Police doing post-quake patrols today came across a man mixing up chemicals to make methamphetamine.

Police have charged a 22-year-old mother in relation to an alleged child abandonment incident this morning.

Police are speaking to the mother of two young children found home alone early today, surrounded by alcohol cans and a condom.

All five people in the car had been drinking and the driver said she lost control after being distracted by a passenger.

The Air Force may come under pressure to restrict drinking hours at its canteens amid concern about its drinking culture.

In what could be a first for NZ, a council is looking to sell subsidised cloth nappies from its front desk.

The Government has stepped in with an emergency wage subsidy for quake-stricken workers who aren't being paid.

In western nations, fewer people than ever are getting married, yet studies show that tying the knot will make you happier.

Super City mayoral contender John Banks is facing heat over his liquor policy on top of revelations that his son Alex was among those who "egged on" a schoolmate who died after binge-drinking.

The parents of a teen believed to have supplied the vodka involved in King's College student James Webster's binge-drinking death have been labelled "bankrupt of any morality".

Auckland mayor John Banks' son was among a group of young people who "egged on" schoolmate James Webster to keep drinking.