Germany has overtaken Japan to become NZ's fifth-biggest source of tourists and the royal visit has increased interest in other key markets.

Life is just fine for many Kiwis living in Australia who say they have nothing to moan about after crossing the Tasman in search of a better life.

Bob McCoskrie of Family First, writing under the heading "A child's desire to change sex can be a symptom of other disorders that can be treated", clearly positions his stand, but not the issue.

Community and iwi groups have asked the Govt to sell them up to a fifth of the country's 69,000 state houses at a discount of up to about half of market values.

Just one in 100 beneficiaries who had pre-employment drug tests under a new government policy showed any sign of drug abuse.

A few weeks ago I wrote about some women over 50 feeling that they are invisible to men, writes Wendyl Nissen.

A 13-year legal battle by parents seeking the right to be paid caregivers for their disabled adult children has ended in bitterness, with only a handful of parents being paid.

A single parents' group says "a complete change of mindset" has helped reduce the number of people on the sole parent benefit to the lowest level in more than 20 years.

'Cave' dwellers will officially get top priority for social housing under new rules that kicked in this week.

Residents are battling a plan for a $2 million artificial sports field in their Auckland suburban park, saying it will spoil its looks.

Emigration is driven not only by opportunities, but also by inequalities, writes Alan Gamlen. Emigration has been worryingly high for decades.

Auckland employers will be challenged today to give young people a chance by hiring a young unemployed person.

Despite nearly a quarter of Aucklanders being Asian, the wider Kiwi community still has an unwillingness to engage with a group it considers to be "exotic other".

John was first referred to sexual violence services aged 12. His mother was schizophrenic and his father, a gang member with a violent history, was in prison.

Editorial: The news that at least 21,000 beneficiaries have travelled overseas in the past nine months had a predictable response.

A transgender Auckland teen rewrote pageant history early this morning after earning a place in next month's final of the Battle of the Babes.

Two of the six panel members who made the shock decision to stop funding the Problem Gambling Foundation had conflicts of interest, a review has found.

Drug dealers are increasingly providing home deliveries in response to text orders in a system known as "dial-a-tinny".

The National Guards rolled in under the cover of darkness, firing tear gas and rubber bullets as they advanced with bulldozers and armoured vehicles.

The Bangladesh city of Chittagong has been on the radar of Kiwi sports fans as the Black Caps play their T20 World Cup pool games there.

A mother who described herself as a "hermit" until a year ago is the central figure in a grassroots nationwide protest against synthetic cannabis

A gambling industry leader was among the first people knocking on the Salvation Army's door this week after news broke that the army had displaced the country's main help agency for gambling addicts.

Family disputes are problems to be professionally mediated rather than wars that will be won or lost.

The booze-related violence and booze-related problems on the streets, in the home, in the bar and the club are very real, very frightening and highly ingrained problems.

Helpline services for smokers, gamblers and other groups are being merged into a new national "telehealth" service - possibly with a simple 111-style number.

The Glenn inquiry into family violence has an ethical obligation to release its findings as soon as possible, a source close to the inquiry says.

What I want to think about is how grateful I am to the refugees who come and settled in NZ and how angry I am at the disregard with which we treat them, writes Dr Avril Bell.

A global survey has found that one in every six Kiwis ran out of money for food in 2011-12 - more than in all except eight other developed nations.

An Auckland high school which excluded a student with Asperger's after a dispute with a teacher is appealing against a judge's ruling to quash the expulsion.