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Coping with wilful kids? It's as easy as ABCD
Working with - rather than against - spirited children is key, finds Donna McIntyre.
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.
School daze
How worried should parents be about teenagers' alcohol and drug use? Frances Morton went to find out.
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.
Same-sex date banned at school ball
A Wellington boys' college has banned a student from bringing his male date to this weekend's school ball.
Spate of deaths hits mill town
13 youths from Kawerau have died suddenly in just 18 months, with "no rhyme or reason."
Paul Holmes: Nothing for free - it's the basic welfare rule
Cutting benefit costs a tough task, but there are avoidable mistakes.
Youth in holding pattern as recession bites north
The impacts of the global financial crisis hit are ingrained in our communities.
Scientists in dark on Kronic's ill effects
A top Govt scientist says there is an "appalling" lack of information about synthetic cannabis products.
Natalie Portman signs on to support gay marriage
Natalie Portman has signed Freedom to Marry's Say, "I Do" letter to President Barack Obama asking for marriage equality for gay couples.
<i>Dita De Boni:</i> If Sir Peter says so
Someone who has done nothing but alienate large groups of teachers is a deadbeat choice for the job of Education Minister, says Dita De Boni.
Drug sold at dairies puts young man in mental unit
An anguished father wants substances such as Kronic synthetic cannabis banned.
Adoptee's 'horrific' attacks on mum
A 28-year-old man who was given up for adoption allegedly subjected his birth mother to more than 12 months of abuse.
Tapu Misa: Gluckman's report shows the way
"There is always a solution to every human problem - neat, plausible and wrong," wrote H.L. Mencken.