A fifth birthday party finished with a gang brawl and eight arrests in Hastings last night.

Thousands of Kiwis could be at risk of getting sick from methamphetamine manufacture in their own homes without even knowing it.

A Rimutaka Prison guard faces corruption charges after allegedly smuggling drugs and KFC into the prison in exchange for sex, wine and cash.

An officer was injured as police dodged fireworks at an out-of-control party early this morning.

Unemployment numbers just released show NZ's jobless rate has fallen from 6.9 per cent to 6.4 per cent - better than many were expecting.

A top Zealand-born Melbourne Cup jockey has been suspended for three months after testing positive to a banned substance.

Legislation introducing the change to a split drinking age will be one step closer after it is tabled in Parliament next week, Simon Power says.

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Growing numbers of local authorities in Britain are forcing their staff to 'clock out' every time they take a cigarette break.

The Kahui twins' support worker has expressed deep regret for not telling her colleagues about seeing their mother "dump" her baby in his cot while changing his nappy.

The Kahui family's social worker warned it was possible twins Chris and Cru could be at risk before they returned home a month before they died, but the warning was not acted on.

Professionals who worked with the Kahui family prior to the deaths of twinsChris and Cru had no cause for concern other than the parents' infrequent hospital visits, an inquest hears.

Australian PM Julia Gillard is today trying to convince the Indonesian President to grant clemency to convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby, according to a report.