EconomyNZ ranks in top 10 of countriesNew Zealand has retained its rank as one of the world's most developed countries.27 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandKiwis sponsor African kids in AucklandKiwi donors are sponsoring three African children - in Mt Roskill. The trio came here as refugees in '08 need the sponsorship because the family can't make ends meet.27 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionEditorial: Targets achieved - mostlyPoliticians hate targets. The risk associated with them is all too apparent.27 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandNew Advisor sees room for improvementHelping close achievement gaps in our classrooms will be a priority for a leading academic appointed to a major new science education role.27 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionDeborah Hill ConeDeborah Hill Cone: Get real about things you are grateful forWhen you are feeling in the depths of despair it does not help at all to be told to count your blessings, writes Deborah Hill Cone.27 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandStreet activist Bradford puts her thinking cap onLife-long street activist Sue Bradford has turned to the academic world in a bid to overcome the "mindless activism" of much of New Zealand's protest movement.25 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Poverty Street not a lifetime addressIs poverty for life? A Treasury report suggests not, writes Brian Fallow. Only 24 per cent of those at the bottom decile in 2002 were there seven years later.23 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionCatriona MacLennan: Strangling law will help tackle domestic violenceIn his Dialogue piece last week Professor Warren Brookbanks questioned whether a specific new offence relating to strangulation would deter domestic violence.22 Jul 05:00 PM
LifestyleBeing a mum 'all worth it'Georgia Hageman was in bed at 4.30am when her waters broke and less than four hours later the 15-year-old Aucklander was holding her baby son.21 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandGovt lags on some targetsThe Government is falling short of key targets it set itself for reducing child abuse and rheumatic fever.21 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionPita Sharples: A te reo strategy for, by and of the peopleToday, Pita Sharples will carry out the first reading of the new Maori Language Bill 2014 in Parliament.21 Jul 05:55 AM
New ZealandRebel's report pre-empts Glenn inquiryThe former director of Sir Owen Glenn's family violence inquiry has produced her own solution without waiting for the inquiry to finish its work.20 Jul 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Vulnerability' like revolving doorChildren's "vulnerability" is more like a revolving door than a fixed state, a new report has found.20 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionEditorial: Protecting te reoThe curriculum in New Zealand schools is "compulsory" and nobody minds - until it is suggested that all New Zealand children should be given a grounding in te reo Maori.20 Jul 05:59 AM
EntertainmentWe need to talk about NigelHe went inside the minds of our most dangerous prisoners, told us how to bring up our kids, and now Nigel Latta turns moral guardian in search of answers to society’s biggest problems.19 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionVerity Johnson: Let's make a fuss about poverty in NZ'Let's go and have a look around," is how my Dad announces a trip to a town whose main draws are a supermarket and an obese pigeon.18 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionPatricia Greig: She might not be right - why bloke culture fuels abuseThe Labour leader apologised for being a man and the lid came off a sizeable can of worms, writes Patricia Greig.14 Jul 05:30 PM
WorldJolie puts focus on boat people policyActress Angelina Jolie will visit the asylum seeker detention centre on Nauru in a move likely to put further international pressure on the Australian Government's harsh policies.14 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandStrangers' kindness aids mumWhen Lilly McDonald first heard about an online group offering stuff for nothing, she didn't believe it.14 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionDeborah Hill ConeDeborah Hill Cone: Rich or poor, we all need love and connectionWe're all just attachment junkies who desperately need love and connection, writes Deborah Hill Cone.13 Jul 09:37 PM
New ZealandHow budget hit crunch pointAuckland Mayor Len Brown hailed his first 10-year budget in 2012 as the foundation block to transform Auckland once and for all.13 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandDad's death sparks dreamJake Miller was head prefect of his school with a $40,000 scholarship to study law waiting for him.13 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandSex offender campaign launchedDerryn Hinch wants to be able to turn on his mobile phone and see the names of all sex offenders in the neighbourhood.11 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandFamily gets by with City Mission's helpMother of two Jenny Daniell-Wiig used to rely on a foodbank to feed her family on a regular basis. But with help, she's made changes.10 Jul 09:52 PM
OpinionSusan Devoy: Let's spell out our determination to embrace NZ cultureTracing my whakapapa or family tree is something I'm looking forward to and there are some awesome people who are going to help me do it.10 Jul 05:00 AM
OpinionSusan St John: Working for Families simply not workingJonathan Boston and Simon Chapple, authors of Child Poverty in New Zealand, rightly fume at the nonchalant political response to the finding of serious errors in measured child poverty.10 Jul 02:00 AM
EmploymentLegal boost for new parentsThose on paid parental leave will be able to work occasionally on "keeping in touch days" without losing their entitlement under moves to increase the scheme's flexibility.09 Jul 05:00 PM
EmploymentTighten visa control: OECD reportWould-be immigrants with higher-level English language skills may be given higher priority after an international review of New Zealand's migration policy.09 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandThe battle for your power dollarPower companies are offering some of their best deals door-to-door as competition intensifies for electricity customers.08 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionUse time out parents, if you're hard enoughI don't smack my kids but I don't have a problem with people who smack theirs. If that's what you're into, go for your life, writes Matt Heath.06 Jul 05:00 PM
LifestyleDiet alert for mums-to-bePregnant women are being reminded to heed dietary guidelines because not doing so can result in the death of unborn children.06 Jul 05:00 PM
WorldYouths paid not to shoot each otherDequan Wright, a cocky, charming former high school football player from Richmond, California, was only 14 when he was sentenced to a year in jail.06 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionVerity Johnson: Teen mums need our supportIf we emphasise that teenage mothers will do badly in life, they are far more likely to, writes Verity Johnson.05 Jul 12:07 AM
