Prime Minister John Key has announced a review of the ways the Government spends billions on vulnerable families and children ahead of the Budget in May.

The supplement salesman who won't lie about pre-workouts: "They have stupidly toxic amounts of caffeine. It drives you mental so you train like a crackhead."

Herald investigation shows makers of pre-workout supplements are always trying new tricks to beat government bans.

New laws cracking down on shell companies appear to be having an early effect, with police seeing a drop off in requests for information about New Zealand-registered firms.

Prime Minister John Key has said apartments are an option for first-home buyers. Property editor Anne Gibson explores the pros and cons.

Long-promised law changes designed to make housing in New Zealand more affordable will be unveiled today as the Government makes its second attempt at reforming the Resource Management Act.

One of Auckland's major hotels has been left dry for nearly a month over the holiday period because of a mix-up in renewing its liquor licence.

Sports law specialist Aaron Lloyd has welcomed the criminalisation of match-fixing that has passed into law this week, but says the legislation should go even further.

Nearly every cancer patient will have to receive treatment within 62 days under an ambitious three-year plan outlined by the Government today.

Gehan Gunasekara writes: Privacy rules are inevitably cited as an excuse when bureaucratic bungling occurs in relation to managing people and information.

New Zealand and Australia have abandoned efforts to establish a joint therapeutic products regulator.

Cabinet signed off tough new measures to tackle gangs on the basis of inaccurate information which over-estimated the scale of the crime problem.

The number of fines issued by Auckland parking wardens for unsafe tyres has almost doubled in three years, but some councillors say the practice is 'over the top'.

A law which takes away the legal right to a tea break and weakens collective bargaining has taken line honours as the first law change passed in National’s third term.

The Government's Employment Relations Amendment Bill is best known for its removal of guaranteed rest and meal breaks. What else does it do?

Yesterday the Court of Appeal decided the act meant something more: that women have the right to be paid the same as men doing a different job if the work is comparable.

Deborah Hart writes: Family law arbitration, the latest conflict-resolution tool for people seeking resolutions for difficult domestic circumstances, marks another milestone.

Private information stored online by European computer users could be scrutinised by American law enforcement agencies.

Winston Peters' talk of sitting on Parliament's cross benches after the election - rather than entering a coalition or propping up a minority government - has never sounded totally convincing.

Drug-sniffer beagles could soon be used at domestic airports and ferry terminals as part of a plan to intercept drug shipments and large amounts of cash moved by gangs.

One of the National-led Govt's final acts in Parliament this term will be to lower the legal drink-driving limit, which means motorists will face stricter rules before Christmas.

Heritage building owners are struggling financially, unable to upgrade their places, breaching banking covenants and forced to sell properties cheaply, says a landlord.

Carrying high-powered laser pointers in a public place without a reasonable excuse will soon be illegal.