Four out of 10 New Zealanders picked up by police had been boozing prior to their arrest, and those who'd hit the bottle had consumed an average of 17 drinks, new police figures show.

The housing market numbers seem stacked against buyers, so should people buy a house in the current market? We talk to four experts about the issue.

A dead whale that has washed on to the shore of Taranaki is thought to weigh about 100 tonnes and is unlikely to be moved from its final resting spot.

Labour's announcement of a new KiwiSaver policy is to be commended for including some positive elements.

Cats are cuter than babies and dogs when it comes to the popularity of videos, new research shows.

Massey University researchers are painstakingly unravelling DNA sequences in the hope of gaining valuable insight into the causes of cancer.

In Afghanistan the kids blame war and fighting, in the US it's guns but New Zealand children say alcohol and drugs are two of the main triggers for violence in this country.

Claims that Australian embassies are involved in intercepting calls and data across Asia will be causing "anxiety and concern" for New Zealand's GCSB and its partners in the United States-led "Five Eyes" intelligence group.

David Cunliffe's popularity began to wane almost as soon as the media spotlight ceased illuminating the contest over the Labour Party's parliamentary leadership, writes Dr Damien Rogers.

Young people from Ngai Tahu are more likely to be saving for retirement and are more wary of debt than other Kiwis their age, a study has found.

University students will start to sit exams online from their own home or office under a remote monitoring system being tested this year by Massey University.

Whether you own your own or rent can have a big impact on the kind of lifestyle you have in retirement, says Massey University.

Divisions are emerging over who should pay for the KiwiSaver employer's contribution.

How long should I hold on to my shares? What are the most common mistakes made by first-time investors?

How do I choose which companies to invest in? And what does it mean to have a diversified portfolio?

Today we launch part two of our latest video series, a beginner's guide to investing in shares.

Today we launch part one of our latest video series - a beginner's guide to investing in the sharemarket.

Two out of three Kiwis do not know what a standard drink is and more than half don't know how much alcohol an average person can process in an hour, a study shows.

Auckland's universities are spending hundreds of millions of dollars on new buildings, transforming not only their campuses but the shape of the city they serve.

New Zealand's continuous pursuit of economic growth is depleting the country's resources while failing to satisfy our material desires, says an Auckland academic.

All eight of New Zealand's universities are being taken to the New Zealand Copyright Tribunal for refusing to agree to an increased annual licence fee which allows lecturers to copy authors' work for students.

New Zealand universities have spent more than $250,000 dishing out honorary degrees to celebrities and visiting dignitaries, a Herald investigation into the eight institutions has found.