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Introverts can be effective leaders, study finds
A new academic study shoots holes in the theory that you have to be an extravert to be a good leader.
A sister's tale: What happens when a family member ends it all
They cross the road when they see my mother coming. The neighbours shuffle quickly back inside, as though scared it might be contagious. A hundred bunches of flowers are turning slowly brown inside the house, but the phone stays stubbornly silent.
<i>Scott Kara:</i> Teens packing knives
You can see why a knife is such a popular weapon among the kids these days.
Claim fake cannabis ban won't work
Those working in the 'legal highs' industry believe banning certain products will only lead to the creation of new ones. Urgent legislation before Parliament today will allow all 43 current synthetic cannabis products to be withdrawn from sale.
Dunne's law puts block on synthetic cannabis
Kronic and other synthetic cannabis will be pulled from New Zealand shelves within weeks - but...
Bryan Gould: An outcome no political salesman can disguise
It is a measure of how subdued is the national mood and how modest are our current ambitions that we expect so little of our elected governments.
Editorial: Jobs for parents and food for hungry kids
Many readers will have been taken aback this week by revelations in the Herald series on the number of children turning up at schools hungry each day.
Child abuse report too narrow, says Labour
A report on tackling child abuse is a step in the right direction but its focus on the most vulnerable ignores the needs of every child, Labour says.
'Tough' talk needed over child abuse
Child welfare advocates have called for "tough conversations" on the contents of a long-awaited paper on reducing NZ's shocking child abuse rate. The 'Green Paper on Vulnerable Children', was launched in Auckland today.
Our hungry kids: Whanau helps put kai on table
Sharing food across the wider whanau is the only way Papakura's Peawini family keeps food on the table.
Brian Rudman: Hunger in land of milk and honey
The causes of increased poverty, and the growth of school food programmes go back to National's big benefit cuts of 1991.
Our hungry kids: 130 sponsors sign up to feed children
More than 100 Herald readers have signed up to pay $15 a month to sponsor hungry children in response to this week's campaign on the issue.
Our hungry kids: Food at bottom of list for some
Poorer families are cutting out meat and vegetables to keep up repayments to finance companies, budgeters say.