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Men hanging on to old attitudes, says writer
Men have colonised women's minds just as the English colonised the Maori, says Auckland University psychologist Peter Adams.
How the new system will work
The new child protection system will bring teachers, doctors and social services together to protect each of New Zealand's 20,000 to 30,000 most vulnerable children.
Teens who eat with parents less likely to be depressed
Kiwi teenagers who eat meals with Mum and Dad are much less likely to be suicidal, a new study has found.
Deborah Coddington: Stop paying abusers to breed
When you have children, your whole life changes and you must try to defend your child from harm no matter what.
Commissioner won't define Maori policy because she's white
The head of the Families Commission today told MPs she couldn't define a policy with a Maori name because she was a middle class white woman.
League great speaks out on violence
A new, more activist Families Commission is emerging with the appointment of league great Ruben Wiki as an "ambassador" against domestic violence.