7+ hour, 5+ min ago   (1168+ words) The shriek of kids playing outside, the call of "car!", the scrape of scooters on the footpath. For many urban neighbourhoods, those sounds have largely disappeared. At a cul-de-sac in South Auckland’s Māngere Bridge, gleeful kids race outside, playing all…...

23+ hour, 35+ min ago   (1272+ words) The late country singer was a magnetic, binding force of humour, humility and humanity. But this week was different. Dolly Parton was always different. On Wednesday morning, when news of the 80-year-old's death pinged onto screens around the world, the…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (607+ words) A retired paediatrician says changes to government policy can reverse the growing number of children in poverty. Child Poverty Action Group has released a manifesto calling for cross-party support to reduce the number of children living in material hardship. The…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1000+ words) Flags are being lowered to half-mast across America for a week, as the legendary musician’s death is mourned as a "true loss for millions of people”. Dolly Parton, the American country music singer who rose from poverty in Tennessee to…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (105+ words) RNZ Country music star Dolly Parton has died, aged 80 Camera glasses contain footage that appears to have been accidentally filmed inside Chinese factory Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell loses bid to overturn US conviction Canada just announced new tariffs on…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (357+ words) The effects of obesity caused by western junk food diets can be passed to children through their dad's sperm, according to new research. The data from the University of Auckland's Liggins Institute suggests what the father is eating could - in…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (755+ words) Kate Saunders' three daughters honoured their mother with fundraising runs that raised thousands for mental health support. The family of a woman who died in a suspected suicide a year ago want to help prevent other families from going through…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (1470+ words) For many Kiwi mums, pregnancy and new motherhood are a time of overwhelming joy. But every year, for nearly 30,000 women, the months and even years become a battle with mental distress, psychosis, grief and, in the most devastating cases, end…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (799+ words) You walk in a park. Children are playing, people are walking their dogs, and then you hear someone: “Who’s my little sweetie?” You turn around expecting to see a pram. But someone is sitting beside a dog, speaking in the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (469+ words) The public and police makers don't believe Meta's claim it's trying to keep children safe on social media, a senior research fellow at the University of Auckland says. Dr Samantha Marsh says all the research shows social media is addictive…...