Children

You probably see a story about this every year, but do couples really hold off until after the holidays to pull the plug?

Noah, Elijah, Lily and Isla were top names in New Zealand last year. What does that reveal about us?

With two children dead in separate alleged incidents of family violence, prevention experts say more needs to be done to stop these tragedies.

Yixia Chen denied charges of neglect and possession of a drug utensil, following the death of an infant last year.

Swimmers in Dunedin and Tauranga are paying top dollar, with pool entrance fees in the cities the priciest for the country.

A woman who has devoted her life to fighting child poverty has been named a Dame in the New Year Honours list.

The "prevention support" would be targeted at primary school-age children, but the police minister will not say if the idea is being progressed.

Health NZ has proposed getting rid of the national maternity and early years programme Starting Well, and 25 fulltime roles will be cut from Health NZ's funding team.

"We don't have Santa here, he hasn't visited for about 50 years": Why the Wangkarnal crow brings presents every Christmas in one remote part of Australia.

The siblings left each other with significant injuries but their parents were too scared to take them to hospital for fear Oranga Tamariki would uplift them.