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Building bridges across the gender pay gap
An Italian study backs up Alasdair Thompson's claim that women take more sick leave due to their periods, but experts say the reasons behind gender-related pay inequality go much deeper.
Kronic brand banned, others to be tested
The Health Ministry has recalled a popular brand of the synthetic cannabis, Kronic Pineapple...
<i>Shelley Bridgeman:</i> A family reunion in prison
Never mind ethics and morals. I obey the law to make sure I don't end up doing a stint in the slammer. I'd hate it.
Editorial: CYF must act when babies at risk
Fewer in the community are prepared to turn a blind eye to child abuse.
Broadsides: Are NZ's parental leave provisions adequate?
Labour's Jacinda Ardern and National's Nikki Kaye on New Zealand's parental leave provisions.
<i>Dita De Boni:</i> Is it ok to be a slut?
As a typical lefty liberal, I defend the right of any woman to walk anywhere at night and be completely unmolested.
Life getting harder for many despite mining boom
If you're in the right place and the right job Australia is still the lucky country ... but for many struggle street is just around the corner.
Parents of Down children taking Govt to top court
Antenatal testing devalues children's lives and aims to cut Down births, battlers say.
Record Kiwi exodus to Oz
The Kiwi exodus across the Tasman has hit a 32-year-high, swelled by people fleeing quake-ravaged Christchurch.
Coping with wilful kids? It's as easy as ABCD
Working with - rather than against - spirited children is key, finds Donna McIntyre.
Editorial: It's a matter of life and death
It is in the natural order of things for every generation of parents to lament that their children behave more badly than they did when they were growing up.
School daze
How worried should parents be about teenagers' alcohol and drug use? Frances Morton went to find out.