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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.
<i>Shelley Bridgeman:</i> The sharp end of the vaccination debate
No one has to vaccinate their children. Obviously, it's a free country.
<i>Dita De Boni:</i> One pregnant lady wanting a seat
One thing neither women nor men do anymore, it seems, is give up a seat to a pregnant lady.
Tapu Misa: 'World's worst mother' is entitled to have her say
It's disconcerting when you find yourself in the corner with people you've seldom, if ever, agreed with.
Building bridges across the gender pay gap
An Italian study backs up Alasdair Thompson's claim that women take more sick leave due to their periods, but experts say the reasons behind gender-related pay inequality go much deeper.
Kronic brand banned, others to be tested
The Health Ministry has recalled a popular brand of the synthetic cannabis, Kronic Pineapple...
<i>Shelley Bridgeman:</i> A family reunion in prison
Never mind ethics and morals. I obey the law to make sure I don't end up doing a stint in the slammer. I'd hate it.
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.