A charity wants the Government to pay for it to take over an Auckland motel for families who are living in caravan parks or doubling up in overcrowded houses.

Frustrated foster parents have to get permission every time their foster child needs major medical treatment, changes schools or the family move.

Despite being officially recognised as a woman in New Zealand, a transgender Kiwi has been told she cannot use her "female name" to register her marriage.

The most vulnerable are likely to suffer with the introduction of 'social bonds' for the private sector, writes Dita De Boni.

If we are to reduce reoffending, and thereby create fewer victims, crime must often be viewed not as the problem but as a symptom of a problem, writes Jarrod Gilbert.

A bill aiming to give financial parity between the carers of foster children and children raised by their grandparents was passed in Parliament tonight but it wont take effect until 2018.

Auckland has rated alongside San Francisco, Toronto, and London as one of the top gay-friendly cities in the world, with an unmissable pride festival.

Robyn Pearce says it's not hard to draw a very short bow between reading struggles and diminished productivity.

Is New Zealand in a golden era of death threats? The advent of social media has made threatening a media personality easier and safer for both sides, writes Matt Heath.

The woman at the centre of a legal battle over her right to die might not live long enough to hear the verdict, her husband says.

Here’s hoping the High Court can robustly defend the sanctity of life, writes John Roughan.

Whatever happens at the High Court at Wellington, Lecretia Seales will forever be linked to the euthanasia argument in New Zealand.

The current news media attention on Relationships Aotearoa and its dire financial situation highlights the state of many community-based organisations, writes Richard Wood.

Schools have been asked to consider offering gender-neutral uniforms as part of new sexuality education guidelines aimed at being more inclusive.

One of New Zealand’s most experienced private investigators offers advice on how to deal with stalkers.

Not only will the benefit boost do little to alleviate poverty, but it is accompanied by cuts to other associated benefits and payments, writes Dita De Boni

The Government recognised in last week's Budget that the gap between market and benefit incomes has become too wide.

A man "fat-shamed" on social media after pictures of him dancing were posted online has got his own back on the trolls by partying the night away with stars in LA.

The Herald on Sunday is today launching a campaign to provide much-needed pyjamas for some of New Zealand's most vulnerable kids.

The Herald on Sunday is working with the Middlemore Foundation on a campaign to get needy kids into warm pyjamas this winter.

Nicky Park has found people in New Zealand very responsive to a forward approach of getting to know neighbours - moreso than back home in Sydney.

The income gap between children and the elderly has widened faster in New Zealand than in other developed countries during the recent recession, a new report shows.

Over the years I've had enough close encounters with neighbours to make me wary of them. Allow me to share some of these experiences, Shelley Bridgeman writes.

In bikie club culture where loyalty and territory are highly valued, disagreements can too easily boil over, writes Jarrod Gilbert.

A mathematical model designed to predict children at risk of abuse will be trialled with data about children reported to Child, Youth and Family.

After some confusion about Whanau Ora, Dita De Boni visited a provider to better understand the initiative.

HIV stigma is a plague that continues to follow the gay community, more than 30 years after the AIDS crisis emerged, writes Lee Suckling.

They run their Upper East Side homes like domestic CEOs, work tirelessly to improve their family's social standing and now want an annual perk from their husbands.

The Children's Commissioner wants a rethink of universal services so more public spending can go to the neediest families.

As a young boy, Daryl Brougham thought his name was Daryl Foster. He lived in at least 24 foster homes until the age of 18.