New ZealandThings we believe make us KiwiFriendliness and a can-do attitude top a list of traits that New Zealanders think reflect our national identity.19 Jan 08:49 PM
New ZealandMeads epitomises that can-do spiritSir Colin Meads is the ultimate reflection of how many Kiwis view themselves.19 Jan 04:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: MP's plan for bad parents unrealisticMany family factors can be triggers for youth offending. Chief among these are criminal or anti-social parents.16 Jan 04:30 PM
LifestyleComing out and staying the distanceMonogamy is suddenly becoming popular in the gay community now same-sex couples can get married, an Auckland couple says.15 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandVideo of boy sculling drink sparks probeCYF is investigating a video in which a boy, 6, is seen sculling from a Heineken bottle as part of a Neknominate dare.15 Jan 04:30 PM
LifestyleGay unions 5% of marriagesAlmost 5 per cent of all marriages of NZ residents were between same-sex couples in the first four months after gay marriage became legal.15 Jan 04:30 PM
PoliticsQuarter of cheap state houses sellFirst-home buyers have snapped up a quarter of the vacant state houses put up for sale by the Govt, some for under $100,000.15 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandBoy's drinking game dare investigatedChild Youth and Family are investigating a video in which a 6-year-old boy is seen drinking from a beer bottle as part of a Neknominate dare.15 Jan 04:27 AM
OpinionPeter Lyons: Let's hear it for being idle at homeWe are a conservative society. Minority groups with abnormal inclinations are often frowned upon, writes Peter Lyons.14 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandNCEA a priority on home frontBill in works to make domestic violence a factor at sentencing - but first, the beach.14 Jan 04:30 PM
New Zealand'Foolish' game slammedA drinking game played through social media which has caught on in NZ has been labelled "incredibly foolish" and "very, very harmful" by an alcohol-harm advocacy group.14 Jan 05:24 AM
New ZealandDrunk boy video: Three people chargedThree people have been charged with giving alcohol to a 9-year-old who was filmed, apparently drunk, at a Hamilton skatepark.14 Jan 02:11 AM
WorldBrotherhood's battle HQ an old London kebab shopIt is an unlikely setting from which to launch a fightback against Egypt's new military rulers.13 Jan 07:06 PM
LifestyleLove at end of long hard roadMandy and Clair Cordo share the hard lessons they have learned on their journeys in this third story on love in the 21st century.13 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandYoung drunk video repostedA video of a drunk boy stumbling and slurring at a Hamilton skate park has been reposted to YouTube despite an earlier attempt by police to have Google remove it.12 Jan 04:30 PM
OpinionHerald on Sunday editorial: Drunk boy a disgrace to us allWords can hardly express the harm inflicted on a 9-year-old boy in Hamilton this week by someone who gave him enough alcohol to get very drunk.11 Jan 04:30 PM
OpinionKerre McIvorKerre McIvor: Child becomes face of widespread drink problemOh the shame of reading the Daily Mail online and seeing two stories from New Zealand featuring prominently.11 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandLow drug result a victory: BennettOf 8,001 beneficiaries sent for jobs requiring drug testing, only 22 tested positive or refused to take tests, a result that has been greeted as a victory by the Social Development Minister.10 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandDrunk-boy witness fears reprisalsThree people have been charged with giving alcohol to a 9-year-old who was filmed, apparently drunk, at a Hamilton skatepark.09 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandDrunk boy video removedA video of an apparently drunk Hamilton boy has been removed from YouTube - but not before more than half a million people watched the uncensored footage.09 Jan 04:22 AM
New ZealandMum's fury as son, 9, given alcoholThe mother of a Hamilton boy filmed celebrating his ninth birthday drinking at a skatepark says she was shocked and angry to discover he'd been consuming alcohol.08 Jan 07:00 PM
New ZealandPolice appalled by drinkingPolice say they are appalled that adults supplied a young boy with alcohol and concerned he was re-victimised when footage of his antics was posted on YouTube.08 Jan 05:56 AM
New ZealandDisabled kids 'abandoned'Child care law changes sought by lobby group after children denied right to family life.07 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandLibya death photos removed after outcryGraphic images of a couple taken after they were shot on a Libyan beach have been removed from Facebook after site administrators were inundated with angry emails.06 Jan 04:30 PM
New Zealand'Dumping' elderly relliesIll-prepared families are dumping elderly relatives at hospitals before going on their holidays in a practice known as "granny dumping".03 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandRacism blamed for bar banAn Indian IT worker wonders if it was racism that made a bouncer stop him and his friends from entering a bar at Auckland's Viaduct Harbour on New Year's Eve.02 Jan 04:30 PM
OpinionBob Jones: Young too busy textingIf ... parents had introduced children to newspapers ... rather than addiction to idiotic texting, they would be addicted to the world, writes Bob Jones.23 Dec 04:30 PM
OpinionPeter Lyons: Trying, failing, learning part of youthMost societies are hard on their youth, writes Peter Lyons.23 Dec 04:51 AM
OpinionDeborah Hill ConeDeborah Hill Cone: Doors are open for rich to show they have a heartSo, rich fulla, enjoy your throbbing car, but also be aware that not being a dickhead takes constant, painstaking, vigilant effort, writes Deborah Hill Cone. Also: don't drive through zebra crossings.22 Dec 04:30 PM
LeagueLeague star helps at risk teens to rise and shineAustralian, Queensland and Broncos league star Sam Thaiday is lending his weight to fundraising efforts for a charity helping at-risk South Auckland teenagers.22 Dec 04:30 PM
