EmploymentIHC companies put under statutory managementTwo firms caring for the disabled asked to be put under statutory management as they could not afford the potential $176m liability of a requirement to pay sleeping workers.04 Oct 07:52 PM
New ZealandFraudster doctor a student of deceptionA Nigerian drug smuggler who duped authorities to get a job in NZ as a hospital psychiatrist came across as friendly but secretive, acquaintances say.30 Sep 04:30 PM
New ZealandDrug dealer fakes CV to land doctor's jobA Nigerian drug smuggler who fooled immigration officials to get a job as a hospital psychiatrist was yesterday jailed for 16 months. 29 Sep 04:30 PM
LifestyleScientists identify brain's region for introspectionResearchers found people who were more introspective tended to have larger volumes of nerve tissue in an area of the prefrontal cortex.17 Sep 12:30 AM
New ZealandGrieving parents: We want justiceThe parents of a teenage girl who police believe was bullied into taking her own life have made a plea for justice.01 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandWomen told they must man upBehaving more like men could help women boost their sex lives, eat healthier and stress less.28 Aug 05:30 PM
WorldMateship important in mineA Kiwi mining safety expert says the trapped Chilean miners will need to create a community.28 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandLittle support for families hit by suicide - motherA mother whose son committed suicide says families are often left on their own when dealing with the suicide of a loved one.25 Aug 03:39 AM
New ZealandKey to explore suicide lawsAn internet safety group has backed John Key's view that the public reporting of suicide is now virtually beyond control, because young people routinely discuss cases on websites.24 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandBaby in bath mum guilty of manslaughterA mother has been found guilty of the manslaughter of her 13-month-old baby son after she left him in a deep bath for at least 15 minutes and he toppled over and drowned.23 Aug 05:57 AM
New ZealandMother attempted suicide after baby drowned, court toldA mum on trial for the murder of her baby denies intentionally drowning the 13-month-old, saying accusations she was a murderer were "not true".18 Aug 05:42 AM
New ZealandBath deep to keep baby warm, accused mother tells courtA woman accused of deliberately leaving her baby boy to drown has told a court she ran the bath deep because she wanted to keep him warm.17 Aug 10:52 PM
New ZealandBaby-in-bath murder accused had bipolar, court toldA woman accused of leaving her baby boy to drown in the bath suffered from bipolar disorder and was having a severe depressive episode at the time of his death, the woman's lawyer said today.17 Aug 06:35 AM
New ZealandBaby-death trial told of mother's tragic pastHer mother burned to death in a fire. Her aunt died after falling from a building and she was sexually abused a year after her father died in a plane crash.16 Aug 05:30 PM
