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<i>Shelley Bridgeman:</i> Sex difference dilemma
There's a perennial debate as to whether certain sex differences in children are innate or learned.
Garth George: Smoke ban won't set inmates free
Smoking - like overeating - can't be stopped merely by the will of authority.
Auckland smokers face street ban
One of NZ's major employers is looking at refusing to hire smokers, and an Auckland city ban...
Promiscuity 'damaging for women'
Emily McKenzie says many women today see sex as something to brag about.
Sex poll only half the story - study
Half of all New Zealanders can still count their sexual alliances on their fingers, despite a claim that Kiwi women are the most promiscuous in the world.
<i>Dita De Boni:</i> Sahara Jayde Baker-Koro
It's hard to believe a grown man killed a five-year-old in his own defence - or even accidentally - but there you have it.
<i>Shelley Bridgeman:</i> Confounding care labels
I make a point of not buying anything that isn't immediately wearable after drip-drying on a coat-hanger.
Girls sleep around 'to keep up with the boys' - therapist
Many young Kiwi women are being sexually promiscuous because they feel a need to compete with men.
NZ women treat sex like 'paddock-mating'
New Zealand's most provocative doctor has accused Kiwi women of forgetting how to make love.
Women beware: Three kids and you're out
Women who have three or more children are more likely to suffer long-term career disadvantage.
<i>Scott Kara:</i> Happy Feet's cute but he won't save our kids
The story of a sick penguin exposes a nation with its priorities askew, writes Scott Kara.
Pushy adults put stress on their gifted children
Gifted children often feel pressure to over-achieve in order to excel later in life.
Jim Hopkins: We'll take the medicine, Mr C -- just give it to us now
It's not the change to history that makes us nervous, it's having to wait to see what it is.
Poll: NZers against sending solo parents back to work
The Government is looking into the Welfare Working Group's recommendations on...
<i>Shelley Bridgeman:</i> Preparing for a post-oil world
Transition Towns - communities readying themselves for a post-petroleum world - are quietly popping up in New Zealand suburbs.