The petition comes as the Salvation Army said it fed 9.5 per cent more people last year in its Midland region than it did in the year before.

It is almost like I have been surrounded by so many various forms of racism for so long that I am almost immune to it. Or I have given up, writes Katherine Lowe.

Yes, women objectify the opposite sex, says Claire Cohen, but it's different for us.

Returning home to New Zealand after more than 10 years away I find a country both hearteningly buoyant and unsettlingly fragile. Let me explain - the view of one returning son.

The security Jeremiahs will be most put out. Not one sword-wielding ninja, or explosive-belted suicide bomber, shattered the peace of Anzac Day commemorations. Anywhere.

Lauren Knight recalls the night police visited her house after an anonymous bystander wrongly reported her for slapping her children.

A major shift to more voucher-type funding of social services, including health and education, is proposed in a new official report.

Most of New Zealand's 57,000 aged-care workers are satisfied with their jobs but not with their wages, a new survey from AUT University has found.

Autistic boy Tyrone Sevilla was on the brink of being deported from Australia, until his 11-year-old mate stepped in.

I saw a really cute toddler last Monday afternoon. She had cute little pigtails, a pink onesie and no one with her, writes Matt Heath.

Three groups have been granted permission to present evidence in court in the upcoming case of terminally ill 42-year-old lawyer Lecretia Seales.

A controversial anti-vaccination organisation has come under fire for comparing compulsory vaccination to rape in a social media post.

A transgender woman who was a former national Scrabble champion took her own life last year after receiving abuse for being different, an inquest heard yesterday.

The This Doesn't Mean Yes campaign is tackling the insidious myth of women 'asking for it' through clothing or behaviour.

Only the mastectomy scars beneath his pecs reveal that the New Yorker was, in fact, born female, beginning the transition from woman to man five years ago.

New welfare benefit figures confirm that New Zealand is splitting into two: Auckland and Christchurch, and everywhere else.

When men donate to charity it's not so much the giving that counts but the desire to compete with other men for the attentions of attractive women, according to a study.

New Zealand's wealthiest philanthropists and community trusts are being urged to link up with local employers to create jobs for unemployed young people.

Two youths who robbed a Mr Whippy owner at gunpoint in Auckland yesterday are still on the loose.

The female nipple has become the hinge-point of a global movement around social media censorship, namely #FreeTheNipple. Emma Gleason explains.

A new formula for child support payments will see many parents having to pay more to support children from previous relationships.

A pregnant mum of two has been left with less than $300 a week to feed and clothe her family after a formula for child support payments came into force.

When a sports star is accused of sexual assault, the public's first concern is what it means for the individual's career, writes Dana Johannsen.

The country's top cop says he is pleased to see Kiwis standing up against racism after members of the public helped to identify a man who verbally attacked two foreign men on a bus.

What if some unfit, unthinking parent considers this advice credible? What local authority would want to be associated with that potential parenting disaster?

The images aim to demystify and destigmatise the female body - to make viewers "realise these are just regular, normal processes," nothing to reject or shame

#FreeTheNipple: Women in Iceland bare breasts in solidarity with trolled student. Activists argue women's breasts shouldn't only be sexual objects.

Doctors are developing protocols to refer obese children to CYF if their parents ignore medical advice to help their children lose weight. Is this a good idea?

Greater interaction with Asians, public cultural celebrations and media reports have made Kiwis feel warmer towards Asian people, a study has found.