2+ hour, 34+ min ago  (454+ words) Mental health reports released last week paint a sobering picture for our rangatahi and alarm bells are sounding. The Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission's report shows more New Zealanders are experiencing high levels of psychological distress " 14.3%, which is nearly double…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (959+ words) A disabled teenager with the developmental age of a 13-month-old has been living in Rotorua Hospital for more than five months after his mother had "nowhere else to turn" for help. Taup" mother Melissa Humphrey told the Rotorua Daily Post…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago  (320+ words) All Blacks star player Damian McKenzie and his partner Georgia O'Sullivan have revealed their new baby's name in a heartfelt Instagram post. "We welcomed Louie Lance McKenzie. "We are so incredibly in love with our happy, hungry boy. Welcome home…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (716+ words) Yuvraj Samra, 19, had the Kiwi bowlers at his mercy in Chennai. Video / Sky Sport New Zealand Infrastructure Commission Chief Executive Geoff Cooper joins The Front Page to discuss what's going wrong with NZ's spending. Local farmers cleared a landslip on…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (877+ words) Picture, if you will, a sun-soaked bit of grass adjacent to the cottage we are currently residing in. I'm sitting in a comfortable chair, coffee in hand, enjoying the serenity. Then, as seems to happen to me lately, my world…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (476+ words) A young Northland mother, who used her battle with ovarian cancer to raise awareness and funds, has died from the disease. Ruby Smith died on Friday after a three-year fight with mucinous ovarian cancer. She was just 32 when diagnosed with…...

3+ week, 17+ hour ago  (908+ words) Smiling down at her little bump " well, little considering she's nearly full-term! " there are still moments where Courtney Tairi can't quite believe she's about to become a mum. "When I think of how quickly my life has changed over the…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (1242+ words) A recent damning new report shows a dramatic increase in new entrants to our primary schools not being able to talk, spell their own name, hold a pencil or toilet properly. The associated article went on to state the critical…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (561+ words) A Gisborne mother is to pound the pavement next month in a grateful bid to raise money for "the superheroes" who saved her baby's life. Ariel Kururangi has joined the Starship Foundation's Kilometres for Kids virtual challenge to support the…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (1213+ words) The mismatch between hours required for childcare and work are making the lives for parents increasingly difficult to balance. Working Kiwi parents with school-age children are going into every year with an average time deficit of 111 days for a single…...