Tracing my whakapapa or family tree is something I'm looking forward to and there are some awesome people who are going to help me do it.

Jonathan Boston and Simon Chapple, authors of Child Poverty in New Zealand, rightly fume at the nonchalant political response to the finding of serious errors in measured child poverty.

Would-be immigrants with higher-level English language skills may be given higher priority after an international review of New Zealand's migration policy.

Those on paid parental leave will be able to work occasionally on "keeping in touch days" without losing their entitlement under moves to increase the scheme's flexibility.

Power companies are offering some of their best deals door-to-door as competition intensifies for electricity customers.

I don't smack my kids but I don't have a problem with people who smack theirs. If that's what you're into, go for your life, writes Matt Heath.

Dequan Wright, a cocky, charming former high school football player from Richmond, California, was only 14 when he was sentenced to a year in jail.

Pregnant women are being reminded to heed dietary guidelines because not doing so can result in the death of unborn children.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Practically everything I got angry about this year - parking rules, bigots, uptight parenting - is really just about my fear of death, writes Deborah Hill Cone.

Ghetto kid turned presidential hopeful Ben Carson is in New Zealand to help celebrate as the Duffy Books in Homes scheme turns 20.

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.

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.

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

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.

The parents of both boys charged over the death of a dairy owner are in jail or facing active criminal charges.

Troubled tycoon Sir Owen Glenn will not attend the release of his much-awaited People's Report tomorrow.

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.