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A 71-year-old man on the waiting list for a state house said he was told to "live in his car and then call back" to speed up the process of getting a home.

A McDonald's customer received a hero's reception after pouring his drink over a girl who was 'fat shaming' another man.

Every week I entreat you to write and you have and you do. Sometimes you've been cross, occasionally cruel, mostly, though, you've been thoughtful and you've been kind.

COMMENT: Every family is divided into richer and poorer members simply because some people are luckier or more talented and hard-working than others.

A group of tourists were today slammed by the coastguard after risking their lives by posing for photos on the edge of a crumbling 500ft cliff.

Mother-of-three Trish Kaiawe suddenly needed City Mission's help after quitting her job to have a baby a year ago.

Parents are urged to stop forcing their children to hug and kiss other adults at Christmas family gatherings.

These sex workers and sugar babies share what it's really like, from raunchy fun to emotional scars.

Lady Gaga has praised rumoured rival Madonna for her "inspiring" speech in support of feminism at Billboard's Women in Music awards.

Tests on brains of 3-year-olds can reveal who is likely to become part of the minority of adults to use the biggest share of social services, says study.

But the new Prime Minister says he should not be confused as "Labour light."

A 27-year-old turned to Reddit for advice on how to make it up to his girlfriend after she was 'disgusted' at him for being at a bachelor party where strippers were present.

A man who was hired to portray Santa as resigned from the position, after fat-shaming a boy who visited him during a photo event last weekend.

My son didn't like the shorts I had bought him. Wrong colour, apparently.

It could be a scene from Bad Santa. A nine-year-old boy says a St Nick in the US told him to "lay off the burgers".

A man claims a loving kiss from his wife at a heated indoor public pool was too much for lifeguards.

It's happening already. Small unpleasant glimpses of what's to come. A roll of the eyeball here, a curl of the lip there. I had thought

Incredibly strong young Kiwi Destiny O'Brien opened up about the abuse she endured from her own father.

Almost 80 children have died in the care of the New Zealand state in the past 15 years - an average of five a year.

COMMENT: While we score high in the indices for peace and transparency, our poverty and inequality gaps have grown.

A Hastings primary school is bringing in self-defence tutors for its older girls because the girls are afraid of being sexually abused by older men.

From sleep deprivation to what she calls "the pressure to be underweight", this teen is lifting the lid on modelling.

We took off our shoes and lay down together. Around us, other couples did the same. Such an oddly intimate thing to do among strangers.

When a bunch of New Zealanders came together to make an video promoting the White Ribbon Pledge, they shared their personal motivations for ending men's violence towards women.

A survey which revealed access problems to the child disability allowance has raised more questions than answers.

The Salvation Army is launching an urgent Christmas appeal today as demand for food parcels is expeced to soar.

A Puerto Rican model who was bullied because of her large eyebrows is having the last laugh after being snapped up to pose for top fashion and beauty brands.

It has been more than 20 years since the first major effort in New Zealand to promote legalised euthanasia.

Life, in the beginning, is a little like a backyard Guy Fawkes display. Often hazardous. Ever startling. A string of explosive and