A man who is now a marriage guidance counsellor threw his wife into a door frame, splitting her head open, then dragged her down the hall.

Alcohol has become so affordable that it is cheaper than bottled water and approaching the price of milk, says a study made public today.

It will be harder to get name suppression in court under changes announced today.

Self-employed people who would face financial hardship if they undertook jury service would still be able to be excused, the Ministry of Justice says.

Police are often stumped unless they manage to catch criminals in the act of stealing.

New Zealand law will be used in a hearing to decide custody of a 3-year-old boy taken to Turkey as a baby by his mother.

Transport Minister Steven Joyce is the latest MP to admit having criminal convictions.