Pita Sharples is defending a $6000 meeting he held with gang leaders, describing it as 'quiet diplomacy'.

A mother turned her own son away from a tangi in Murupara yesterday, helping to enforce a gang regalia ban on marae.

People wanting to buy cold and flu tablets with pseudoephedrine will need a prescription from their doctor.

Tighter restrictions on the sale of over-the-counter cold and flu tablets containing pseudoephedrine, the main ingredient in P, are on the way.

Police have not ruled out a gang connection after the suspicious death of a Waikato teenager yesterday.

One of Auckland's poshest hotels has turfed out a high-profile socialite, saying her erratic behaviour has scared guests and staff.