Entertainment‘Endless gratitude’: Lily Collins welcomes first child via surrogateHer husband has hit back at critics asking why they didn't adopt instead.02 Feb 07:24 PM
New Zealand'A force of nature': Tributes flow for Dame Iritana TāwhiwhirangiNational leaders have praised her impact on Māori education.02 Feb 01:14 AM
WorldFive-year-old boy dies following explosion in hyperbaric oxygen chamberHis mother, standing next to the chamber when it ignited, suffered injuries to her arms.01 Feb 10:29 PM
Lifestyle‘So excited’: Racing star Scott McLaughlin on fatherhoodThe motorsport star is besotted with his wife and baby daughter.01 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandLocals 'gutted' after popular playground dismantled: 'It feels like the drinkers have won''It’s our kids that have lost out to a bunch of people drinking'.01 Feb 12:33 AM
New Zealand‘Beyond unacceptable’: Two toddlers walk out open daycare door A teacher accidentally left a door to the street open and the two 1-year-olds walked off.31 Jan 09:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand‘Incredibly distressing’: Doctor worries old disease is making NZ comebackPainful bone growth disorder appears to making a mysterious resurgence among NZ children.31 Jan 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Green chicken': 9yo Rotorua coin-tosser cracks up the crowd at Australian OpenThe young Kiwi tennis player was invited to perform the coin toss for the fourth match.31 Jan 05:20 AM
New Zealand‘The grief is heavy’: Driver charged, community mourns after 11-year-old cyclist killed'Flashbacks of what happened come and go all the time.'30 Jan 10:28 PM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleDavid Seymour's free school lunches: A restaurant critic's verdict'It was a container of sadness and carrots.'30 Jan 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Bland' school lunches arrive up to three hours late, just before home-timePrincipals had to buy food to tide students over or pull them out of class to eat late.30 Jan 03:32 AM
OpinionOpinion: Why NZ schools need more treesOPINION: A recent study finds too many playgrounds need better tree cover.30 Jan 03:00 AM
EntertainmentI made my 7-year-old watch seven films I watched when I was 7Getting through the carefully curated line-up was a big ask, not to mention a big task.30 Jan 01:25 AM
New ZealandChildren’s Minister steps in to save funding for youth helplineThe Minister for Children halted Oranga Tamariki's funding cuts to a youth helpline.29 Jan 11:46 PM
LifestyleNit good at all: Head lice frustrations driving rise in risky treatmentsParents are resorting to using kerosene, fly spray and flea treatment to get rid of nits.29 Jan 03:31 AM
Politics'Abhorrent': Te Pāti Māori MP says minister doesn't understand 'essence of being Māori', Seymour respondsThe Children's Minister faced sharp questions during a parliamentary select committee.29 Jan 01:58 AM
OpinionOpinion: How parents can ease children’s back-to-school anxietyOPINION: Many kids feel anxious about new teachers and routines.29 Jan 01:00 AM
New ZealandPolice urge vigilance regarding kids' online safety as school resumesPhotos can reveal personal details, putting families at risk.28 Jan 11:39 PM
New ZealandTeenage boy repeatedly punches octopus in violent attackA youth was filmed and egged on while he violently attacked an octopus on a Bay of Plenty beach.Watch27 Jan 08:00 PM
OpinionOpinion: We can reduce youth offending. Here’s howOPINION: Nearly all young people who offend have experienced trauma.27 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Back to school costs crippling for many Kiwi familiesOPINION: Families are feeling the weight of these expenses.27 Jan 04:00 PM
LifestyleBill Gates: ‘I would be diagnosed with autism if I were a kid today’The tech billionaire says he was an obsessive and socially-awkward child.26 Jan 03:03 AM
New Zealand'Miracle': Child abuse prevention programme expands after funding boostThe Wright Family Foundation will fund Tautoko Mai for the next three years.25 Jan 05:00 PM
Lifestyle‘My whole world’: Erin Simpson and Zac Franich welcome second childThe couple’s second baby boy arrived in record time.24 Jan 04:00 PM
LifestylePeople with divorced parents are at greater risk of strokes, study findsStress hormones in childhood may bring long-lasting health impacts, researchers believe.22 Jan 10:43 PM
New Zealand'Deeply distressing': Daycare apologises after four children escapeThey left through a gate that 'unexpectedly malfunctioned' and were quickly returned.21 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumLifestyle‘Getting your pink back’: How mums felt like themselves again after having a babyNew York Times: The story of flamingos offers a reminder - you will get your colour back.19 Jan 09:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsKaren Chhour steps back from abuse compensation decisions due to own potential payoutKaren Chhour says her work as a minister is part of her healing process.19 Jan 04:00 PM
OpinionOpinion: How to protect babies as whooping cough epidemic growsOPINION: Why do we need to get serious about whooping cough?16 Jan 09:00 PM
New Zealand'I felt like I failed her': Father haunted by preschool daughter's abuseJudge Marshall said the offending was too serious for anything other than jail.16 Jan 07:00 PM
World‘Immense distress’: Aussie influencer charged over vile act against 1yoPolice allege she drugged the infant and exploited her distress online for followers.16 Jan 07:00 AM
PremiumPremiumBusinessFalling birth rates raise prospect of sharp decline in living standardsFinancial Times: Warnings people must produce more and work longer to plug growth gap.15 Jan 08:54 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Latest research on Kiwi kids highlights a national shameOPINION: The research paints a grim picture of childhood in New Zealand.14 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandCharity close to man‘s heart to gain from 1000km cycle ride from Cape RēingaA child charity saved Nuk Korako's family being split up, he's now raising funds for it13 Jan 05:00 PM
