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Dixon Handshaw thought he was an only child for most of his life. But decades after being adopted, the 75-year-old learned he has a handful of siblings, whom he met just in time for the holidays.

Having a baby by surrogacy in New Zealand is complicated, convoluted and costly. A bill promised fast-tracked change, but progress has been anything but.

A UN Women report says the prevalence of reported physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence - taking place in the previous 12 months - is 30 percent in Melanesia.

The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care found forced adoptions were often organised by church institutions, state social workers, and medical professionals. Audio

There have been 53 cases of teachers using social media to effectively groom young people in their care into some form of inappropriate relationship since 2010.

The House - Attending Parliament's select committees can be an education, but not always the one you might expect. Audio

China was one of just seven countries that allowed New Zealanders to adopt children not related to them.

It took nearly 35 years for Ellen Craig to be arrested and another three years in custody before she was finally sentenced.

Parliament's Social Services and Community Committee has been hearing submissions on the legislation to repeal Section 7AA, which binds Oranga Tamariki to the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi.

Donald Trump's vice-presidential candidate has defended resurfaced comments in which he called Democratic politicians a "bunch of childless cat ladies with miserable lives".

Maggie Wilkinson is 80 but remembers the day the matron of an Anglican-run home for unwed mothers took her baby against her will like it was yesterday.

Jonathan Jacob Meijer is the subject of a new documentary titled The Man with 1000 Kids.

RNZ takes a look at what experts think about the government's interest in expanding AI. Audio

Oranga Tamariki has admitted it does not know just how many children it holds the records of, who were once in the state's care, or all of their names.

A new Sports Integrity Commission has launched after six years of damning reviews.

Analysis - The start of a OneNZ TV campaign glosses over the pain and loss at the heart of adoption, Annabel Ahuriri-Driscoll writes.

Jono Lancaster was only 36 hours old when his parents abandoned him at a hospital in Yorkshire, unable to cope with the fact he was born with a rare genetic condition. Audio

FIFA's new pay regulations to support female players and coaches through pregnancy, adoption and maternity have been called a big step.

SPCA shelters are full of dogs abandoned or given up by owners who can no longer afford to look after them. This is the story of one puppy who helped rescue the family who adopted him.

Ukraine has condemned a decree signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin making it possible to confer Russian citizenship on Ukrainian children moved to Russia.

India's Supreme Court has declined to legalise same-sex unions, dashing the hopes of millions of LGBTQ+ people seeking marriage equality.

The party also wants to look at possibly removing the stand-down period for blood donation men who have sex with men currently face.

Changes to New Zealand's surrogacy laws are set to be fast-tracked, with the government deciding to adopt a Labour MP Tamati Coffey's bill.