Early education taskforce says parents need extra support to get back to work.

A new review says some groups' lack of participation in early childhood education needs to be addressed.

I feel as though I do deserve a hearty slap on the back because I have safely delivered my first child to the age of five.

New Zealand has a "woefully deficient" number of mental health services aimed specifically at young people and medical staff were poorly trained to identify those young people who might be at risk, according to a new report.

Legal action is about to begin against hundreds of New Zealand expats who have not made any effort to repay millions of dollars in outstanding student loans, with letters going out today to Australia-based defaulters warning of the move.

Teaching self-control to children as young as three can set them up for healthy, wealthy and crime-free lives.

Childcare managers made false claims about where they worked that helped the country's largest daycare company boost its taxpayer funding to $60 million, documents show.

It affects one in 20 people, can undermine their confidence and frequently leads to the embarrassment of counting on one's fingers.

Christchurch rebuild, leaky-home repairs will be pressure points.

Noise control was called to an Auckland primary school's disco - at 7.45pm, as children danced away to hits such as Poi e. A disgruntled...

Students are being warned schools are actively monitoring them online to check for misbehaviour.