EmploymentScrutiny makes smaller pay rise likelyLow-wage workers look likely to get a small pay rise of under 3 per cent next April after the Government removed social factors from the criteria for setting the minimum wage.05 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandPeters denies he acted too hastilyWinston Peters has defended the expulsion of NZ First list MP Brendan Horan from the party.05 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandSteps to cut rheumatic fever rateNorthland has the highest rates of rheumatic fever in the country and last week visiting US expert Dr Stanford Shulman met health professionals to help with solutions.05 Dec 04:30 PM
OpinionKevin Tamati: Animal testing of drugs justified to save livesDrug policy has to start from a base of logic, writes Kevin Tamati. "Peter Dunne has reasoned that it's the health consequences that provide a rationale."05 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandAustralian insurance excludes KiwisTens of thousands of New Zealanders will be excluded from Australia's new national disability insurance scheme.05 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandBeneficiaries' overseas fares paidPaula Bennett has admitted that Work and Income may have paid airfares for some beneficiaries to take up job offers in Australia.04 Dec 04:30 PM
OpinionShould the Govt act over the pay equity imbalance?A campaign has been launched to demand equal pay for women after finding that, on average, men are paid at least 10 per cent more than women. Have your say here.03 Dec 07:30 PM
RoyalsGuard in bearskin-turban swapThe first Sikh guardsman to be given permission to wear a turban instead of a bearskin while on duty outside Buckingham Palace is under pressure not to break tradition.03 Dec 04:30 PM
OpinionDeborah Hill ConeDeborah Hill Cone: Resisting temptation young helps you later onI lost my virginity in my second year at university. Freak eh? It makes me quite the deviant in today's sexy-and-you-know-it world.02 Dec 04:30 PM
New Zealand'Mega-brothel' wins building approvalThe sex industry is expanding in central Auckland, with approval yesterday for the Chow brothers to build a 15-storey brothel and hotel building.30 Nov 04:30 PM
BusinessHigh-rise brothel approvedGroups opposed to a proposed high-rise brothel in central Auckland say the decision to grant resource consent is "disappointing but not surprising''.30 Nov 03:22 AM
New ZealandJails surprised by riot-free smoke banPrison bosses have admitted that they expected riots when they banned smoking in jails last year.29 Nov 04:30 PM
OpinionFooty stars stay silent over gay rightsWhen Mike King used Twitter to help find a high-profile sports star to promote the marriage equality bill, you could almost see the tumbleweed roll by.28 Nov 08:30 PM
OpinionRodney Hide: Government is keeping abusive parents afloatHere's a quick quiz. You are a child. Who is most likely to kill you. Your mum? Your dad? Stepdad? Rodney Hide says police have the answer.24 Nov 04:45 AM
EconomySkills crisis: Engineering students get 1000 extra places after Joyce cracks whip22 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandDelusions triggered attackA man suffering from paranoid schizophrenia tried to kill his brother-in-law days after being released from a mental health unit at Auckland Hospital.22 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandGay choice for churchesA bill to legalise same-sex marriage is likely to be amended to explicitly state that churches would not be forced to marry same-sex couples.22 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandMen called to step up for kidsThe respected policy expert charged with finding solutions to child poverty has challenged men to take responsibility for children's well-being - it's not enough to leave it to the womenfolk.17 Nov 04:30 PM
KahuAction urged on South Auckland's high baby death rateNewborns and unborn babies in later pregnancy have been dying in South Auckland at a higher rate than the national average for most of the past decade.14 Nov 04:30 PM
OpinionWill youth rates lower unemployment?Have your say. Workers' unions have been quick to write off the Government's plan for a new, low, starting pay, while business leaders say it will help create jobs.14 Nov 02:28 AM
New ZealandChange on 'dead-end' streetFive years after they were thrust unwillingly into the political spotlight, things have changed for the residents of McGehan Close - much of it for the better.12 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandPublic can get a say on brothelPlans for Auckland's first high-rise brothel will move a step closer this month when Wellington's Chow brothers face those opposed to the plan.31 Oct 04:30 PM
