PremiumPremiumWorldWhy many students in Thailand can’t let their hair downStudents say teachers still humiliate them with forced cuts in class despite court ruling.09 Oct 05:00 PM
New ZealandMinistry considers first parent prosecutions over school absencesFines range from $30 a day to $3000 for repeat truancy offences.09 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandThe Front Page: 'There's nowhere for you to go' - Call for national youth housing strategyMore than 112,000 New Zealanders are now severely housing-deprived.09 Oct 04:00 PM
LifestyleA first timer's guide to therapy: Here's what to know about mental health support in NZDr Kate MacKrill on the barriers to seeking therapy, the cost and how to get started. 08 Oct 07:01 PM
WorldInside the appeal reviving France's most disturbing marital rape sagaOnly one of 51 convicted men, Husamettin Dogan, has maintained his appeal.06 Oct 05:56 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandKnife plot: Muslim leaders say it was 'sheer good luck' the attack was interceptedThe DIA unit that tracks digital extremism faces staff cuts - despite rising threats.06 Oct 04:25 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsKiwis are drinking less, and violent crime is dropping. New data shows how the two relateThe number of victims of alcohol-related violent offending is dropping. 05 Oct 08:31 PM
WorldItaly looks to restrict talk of LBGTQ+ sexuality in schoolsMinister said the aim is to reinforce parental rights over lessons on gender, sexuality.05 Oct 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Frightening’: Businesses slate CBD as lawless, unclean, hit out at drug use & begging in scathing surveyA survey of 102 Auckland businesses found the city characterised by 'neglect and disorder'05 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandThousands of modern slavery victims estimated in New Zealand, report findsExperts warn New Zealand’s trafficking figures mask thousands of hidden victims.04 Oct 06:54 AM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Blade or bayonet': FBI tip helps NZ Police foil mass stabbing by 21-year-oldThe young extremist was raided just before executing his plan for a mass stabbing attack.03 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandSurging violence, record numbers: What's driving the prison system 'crisis'?Assaults on prison staff have nearly doubled in the past seven years.02 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAnne GibsonProperty Insider: Eke Panuku’s legacy and what will replace the agency that has changed the shape of Auckland'Guiding urban renewal projects across the Auckland region' - Allan Young's achievements.29 Sep 04:00 PM
New ZealandHolding hands: Fathers and sons captured in tender portrait projectA Hawke's Bay photographer is exploring father-son relationships. 28 Sep 09:54 PM
OpinionOpinion: Should protesting near someone's home be criminalised? It's not as simple as it looksOPINION: Laws against disruptive or violent protest already exist, so what’s the point?28 Sep 04:00 PM
New ZealandNorthland’s hidden crisis: Meet the locals fighting homelessness on the front lineMonte Tito, Liz Cassidy-Canning and Petrina Pitman are helping Northland's homeless.26 Sep 05:00 PM
Tennis'It doesn’t feel great': Serena Williams criticises hotel decor choiceThe tennis star questioned a New York hotel's display of a cotton plant.26 Sep 02:58 AM
Lifestyle‘6-7’ trend: New trend sweeps classrooms - here's what it meansTeachers say the 'six seven' craze is disrupting lessons across classrooms.26 Sep 12:14 AM
Entertainment'No world' where I'd cancel her: Why Harry Potter actress remains indebted to authorJK Rowling has continued to voice opposition to gender-affirming policies.25 Sep 09:38 PM
New Zealand'I used to purposely get myself arrested': City-dweller on life sleeping roughOne man said he used to get arrested so he'd have a bed and a break from substance abuse.25 Sep 06:35 AM
PremiumPremiumBusinessCar manufacturer Hyundai signs Kiwi builder for big Takapuna schemeThe Strand apartments are to be four blocks, up to 10 levels high, facing the waterfront.22 Sep 10:23 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandNZ teacher says ‘abysmal’ TikTok moderation left students shaken viewing Charlie Kirk's deathVideos of Charlie Kirk’s shooting hit 11 million views within hours.22 Sep 05:00 PM
New Zealand'I found it so hard': The part of Ardern's book she 'hated' writingThe former PM tells Petra Bagust podcast why she had to leave her Mormon faith behind.17 Sep 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Who would steal a ramp?': Outrage after theft traps woman in her homeWithout the temporary ramp, Sholeen Schultz cannot safely leave her Whangārei home.17 Sep 06:00 AM
LifestyleWhy children need space to grow in confidenceExperts warn shrinking freedom is linked to rising childhood anxiety and depression.17 Sep 12:13 AM
New ZealandNut today: Customs bust $9m drug haul hidden in macadamia nut parcelsA parcel with over 2kg of meth was traced to a 31-year-old Waihī man.16 Sep 11:22 PM
New ZealandHoops not hoopla: How a small park for homeless people eased a CBD's tensionThe new pocket park has tables, shade and a basketball hoop for whānau.16 Sep 06:00 PM
New Zealand'Not lazy parents': 600 schools needing extra support to boost attendanceThe Ministry of Education said regional teams will step in to support them.14 Sep 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Coercion': Tenant & blind mum must voluntarily leave state home or face evictionThe tenant was told the house she'd lived in for 12 years was being sold.14 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumKahuOrganised crime doing time: Ranking the gangs filling up our jails.The Mongrel Mob has 742 members and associates behind bars, the most of any gang.13 Sep 08:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionShane Te PouOpinion: What New Zealand can learn from Europe’s rising unrestRising nationalism, economic hardship and political churn leave Europe on edge.13 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEntertainmentGaylene Preston doco on artist Robin White explores the horror of nuclear war'To me, it represents the extremes to which human beings can go on the dark side.'12 Sep 05:19 PM
WorldHong Kong bill defeat deepens fears for same-sex couples' rightsActivist Jimmy Sham said unequal treatment will become an 'unhealed wound'.11 Sep 04:54 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionRichard PrebbleRichard Prebble: Thousands jailed before trial shows system is brokenOPINION: New Zealand should contract the private sector to accommodate bailed citizens.10 Sep 12:00 AM
