A shock Herald test saw a member of staff able to down nine beers before hitting the legal drink drive limit.

Manukau City Council - which will be defunct within four months - has spent $186,000 on courses at a luxury Queenstown resort.

Escalating tensions between unions and the Government signal a fall in New Zealand's international standing and a return to the days of class struggles.

We are calling for New Zealanders to sign up to our campaign to drink and drive responsibly. Read one of the stories that sparked the alcohol limit debate.

Labour leader Phil Goff says ousted MP Chris Carter doesn't have a mandate to continue as MP for Te Atatu.

Suspended MP Chris Carter is "unbalanced" and under pressure over international travel costs, says senior Labour MP Trevor Mallard.

Australia faces a major crackdown on drugs, gangs and street crime.

A Chinese businessman alleged to be behind ambitious plans to invest up to $1.5 billion in NZ's dairy industry has only recently severed his business links with Jenny Shipley.

Labour MP Chris Carter says his view that Phil Goff can't win the next election and should be replaced is shared by many MPs and party activists.

Chris Carter's attempt to destabilise the Labour leadership ranks as one of the most ineptly executed political plots since Guy Fawkes.

Disgraced MP Chris Carter tonight admitted he wanted his identity to be revealed after writing an anonymous letter aimed at undermining Labour leader Phil Goff today.

The Labour Party is furious about a letter claiming there is a plot to overthrow leader Phil Goff, and is trying to hunt down the author.

The CTU says it will no longer co-operate with the Govt on trade issues in response to looming employment law changes.

Dr Bruce Cohen suggests that Tasers might work - as long as they're not used.

Garth George writes that a UK study determined it was impossible to ensure all legalised killings were voluntary.