Maori and Pacific Island children are more likely to be injured in a crash on Auckland roads than anyone else, research reveals.

Japan has reportedly accepted the same terms as Canada and Mexico, writes Jane Kelsey.That means they cannot reopen any text that is already agreed.

All eight of New Zealand's universities are being taken to the New Zealand Copyright Tribunal for refusing to agree to an increased annual licence fee which allows lecturers to copy authors' work for students.

King Lear is a fine choice for a celebration of Summer Shakespeare's 50th year, and a production featuring some of our most distinguished practitioners delivers a stirring tribute.

Thousands of Kiwi teachers are at risk of developing serious voice problems because of high noise levels and poor acoustics in classrooms.

The results of a new survey are challenging the myth that New Zealanders use "Pakeha" as a derogatory term.

New Zealand universities have spent more than $250,000 dishing out honorary degrees to celebrities and visiting dignitaries, a Herald investigation into the eight institutions has found.

Economists and psychologists have long been engaged in understanding behaviour when compromise and self-interest collide, writes Ananish Chauduri.

Local transcription service TranscribeMe has received a $1.2 million cash injection from New Zealand and Silicon Valley investors.

The real issue - which is not adequately debated - is the intellectual property component of the TPP, writes Fran O'Sullivan.

Mandatory emissions standards for new vehicles and an electrical "smart grid" are among a raft of ways New Zealand could tap into a global green economy.

A man caught posing as a medical student at Auckland University is said to be so distressed there are concerns for his health.

A man caught posing as a medical student for two years went to "great lengths" to hide what he was doing from his classmates, staff and his family.

Would-be trainee doctor attended lectures, talked to patients and could access dissection labs - for two years.

A support organisation for migrant parents in Auckland is experiencing a baby boom because of a surge in the number of dragon babies born to Chinese parents.

The University of Auckland is investigating how someone was able to pose as a medical student for two years without being detected.

A new tool to help diagnose sleep disorders without the need for expensive sleep lab tests has been developed by a team of young Auckland engineers.

The Maori King and the Prime Minister drew the battle lines, with the former saying "Maori'' and the latter saying "No One''. Today, two legal academics explore the deep currents that lie beneath each claim.

A new app created by two young Aucklanders allows students to share and compare lecture notes in real time from anywhere in the country.