OpinionDeborah Coddington: Stop paying abusers to breedWhen you have children, your whole life changes and you must try to defend your child from harm no matter what.28 May 05:30 PM
OpinionJohn RoughanJohn Roughan: The country a baby could seeEvery grandparent will know the electric charge that four of us experienced for the first time last Saturday.27 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandMasterChef's backer drops support for school breakfastsCountdown has stopped funding breakfasts for children at 61 low-income schools.20 May 05:30 PM
KahuChildren's new advocate has proud record of cutting abuseBrains behind successful Hawkes Bay scheme given chance to put ideas into practice nationwide. 06 May 05:30 PM
OpinionTapu MisaTapu Misa: Govt foolish to sniff around school nursing for savingsThink of preventive health care as the condom that most governments don't want to wear.17 Apr 05:30 PM
WorldPast still present for African AmericansWhen Confederate forces fired the first shots at Fort Sumter on April 12, 150 years ago, triggering the American Civil War, almost four million African Americans were slaves.15 Apr 10:23 PM
WorldAnzac forces in Timor for a long time to comeA foreign security presence may need to remain in East Timor and the Solomons for longer than expected.14 Apr 05:30 PM
OpinionGarth George: Courage needed to dig us out of worsening mireCommitment and some sacrifices only way to fix growing social and economic problems.06 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandStarving boy eats roachWelfare agencies alarmed at extreme lengths some people go to just to eat. One desperate case of a Bay of Plenty child and his three siblings has been offered as a stark example of the degree of poverty in our communities.02 Apr 04:30 PM
New ZealandGovt rules out cutting the doleThe Government won't consider reductions to main benefit levels including the sickness, invalid's, unemployment and domestic purposes benefits as part of any welfare overhaul recommended by the Welfare Working Group tomorrow.21 Feb 05:51 AM
New ZealandBombshell on way for beneficiariesAbout 300,000 welfare beneficiaries who are judged capable of work will face a day of reckoning tomorrow with the release of a report.20 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandKey 'disconnected' from average Kiwis - homeless coalitionJohn Key has been accused of being disconnected after saying that beneficiaries who resort to food banks do so out of their own "poor choices".17 Feb 12:54 AM
New ZealandFood parcel families made poor choices, says KeyJohn Key says beneficiaries who resort to food banks do so out of their own "poor choices" rather than because they cannot afford food.16 Feb 04:30 PM
KahuHarawira hits back at suspensionMaverick Maori Party MP Hone Harawira says he is "hugely disappointed" by the decision to suspend him from caucus, saying it showed "complete disregard" for the complaint process two days out from a disciplinary committee meeting.07 Feb 05:36 AM
KahuFaith in Harawira lost - caucusRogue MP Hone Harawira has been suspended from the Maori Party for what its leadership describes as a five year legacy of ill discipline.07 Feb 03:34 AM
New ZealandReverse pub crawl set for AprilA pub tenant is being sought for Auckland's historic Birdcage Tavern near Victoria Park.30 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandUN 'staggered' by NZ's infant mortality ratesThe UN has expressed concern over shortfalls in the rights of NZ children, including "staggering" infant and child mortality rates, and a lack representation for children in legislation. It questions why NZ does not have a department of20 Jan 12:00 AM
Opinion<i>Haiti one year on:</i> Neglect turns disaster to tragedyA New Zealander gives a harrowing account of how Haiti's nightmare is continuing.11 Jan 06:30 PM
