Philanthropist Sir Owen Glenn has recruited four more big names for his inquiry into child abuse and domestic violence.

Children in Britain can now text their teachers to report bullying, in an initiative that makes it safer to come forward.

The majority of migrants to New Zealand feel they belong here, according to new analysis from Statistics New Zealand.

Korean Aucklanders are hoping that their new $1.5 million community centre will help to keep their culture alive in New Zealand.

The number of hungry people seeking food at night in my diocese has doubled in the past two months, writes Bishop Denis Browne.

About one in six Australians cannot afford to rent a home, with young families - especially single parents with children - among the worst affected, new reports show.

Guilt-ridden working parents who worry they don't spend enough quality time with their kids should relax, according to experts.

Budgeting services are facing cuts and New Zealand's only hostel for asylum seekers may have to close because of the ending of a government scheme.

Kiwis are more polite about their racism than people in other parts of the world, says university lecturer Camille Nakhid.

Martin Luther King she is not, but the new Race Relations Commissioner adopted some of the American civil rights legend's soaring rhetoric yesterday.

As a conference this weekend looks at how racism affects Auckland, Susan Edmunds examines the progress we have made and the work left to do.

The pay divide between men and women has widened by another 80c an hour since the turn of the millennium.

A state house with 19 people living in it has been identified as one of the homes receiving more than $100,000 in taxpayer-funded benefits each year.

New Zealand communities are battling to rid themselves of synthetic cannabis - with the Government's promised solution months away.

Courts can make mistakes. The High Court at Auckland has surely made an egregious one in a case we have reported today.

It has all the hallmarks of an acrimonious divorce battle.

Celebrants already have marriage bookings for gay couples who were confident it would become legal.

A bill to legalise same-sex marriage has become law tonight after months of emotional debate.

The sponsor of a bill to make gay marriage legal thanked her "darling" partner before a historic vote on the last step towards marriage equality.

Parliament has passed a law legalising gay marriage, 77 votes to 44, amid loud shows of jubilation from the floor and gallery.

The sponsor of a bill to make gay marriage legal has thanked her "darling" partner, ahead of an historic vote on the last step towards marriage equality.

Dame Susan Devoy admits it will "take time to understand a Maori viewpoint" - and promises her actions as Race Relations Commissioner will speak louder than her words.

The Government says there are 29,000 fewer Kiwis receiving benefits since the last quarter - including hundreds who had theirs cut after being caught claiming them unfairly.