"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.

The purported link between social media and autism, which is without evidence and scientifically implausible is insulting at best, and breathtakingly stigmatising at worst.

While other prejudices have been quashed, somehow it's still okay to mock gingers.

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.

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.

We must create strategies to address negative ethnic stereotypes which result in too many tamariki put into care, writes Anton Blank.

"These kids just need a chance, it's really hard at 17, they are too old to be in the system but too young to have rights."

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.

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.

A generation of Kiwis are increasingly faced with a stark choice.

Before last week, we had a bunch of laws that attempted to mitigate just some of the harmful effects of free and easy alcohol purchasing and consumption.

Angry patrons of a suburban cafe brought their own chairs along for a "sip-in" after its popular street-side seating was removed to meet Auckland Council rules.

Fed up residents of the Auckland suburb of Mt Albert will be having a shot of protest action with their coffees this morning.

Almost two-thirds of New Zealanders nearing retirement have not yet worked out how much money they will need to keep afloat after retiring, a new survey has found.