Two Mongrel Mob leaders are being paid by the taxpayers to try to turn the country's gangs away from drugs and crime.

Second-generation Mongrel Mobster Layton Te Nahu is off the drug P and back with his family, thanks to a remarkable New Zealand story that involves the Prime Minister, the Salvation Army and a retired surgeon.

There was less crime and more of it was solved in the year ended June 30, police say.

It's female nature to overcome difficulties as a community, be it making the tea or getting the vote.

I feel like a priest who has been wrestling with his belief in god...

A man who wrote a book about the death of his cancer-stricken mother has been charged with her attempted murder.

Anne Tolley yesterday told teachers she would be 'appalled' if they told parents their children were failing National Standards.

Manurewa mother Lisa Bowden wants to work but she faces the classic solo parent's problem - who will look after the children?

Much of Hoffman's writing is rich in symbolism and fantasy, and her latest novel, The Story Sisters, is no exception.

The latest deaths brought the total this year to 16, from 11 fatal pursuits - the worst on record.

The Government hopes it will be able to give thousands of Canterbury property owners in the worst earthquake-hit areas some idea of what the future holds by the middle of next week.