Did you go and occupy Aotea Square?

Asia and Africa will determine future global population growth, writes The Independent's Hamish McRae.

After motorbiking round the world and saving Happy Feet, economist Gareth Morgan wants to revolutionise our tax and welfare system. Andrew Laxon asks him why.

Senior New Zealanders feel nearly 20 years younger than their age and most believe others see them as younger ...

Britons are becoming more sexually adventurous, with fewer defining themselves as 'straight', research has found.

Nikki Kaye and Jacinda Ardern are rivals for Auckland Central. But with Green candidate Denise Roche in the equation, the battle won't be straightforward.

Adults hacked off with the disappointment of modern life seek solace in children's books, a Cambridge University believes.

There's a general consensus that the privileged cannot ever understand the discrimination endured by other groups.

A study suggests that watching just nine minutes of 'SpongeBob SquarePants' can cause short-term attention problems in four-year-olds.

Female graduates are unlikely to earn the same as male counterparts in the long term. See how your occupation rates.

Is it genes or upbringing that shapes our characters, talents and traits? As an adopted child, the question has always fascinated Kate Hilpern.