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Tracey Barnett: Repeat after me - being gay is okay
Stir caused by opera character's sexual identity shows society still mired in paranoia.
New alert over drug to quit smoking
Researchers have issued a new caution over the use of Champix quit-smoking tablets.
Kronic brand banned, others to be tested
The Health Ministry has recalled a popular brand of the synthetic cannabis, Kronic Pineapple...
Kronic ads on youth radio under fire
Station owner defends decision as within the law, but minister says it 'stinks'.
The silent battle: Mum fights to ensure a future
Abuse, neglect, disability care: words no one wants to see together. In 2006 a flurry of stories about appalling care sparked a Government inquiry. Despite steps to fix the problem, it's happening again.
Parents of Down children taking Govt to top court
Antenatal testing devalues children's lives and aims to cut Down births, battlers say.
Teen death: Kronic's role probed
An investigation is under way into what role synthetic cannabis may have played in a fatal car crash.
Kronic use to be curtailed: Govt
A planned crackdown on "cannabinoid" substances will severely curtail the use of controversial synthetic cannabis product Kronic, Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne says.
Kronic craze spurs specialist dealer to open in central city
Even long-time owner of Hemp Store concerned by availability.
Quakes continue to hit Christchurch
Sizable aftershocks are continuing to shake Christchurch today, as the Prime Minister says authorities need time to sort out what parts of the city will be abandoned due to quake damage.
Spate of deaths hits mill town
13 youths from Kawerau have died suddenly in just 18 months, with "no rhyme or reason."