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Editorial: CYF must act when babies at risk
Fewer in the community are prepared to turn a blind eye to child abuse.
Broadsides: Are NZ's parental leave provisions adequate?
Labour's Jacinda Ardern and National's Nikki Kaye on New Zealand's parental leave provisions.
<i>Dita De Boni:</i> Is it ok to be a slut?
As a typical lefty liberal, I defend the right of any woman to walk anywhere at night and be completely unmolested.
Life getting harder for many despite mining boom
If you're in the right place and the right job Australia is still the lucky country ... but for many struggle street is just around the corner.
Parents of Down children taking Govt to top court
Antenatal testing devalues children's lives and aims to cut Down births, battlers say.
Record Kiwi exodus to Oz
The Kiwi exodus across the Tasman has hit a 32-year-high, swelled by people fleeing quake-ravaged Christchurch.
Coping with wilful kids? It's as easy as ABCD
Working with - rather than against - spirited children is key, finds Donna McIntyre.
School daze
How worried should parents be about teenagers' alcohol and drug use? Frances Morton went to find out.
Editorial: It's a matter of life and death
It is in the natural order of things for every generation of parents to lament that their children behave more badly than they did when they were growing up.
Pammy's brothel-for-women bid put on hold
Pam Corkery's bid to open the world's first brothel for women has failed.
<i>Scott Kara:</i> Teaching responsible habits around alcohol
When I heard about Craig Norgate's party before the King's College ball I was outraged. But I quickly pulled my head in.
<i>Deborah Hill Cone</i>: Rich or poor, it's tough growing up
Wealthy kids get the attention, but making it through the teen years is always a challenge.
Author defends film of assisted dying as BBC fields complaints
British anti-euthanasia campaigners accused Sir Terry Pratchett and the BBC of "cheerleading" for a change in legislation.
Russell Crowe cuts circumcision criticism
Russell Crowe has apologised for criticising circumcision.