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Extra hour's sleep slashes preschoolers' obesity risk: study

An extra hour of sleep can cut a pre-schooler's risk of becoming obese by 24 per cent.

Letters: Strategies to put spotlight on shame

In the claustrophobic head space, shame can spiral into self-destructive behaviour.

Letters: SFO parties investigation a bad look

Let's hope our SFO and impartial justice system help ensure we retain the world's respect.

Make it illegal to throw people onto the street: UN visitor

A special investigator from the UN says we should be doing more about homelessness.

One child killed every five weeks; what are we to do about child abuse?

NZ has one of the worst records of child abuse with one child killed every five weeks.

Housing crisis: 'I'm scared my kids are going to live that same struggle'

Residents say they feel housing redevelopments are threatening their community.

What free school lunches means for school trialling the initiative

"They used to pick out every colourful bit of vegetable from the food, now they love it."

Kathryn's story: Child homicide, fraud, and an insurmountable debt

Kathryn died in September with a fraud conviction and a $117,000 debt hanging over her.

Lizzie Marvelly: Simon Bridges' stance on homeless beggars belief

COMMENT: Prosecuting the homeless is morally bankrupt.

'Terrorised Māori for generations': Mongrel Mob boss hits back at National

"Any political party serious about tackling gang issues ... would first tackle poverty."

Baby uplifts keeping Māori awake at night - survey

Media coverage of the issues was like pulling a band-aid off an "already festering wound".

Beneficiaries penalised for falling in love

Jacinda Ardern is being asked to drop penalties for beneficiaries who start relationships.

NZ judges increasingly from white, affluent backgrounds

NZ judges are turning into a rich, mostly white group, Chief Justice says.

Escape from Iraq invasion inspired economic focus on the vulnerable

Having teenage years disrupted by war influenced the research of economist Gail Pacheco.

National promises to end a 'state house for life'

Should tenants be able to get a state house for life?

Beyond White Guilt: Pākehā are the real problem for Māori, says former mayor

Pākehā are the problem when it comes to the alarming statistics for Māori.