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Kelston's rugby brawlers to admit sins in assembly
Five Kelston Boys' High 1st XV players suspended after a schoolboy rugby brawl will confess their sins at a school assembly.
Kelston rugby brawlers to do community work
Suspensions lifted but school's BOT orders those involved to undergo anger management courses.
ACC dumps 'inhumane' therapy move for sex victims
Demands for second opinion would have added to claimants' trauma, says critic.
PM: Smacking law review gives parents 'comfort'
Prime Minister John Key believes his response to the overwhelming "no" vote in the smacking law referendum will give people "comfort".
Women who strike fear into their partners
One in seven Kiwi men say their partners get angry if they speak to other women.
Parents concerned about being treated like criminals: PM
Changes to the way welfare officers handle complaints about light smacking are likely, Prime Minister John Key said today.
PM to address smacking referendum result
Proposals to Cabinet today should give parents more confidence they will not be criminalised for smacking their children, Prime Minister John Key says.
Study: Baby-boomers risk life of poverty
The number of people aged 65-plus is expected to double in the next 30 to 40 years.
NZ family fight to keep sick mum
Filipina mother of two young NZ-born children is told she will have to leave - despite being married to a New Zealander.
NZers vote 'NO' for smack as criminal offence
Almost 90 per cent of people who participated in a national referendum asking New Zealanders whether smacking should be illegal have voted no, preliminary results show.
Country divided over gay adoption issue
Readers of nzherald.co.nz are clearly divided over the call this week for gay and lesbian couples to be given rights to adopt children.
