A Hastings primary school is bringing in self-defence tutors for its older girls because the girls are afraid of being sexually abused by older men.

From sleep deprivation to what she calls "the pressure to be underweight", this teen is lifting the lid on modelling.

We took off our shoes and lay down together. Around us, other couples did the same. Such an oddly intimate thing to do among strangers.

When a bunch of New Zealanders came together to make an video promoting the White Ribbon Pledge, they shared their personal motivations for ending men's violence towards women.

A survey which revealed access problems to the child disability allowance has raised more questions than answers.

The Salvation Army is launching an urgent Christmas appeal today as demand for food parcels is expeced to soar.

A Puerto Rican model who was bullied because of her large eyebrows is having the last laugh after being snapped up to pose for top fashion and beauty brands.

It has been more than 20 years since the first major effort in New Zealand to promote legalised euthanasia.

Life, in the beginning, is a little like a backyard Guy Fawkes display. Often hazardous. Ever startling. A string of explosive and

In terms of domestic violence across the country the statistics are not good. The statistics which encompass crime and injury associated

Emergency housing funding marks the Government's acceptance that it must ensure every New Zealander has adequate shelter.

Obviously death awaits us all and presumably her sooner rather than later, yet my grandmother is still so very alive, so very sure of her own mind, that it's almost impossible to fathom her absence.

COMMENT: Trans and intersex people routinely report being turned down for jobs and housing because how they present themselves.

COMMENT: Research shows older New Zealander renters have poorer quality of life and poorer mental health.

The average Auckland house price could rocket to an eye-watering $3 million within 20 years, new figures suggest.

Experts say house crisis is driving us towards a tale of two Aucklands, where the only homeowners will be those who are left the family home by parents.

Chanelle Haffenden has been overwhelmed with job offers after she appeared in the Herald with a "hire me" sign.

Canvas columnist Megan Nichol Reed reflects on the differences in our moral compasses and how we can all be guilty of occasionally mislaying them.

Under a sky clear as day, egged on by a spring wind, my dog and I walked. We are always walking. Our steps marking the rise and set

COMMENT: We need to save the Kiwi dream before it's too late.

COMMENT: The meaning of "diversity" is broad and so it is important that we don't constrain the diversity of employees and customers..

This photo was removed from Facebook. Jenna Martin asks, what's really wrong with it?

"Once you're free of the messiness, of the frustrations, of the stains, you're more likely to talk about ... your period."

I used to be scared of gossip. When I partook in it myself or was party to someone else's loose-tongued exchange, I would feel dirty, sullied. I would vow to stitch my lips together.

COMMENT: Up and down the country our society is becoming more punitive when we should be doing more to help.

The Government has been accused of gutting a major longitudinal study tracking the experiences of kids growing up in New Zealand, after a funding cut resulted in the number of its participants being slashed by two thirds.

Women's refuges, church agencies and other community groups will soon have to hand over their client details to the Government in

OPINION: A lot of married people say that cheating is a deal breaker, but many don't follow through. Perhaps they are issuing the statement as a warning to their spouse.

Just how racist are we? It's a question New Zealanders don't like to discuss but these Kiwis share their stories of racism.

Australian children will be taught about "male privilege" and shown images of men cleaning dishes and women playing football in a drive to break gender stereotypes.