointment of Susan Devoy as the new Race Relations Commissioner demonstrates NZ's sensitivity on Maori issues, writes Bryce Edwards.22 Mar 02:08 AM
