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Breastfeeding driver 'highly dangerous'
Police and child welfare authorities are hunting a woman who was spotted breastfeeding and driving at the same time, with three other children in the car.

Paul Little: Teenagers taught that violence pays
In Hamilton a group of teenagers tortures a man in his own home, some taking the lead while others stand and watch.

Murderer: I'm going to go and kill Diane
As best he can remember, Richard Tudor can't recall any threats between his neighbours.

Editorial: CYF must act when babies at risk
Fewer in the community are prepared to turn a blind eye to child abuse.

New CYF probe into caregivers
New and "very serious" allegations have been made against two Child, Youth and Family caregivers already facing more than 30 abuse charges.

Justice for baby 'everyone's responsibility'
Bringing the person who inflicted fatal non-accidental head injuries on a six-month-old baby girl...

Parents on charges of beating children
A mother and father have been arrested for allegedly beating their eight children with weapons, including sticks and electrical cord - and the woman is pregnant again.

Drowned baby mum's jail term cut
A woman who was found guilty of manslaughter after leaving her baby son unattended in a bath has had her sentence reduced by the Court of Appeal. The 29-year-old migrant left her 13-month-old baby boy in the bath for about 15 minutes...

PM defends aid for 'underclass' in face of attack
John Key says the Govt has done as much as possible for the poor after the mother of a family he championed said he was a political 'arsehole'.

Fleeing shoplifters leave three children behind
A mother and a man abandoned three children after the pair were caught shoplifting at Taupo's Pak'n Save supermarket.