If we emphasise that teenage mothers will do badly in life, they are far more likely to, writes Verity Johnson.

PM John Key has signalled possible loosening of euthanasia laws, saying he would sympathise with "speeding up of the process" of death for a terminally ill patient.

Dr Ellen Nicholson and Jenni Mace detail six ways to keep young people safe through adolescence.

Some weeks ago I called in at the small liquor store attached to the dairy around the corner from our street.

When I was growing up, bullying at school was a fact of life, almost a rite of passage. If you complained about it, you were told to toughen up, writes Peter Hughes.

A complaint against a school principal for ignoring bullying concerns has been passed to police to investigate.

We would be immensely better off if the American dream values became instilled in our school children, as they are in America, writes Bob Jones.

Campaigners have convinced the Government that a sniff of free booze will instantly turn Kiwis into alcoholics and criminals. I'm not so sure, writes Matt Heath.

The annual report of the Family Violence Death Review Committee shows people are most likely to die from family violence in the poorest areas, but that some die right across the decile scale.

The boy who allegedly stabbed his 11-year-old schoolmate in the head had been bullied at school for over a year and may have "just snapped", sources say.

There are children in New Zealand living in circumstances that are not much different from those in the slums of Delhi, says Jonathan Boston.

Measuring public attitudes on everything guides policy-makers' decisions, which can only be beneficial, writes Bob Jones. But they're also manipulatable, depending on the phrasing of questions.

Parents who drive while disqualified or without a licence are passing on the illegal habits to their children, a study has found.

Last week I accidentally revealed that my four-year-old son had seen Game of Thrones. It was just the opening titles, but it still made people really angry, writes Matt Heath.

More than 40 per cent of children who use the internet are victims of cybercrime while girls are more likely to be bullied online than boys, a survey has found.

I met Dr Patrick Kelly in 2000 after a spate of infamous abuse cases brought to light the horrifying extent of child maltreatment in New Zealand.

The rich and powerful are expert at using their dominance of the media to raise the salience in the popular mind of values that suit their interests, writes Bryan Gould.

Church and health leaders are calling on all parties in the upcoming election to raise the price of alcohol and phase out alcohol advertising and sponsorship.

The Medical Association is calling for a ban on all liquor industry sponsorship of sports and youth events and backs a proposal to ban alcohol ads on TV and radio.

From on-site creches and kids' clubs to play rooms and child minders, child-friendly retailers are on the rise.

Our Govt is taking an increasingly one-eyed approach to its analysis of Auckland's over-valued housing market, which is driving a good chunk of NZ's economic and interest rate outlook, writes Bernard Hickey.

An Anglican pastor has quit the church and is taking his congregation with him after the governing body moved ahead with plans to bless same-sex relationships.

Pasifika people are drinking less, staying away from crime and doing better at school.

Hone Harawira’s bill that would provide breakfast and lunch to every decile one and two school began its first reading in Parliament last night.

Over recent months, Auckland Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse has found herself advocating for a major change in the legal status of marijuana, writes Brian Rudman.

To formulate a correct solution to a problem the correct questions need to be asked.