Social Issues

Crown: Waitangi Tribunal's summons of children's minister 'coercive'

The Crown has called the summoning of the Minister for Children to the Waitangi Tribunal "coercive" ...

School lunches cut by $107m: 'No more quinoa and hummus' - Seymour

David Seymour says the school lunch programme will feed more but cost less with a change of approach...

Sunday: Pressure on admission schemes at NZ medical schools

Everyone deserves a good doctor who understands their needs but now a lack of diversity among doctor...

Opinion: Why power should be subsidised for struggling households

Opinion: Last week's big chill highlighted why New Zealand should consider "social tariffs" for elec...

Victoria mum found guilty of forcing daughter into marriage

A mother has been found guilty of forcing her 20-year-old daughter to marry an older man before he m...

Jerry Seinfeld 'misses dominant masculinity' and an 'agreed upon hierarchy'

Jerry Seinfeld has admitted he misses "dominant masculinity" and feels nostalgic for an "agreed-upon...

'F****** ridiculous': Adele grills homophobic heckler at her concert

Adele taught an audience member a lesson after they shouted "Pride sucks" at her concert. The 36-yea...

Rotorua emergency housing motel cut the 'first step' - MP

The Government's decision to cut the number of emergency housing motels in Rotorua is "the first ste...

'Vile backlash' online to decision to fund marae upgrades

A Whanganui marae leader is hailing a "brave decision" by Whanganui District Council to set aside $3...

Artists tell Re: how being young, queer, Asian influences their work

Interest in art created by Asian New Zealanders has doubled in the last decade, according to researc...

Landlords asked to help homeless as housing shortage bites

Landlords are being asked to help the homeless as community providers struggle to find homes for tho...

NZDF documents reveal serious concerns about youth offender boot camps

New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) documents warned the Government in January that military-style trai...

Tumultuous time for Kāinga Ora as leadership cleaned out

Staff at public housing agency Kāinga Ora are facing a tumultuous period, as the Government announce...

Lovers warned 'common' bedroom trend could be deadly

Sexual strangulation is common among young people, with some fearful of being labelled "vanilla" and...

How to combat loneliness and make friends in the workplace

Twice each month, executives at the dating app company Hinge gather for a team meeting. But rather t...

Thousands sign up for benefit as data points to further job losses

Almost 4500 more people have signed up to the Jobseeker Work Ready benefit since the start of May — ...