Visible cigarette advertising displays will go within nine months following tobacco law changes, if public health officials get their way.

Most New Zealanders would rather give up alcohol than forgo sex, but a fifth of women and a 10th of men would rather have a drink than a romp in the sack, according to a new poll.

To some they're ugly scrawls that desecrate the urban landscape, to others they're street art. Paula Yeoman looks at the graffiti debate.

Pernod Ricard threatened to pull its advertising from TVNZ after a vodka ad was placed alongside a story about a schoolboy who drank himself to death.

A Kiwi at the centre of an international drug ring has been jailed for over 11 years.

Parents of newborn babies are receiving conflicting messages about sleeping with their newborn babies.

Sometimes, there's nothing more guaranteed to bring you down than reading the Sunday papers.

Russel Norman sees 'clean and green' as vital to country's future

Voluntourism catching on with holidaymakers and companies.

An attack on a Northland lesbian couple shows New Zealand still has work to do on gay rights, Chief Human Rights Commissioner Rosslyn Noonan says.

A judge this afternoon ruled that name suppression should continue for a 28-year-old woman accused of murdering her newborn baby.

The mother who has been accused of "horrific" abuse against her 9-year-old daughter wrote to the Prime Minister last year seeking help, it has been revealed.

A CYF report into the care received by a girl who suffered "horrific" abuse at the hands of her parents has found no single glaring failure by any of the 12 state agencies involved. An independent inquiry has now been launched.

While New Zealand Police have made significant progress on culture change, senior management lacks confidence to make bold moves toward change, according to a report issued today.

The West Auckland parents accusing of abusing their nine-year-old girl have appeared in court today.

'This was my grandmother, a brilliant and much-loved woman. The story of the final 10 years of her life reveals a shocking truth about how Britain treats its old people.'