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The new film 45 Years features an explicit scene involving older actors - why is this so rare?

Market meltdowns are nothing new. We look at 10 of history's worst, linked by one common theme: what goes up must come down.

Those in their fifties are finding it increasingly difficult to get a mortgage, a lobby group for older people says.

A family living in a moudly state home and struggling with health problems are not the only ones suffering, says the Child Poverty Action Group. Audio

More homeless pregnant women are living rough on the streets of Auckland, say social workers and volunteers.

Social workers and volunteers in Auckland say more and more homeless pregnant women are asking for help - some weeks before they are due to give birth.

The number of migrants at the EU's borders reached a record high of 107,500 in July as a sharp surge in asylum requests was reported in Germany.

Golf New Zealand says it is not worried about the Auckland Council reviewing the ownership of its 13 golf courses in the region.

Auckland Council is reviewing its ownership of 13 golf courses, as the city faces a chronic housing shortage.

Economists are warning that Papua New Guinea is verging on a fiscal crisis amid a spiralling budgetary blow-out.

John Key says the Government's new immigration policy will boost the number of migrants living in the regions, rather than Auckland. Audio

A study has found New Zealand is richer and performing better than it is given credit for, but it is also one of the more unequal developed countries.

Power Play with Brent Edwards - These are worrying times for the Government and the country with the Official Cash Rate cut signalling a faltering economy.

There is a risk of constructing more leaky buildings as the sector faces massive demand for houses, Auckland Council's head of building control says. Audio

Labour MP Meka Whaitiri is accusing the Māori Party of not doing enough to lobby the Government about the low home-ownership rates of tāngata whenua in Auckland.

A 12-minute phone call to police to report that Cissy Chen was missing has highlighted difficulties that people who do not speak English well have when they dial 111. Audio

The latest political poll shows an increasing level of concern about the economic outlook in New Zealand.

Unless roads and drains are given proper attention, attempts to solve Auckland's housing crisis could fail, according to the New Zealand Council for Infrastructure Development.

Like a celebrity after one too many drinks, Auckland’s property market has had enough bad press to make a PR person shudder.