Does a country of 4.4m really need 28 ministers - 20 in Cabinet and eight outside?

Drinkers of wine, sherry and port may be unknowingly breaking the law and consuming small doses of the party drug fantasy.

Community safety promoters put worries about $330,000 reduction to city council.

New Zealand's obesity rate surged ahead in the 12 years to 2009, a major nutrition report released today by the Ministry of Health shows.