Editorial: The benefits in terms of new business, growth and jobs are readily apparent. The other side of the story is, however, less alluring.

Police need to be able to pursue drivers "otherwise we turn the roads over to the criminals," says New Zealand Police Association vice-president Stuart Mills.

After a riot at Perth's Banksia Hill juvenile detention centre, more than 140 teenage inmates were moved to Hakea high security prison

KiwiRail has accepted responsibility, apologised and admitted "failures" over an accident in which a train hit a woman in a wheelchair at a level crossing in Auckland.

It is for those who appointed her to justify their decision and the process that was followed, writes Rajen Prasad. It is for them to explain their understanding of the contemporary race relations challenges for NZ.

Budgeting services have been given a last-minute funding reprieve which means they are now unlikely to have to lay off staff.

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.

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.

A legal high lobbyist says synthetic cannabis is a low-risk psychoactive substance that had not caused any death and was statistically safer than alcohol.

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.

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.

Migrant groups aren't convinced New Zealand is a racist country, despite a new poll indicating overwhelmingly that it is.

Colin Craig is New Zealand's answer to Ali G, writes Toby Manhire. "Colin Craig" is a fictional character, a circus clown, a satirical device.

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.