2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1100+ words) A little over a week ago, the Prime Minister announced legislation that would restrict social media accounts for children under 16 and put much greater responsibility on technology companies to protect young people online. Unsurprisingly, I support it. I don’t think…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (588+ words) A North Shore college student has tested positive for meningococcal disease. Officials are now working to confirm if the infection is linked to a second suspected case during the school holidays. Health New Zealand issued a letter today to Rosmini…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (775+ words) An Auckland teacher accused of verbal abuse, emotional manipulation and racism has kept their job after an internal investigation by a school. A parent, who the Herald has agreed not to name, said parents and students had raised concerns with…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1127+ words) Ardie Savea: "We lost the battle tonight but we haven't lost the war." If you’ve read my articles for The Country before, you’ll know I enjoy writing about the little bits of New Zealand that deserve remembering. Scientists are talking…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (485+ words) Watch live: Meridian boss joins Herald NOW Business as company returns to $130m profit A group of 11 child poverty experts and researchers are urging politicians to adopt a list of actions to address the number of children living in material hardship....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (667+ words) “I want to be a marine biologist.” “Okay,” I said. “Why not?” “And I want to go to Antarctica.” My daughter is 12 and I have learned not to be too surprised by these announcements. When she was 7, she wanted to…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (882+ words) We hear a lot about how the health of expectant mothers can affect their babies – but what about dads? Dr Ben Albert says more research is needed on how potential fathers can set their future children up for good health....

2+ week, 4+ hour ago   (433+ words) What do Jazz Thornton, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Olivia Dean, Julian Dennison and Eminem have in common? They are among celebrities Morningside School is aiming to get the attention of through videos created by Year 6 class Kōtare C. The Whangārei…...

2+ week, 15+ hour ago   (457+ words) People are a scarce resource. And we’re making fewer of them. In the latest national population estimates released by Stats NZ, it was revealed that New Zealand’s estimated natural increase in population is at its lowest since World War II....

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (838+ words) Six years ago, a rugby ball-sized tumour was discovered in Sophia Perera’s abdomen and soon after, she was told she had only weeks to live. After repeatedly defying the odds, the Auckland mum is still here making memories with the…...