There was a good question in the Herald editorial yesterday about the National Certificate in Educational Achievement (NCEA), amongst a fair bit of confusion and misinformation.

To raise awareness and money to help TearFund's fight against human trafficking, Petra Bagust and her family will live off just $2.25 per person a day.

Rangi Tikitiki's is tired of "being a refugee in my own country", he's been on a waiting list for a Housing NZ home since before he began camping at the park.

Teachers and police priced out of owning their own home in Auckland's red-hot property market are calling for extra pay to bridge the growing financial gap.

Fear of missing out has left adults and teens glued to their phones, checking social media in the small hours, says Flic Everett.

Forget rugby club boozers, it turns out that stressed mums are the latest drunken hell-raisers - swapping tea after school for a glass (or three) of wine.

"Political correctness" has long been considered a pejorative, an accusation hurled at those of us who choose our words carefully so as not to insult others.

Every person in the country aged up to 17 has been screened for factors that could later see their life take a turn for the worse - and cost taxpayers.

Topping the tables for youth suicide rates is not something any community would want to claim.

For decades Karangahape Rd's eclectic tenants have jostled together. Now, those who love it fear Auckland's most vibrant street is under threat.

Males have stopped growing up. There is a generation of men who are not just acting like children, they have remained children.

Fears that young people are influenced by popular culture should not be the basis for arbitrary banning of award-winning books.

In April this year, 11 women in Porgera, Enga Province, were awarded undisclosed compensation payments for brutal rapes they suffered over a number of years by members of the mine's security workforce.

It is extremely difficult to improve peoples' behaviour towards the environment, when their basic needs are not being met, writes Sam Judd.

Kiwis who have until now hidden their gender diversity are taking courage from the transformation of Bruce into Caitlyn Jenner.

If National's gender-issue problems were limited to an ageing MP in superhero fancy dress offending women with bawdy jokes, it could count itself lucky. But it can't.

Sleep is an essential part of our development and wellbeing. It is important for learning and memory, emotions and behaviours, as well as our general health.

The Government's 2015 Budget had at its centerpiece a push towards "compassionate conservatism", writes Michael Timmins. While more compassion is indeed welcome, the end result is mere tokenism.

Fixing child abuse and neglect is all about building relationships with families in need, social workers say.

Fixing child abuse and neglect is all about building relationships with families in need, social workers say.

I'm always surprised that people feel they have a right to walk into any bar or any club in town as if they own the place, writes Kerre McIvor.

New Zealand's annual refugee quota of 750 has not changed since 1987. We're falling shamefully short every year in how much we help refugees.

A mob of schoolboys turned on a 19-year-old picking his little sister up from school when he tried to stop them attacking a younger student.

Maybe one day, a small, single-window office above a Karangahape Rd cafe will be celebrated as the place where the New Zealand Revolution began.

When nurse Sara Jones' paid parental leave ends eight weeks from now, she and husband Gareth face a serious dilemma.

We demand action. But equally we should be dispassionate and rational in demanding measures that seek to prevent these things occurring, writes Jarrod Gilbert.

Selfie queen Karen Danczuk has revealed she is bisexual after claims a former partner had threatened to expose her.

Auckland's red-hot housing market is changing the face of the modern family.