New ZealandHow budget hit crunch pointAuckland Mayor Len Brown hailed his first 10-year budget in 2012 as the foundation block to transform Auckland once and for all.13 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandDad's death sparks dreamJake Miller was head prefect of his school with a $40,000 scholarship to study law waiting for him.13 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandSex offender campaign launchedDerryn Hinch wants to be able to turn on his mobile phone and see the names of all sex offenders in the neighbourhood.11 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandFamily gets by with City Mission's helpMother of two Jenny Daniell-Wiig used to rely on a foodbank to feed her family on a regular basis. But with help, she's made changes.10 Jul 09:52 PM
OpinionSusan Devoy: Let's spell out our determination to embrace NZ cultureTracing 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.10 Jul 05:00 AM
OpinionSusan St John: Working for Families simply not workingJonathan 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.10 Jul 02:00 AM
EmploymentLegal boost for new parentsThose 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.09 Jul 05:00 PM
EmploymentTighten visa control: OECD reportWould-be immigrants with higher-level English language skills may be given higher priority after an international review of New Zealand's migration policy.09 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandThe battle for your power dollarPower companies are offering some of their best deals door-to-door as competition intensifies for electricity customers.08 Jul 05:00 PM
LifestyleDiet alert for mums-to-bePregnant women are being reminded to heed dietary guidelines because not doing so can result in the death of unborn children.06 Jul 05:00 PM
WorldYouths paid not to shoot each otherDequan Wright, a cocky, charming former high school football player from Richmond, California, was only 14 when he was sentenced to a year in jail.06 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionUse time out parents, if you're hard enoughI 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.06 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionVerity Johnson: Teen mums need our supportIf we emphasise that teenage mothers will do badly in life, they are far more likely to, writes Verity Johnson.05 Jul 12:07 AM
New ZealandEuthanasia legitimate to a point: PMPM 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.04 Jul 08:12 PM
OpinionDr Ellen Nicholson and Jenni Mace: How to keep our youth safe and in homesDr Ellen Nicholson and Jenni Mace detail six ways to keep young people safe through adolescence.04 Jul 12:00 AM
OpinionMichael Neill: Fences go up - friendliness comes downSome weeks ago I called in at the small liquor store attached to the dairy around the corner from our street.02 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandBullying complaint in scissors stabbing case passed on to policeA complaint against a school principal for ignoring bullying concerns has been passed to police to investigate.30 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionPeter Hughes: We must all play our part to wipe out bullyingWhen 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.30 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionBob Jones: 'American dream' values worth striving for in NZWe would be immensely better off if the American dream values became instilled in our school children, as they are in America, writes Bob Jones.30 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionDeborah Hill ConeDeborah Hill Cone: 16 things I've learned in past yearPractically everything I got angry about this year - parking rules, bigots, uptight parenting - is really just about my fear of death, writes Deborah Hill Cone.29 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionMatt HeathMatt Heath: Booze has been doing Kiwis a favour for yonksCampaigners 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.29 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandThe wonders of readingGhetto kid turned presidential hopeful Ben Carson is in New Zealand to help celebrate as the Duffy Books in Homes scheme turns 20.28 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandEx-MP shares story of family violenceThe 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.27 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandBullying before scissor fight allegedThe 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.25 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionJonathan Boston: Poverty is here but it can be fixedThere are children in New Zealand living in circumstances that are not much different from those in the slums of Delhi, says Jonathan Boston.23 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionBob Jones: Many definitions of happinessMeasuring 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.23 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandKids pick up on adults' illegal habitsParents who drive while disqualified or without a licence are passing on the illegal habits to their children, a study has found.21 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionMatt HeathMatt Heath: Ignore censor's ratings but don't forget hugsLast 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.15 Jun 09:30 PM
New ZealandCybercrime: how to help our childrenMore 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.15 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandOwen Glenn to be absent at report releaseTroubled tycoon Sir Owen Glenn will not attend the release of his much-awaited People's Report tomorrow.14 Jun 05:00 PM
