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.

As the old saying says, when life gives you lemons, make lemonade – and a little girl in Toronto, Canada has done just that.

Sexual violence survivor advocate Dr Kim McGregor has resigned from the agency because its board has decided to narrow its focus.

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?

Abused children need help to sleep normally again if we are to break the abuse cycle, a child expert says.

Bill English says he is not surprised that the Salvation Army has decided against buying state houses from the Government.

Tempers are boiling over at an Auckland school's gates as a neighbouring retired police officer takes on drivers he believes are endangering children's lives.

Part of John Key's success is he is seen as a Clarksonian figure - someone who speaks our language, the voice of bluff, non-PC common sense, writes Paul Thomas.

An Auckland Council committee will consider establishing a 'Rainbow Community Advisory Panel' on Wednesday at an annual unbudgeted cost of $116,880.

Respect for private property is what makes a free and tolerant society. The baying of the crowd shouldn't dictate what you can and can't do, writes Rodney Hide.

The way NZ's native trees grow straight, high and succulently green is a fine, fertile expression of the country's natural character. I don't know how any of us can cut one down, writes John Roughan.

A pregnant woman and her husband had to sleep in their car after an Auckland motor inn said it had no record of their online booking.

Vogue's style editor-at-large came under fire after posting a photo on Instagram of what appears to be a homeless woman in Paris reading the famed magazine.

The broadcaster Alison Mau wrote a piece at the weekend about what she called "The curse of casual sexism".