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Key 'was wrong to isolate age issue'

The King's College mother who has challenged the Govt to act on alcohol issues says it is wrong to isolate the problem on the purchase age.

Half of Kiwi business owners oppose GST hike

PM announces $225m funding boost for science

John Key says research, science and technology will get the biggest boost after health and education in next week's Budget.

Hassall receives UN award

Sovereignty was never ceded - iwi

MPs weigh up letting students snub unionism

<i>Editorial:</i> Changes far better than poll status quo

Hide denies water services change is privatisation

Bylaw option to control brothels

Media blast Rudd's retreat

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's backtracking on his proposed greenhouse emissions trading scheme has unleashed his worst demons.

Youth 'scapegoats' for alcohol issue - lobbyist

An opponent of raising the drinking age says if John Key was 18 right now, he would be unlikely to support it.

Too drunk to walk? That'll be $250

Drunks could be charged $250 for a night in police cells or a ride home in a police car.

Council drops itself in it with pooper scoop plan

China set to make telcos spy on users

<i>John Armstrong:</i> Nats lose their political nerve over booze law

Party politics still rule when it comes to tangling with the vested interests of the liquor and hospitality industries.

Young have mixed views on age change