New ZealandDog beheaded on filmGraphic video footage showing the torture and beheading of a 1-year-old dog has been circulated among teenage school students.21 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandLabour proposes dedicated 'Ministry for Children'Labour will dis-establish the Families Commission in its next term in government and instead set up a Ministry for Children, with a senior “minister for children” sitting at the Cabinet table.21 May 03:05 AM
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
OpinionR.E.S.P.E.C.T. find out what it means to meBeing respectful is an admirable quality. I know I probably sound like some old digger who fought in the trenches for his country when I say that sort of thing, but it is.15 May 09:30 PM
New ZealandPair face machete child abuse chargesA couple is facing serious child abuse charges, including allegations of strangling and assaulting a boy with a machete.14 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
New ZealandGovt to spend $55m on youth jobsA new Govt package will give subsidies to employers who agree to train a young person and give them a permanent job.03 May 10:22 PM
New ZealandMove cuts help to anti-violence groupsWomen's refuges say some women fleeing from violence may no longer be able to get...27 Apr 05:30 PM
WorldOutrage as Malaysia sends 'effeminate' boys to anti-gay campThe Malaysian authorities are at the centre of an increasingly heated row after it emerged that 66 Muslim boys identified by teachers as "effeminate" had been dispatched to a special camp to discourage them from becoming gay.21 Apr 10:00 PM
Telecommunications<em>Nick Smith: </em>Porn? No, romance is the real riskThe recent flurry of gosh-how-shocking stories about female consumption of pornography is emblematic.21 Apr 05:30 PM
