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Top tips to avoid 'family fatigue'
Children need time and space just to play - if not they'll end up psychologically damaged, says a British parenting writer.
Beware the treachery of the cynically altered image
The Independent's Alice Jones wonders why there are so few rules governing the distortion of images in the media.
Fran O'Sullivan: Look out for the kids when you swing that axe, Mr Key
NZ should hope John Key shows some common sense - tempered with heart - when he goes about trying to reduce from 328,000 the number of Kiwis on solo parent, sickness and invalid benefits, writes Fran O'Sullivan.
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 Urgent legislation before Parliament today will allow all 43 current synthetic cannabis products to be withdrawn from sale.
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.
Dunne's law puts block on synthetic cannabis
Kronic and other synthetic cannabis will be pulled from New Zealand shelves within weeks - but...
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.