LifestyleIntroverts can be effective leaders, study findsA new academic study shoots holes in the theory that you have to be an extravert to be a good leader.04 Aug 03:20 AM
OpinionA sister's tale: What happens when a family member ends it allThey cross the road when they see my mother coming. The neighbours shuffle quickly back inside, as though scared it might be contagious. A hundred bunches of flowers are turning slowly brown inside the house, but the phone stays stubbornly silent. 02 Aug 05:30 PM
Opinion<i>Scott Kara:</i> Teens packing knivesYou can see why a knife is such a popular weapon among the kids these days.02 Aug 12:00 AM
New ZealandClaim fake cannabis ban won't workThose working in the 'legal highs' industry believe banning certain products will only lead to the creation of new ones. Urgent legislation before Parliament today will allow all 43 current synthetic cannabis products to be withdrawn from sale.01 Aug 08:13 PM
New ZealandDunne's law puts block on synthetic cannabisKronic and other synthetic cannabis will be pulled from New Zealand shelves within weeks - but...01 Aug 05:30 PM
OpinionBryan Gould: An outcome no political salesman can disguiseIt is a measure of how subdued is the national mood and how modest are our current ambitions that we expect so little of our elected governments.01 Aug 05:30 PM
Opinion Editorial: Jobs for parents and food for hungry kidsMany readers will have been taken aback this week by revelations in the <i>Herald</i> series on the number of children turning up at schools hungry each day. 29 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandChild abuse report too narrow, says LabourA report on tackling child abuse is a step in the right direction but its focus on the most vulnerable ignores the needs of every child, Labour says.27 Jul 06:41 AM
New Zealand'Tough' talk needed over child abuseChild welfare advocates have called for "tough conversations" on the contents of a long-awaited paper on reducing NZ's shocking child abuse rate. The 'Green Paper on Vulnerable Children', was launched in Auckland today.27 Jul 02:40 AM
New ZealandOur hungry kids: Whanau helps put kai on tableSharing food across the wider whanau is the only way Papakura's Peawini family keeps food on the table.26 Jul 05:30 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Hunger in land of milk and honeyThe causes of increased poverty, and the growth of school food programmes go back to National's big benefit cuts of 1991.26 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandOur hungry kids: 130 sponsors sign up to feed childrenMore than 100 Herald readers have signed up to pay $15 a month to sponsor hungry children in response to this week's campaign on the issue.26 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandOur hungry kids: Food at bottom of list for somePoorer families are cutting out meat and vegetables to keep up repayments to finance companies, budgeters say.26 Jul 05:30 PM
WorldAmy Winehouse died after 'Ecstasy binge' (+ photos, video)Amy Winehouse reportedly died in her Camden home after wild drinking sessions and an Ecstasy binge.24 Jul 05:30 PM
