The country's Lions Clubs have struck a deal with the Reserve Bank to get the full value of defunct NZ coins, for charity.

A woman who fled an alcohol checkpoint and caused a crash that killed Penelope Phillips, above, has been sentenced to home detention.

A sole parent says she has lost a sixth of her bodyweight because she has not been able to eat properly since the Govt tightened access to training subsidies for beneficiaries.

A man's arm was amputated on a Sydney road after he was hit by a drunk driver.

An announcement on changes to alcohol legislation is likely in the next few weeks, Prime Minister John Key says.

Kiwi parents' biggest fear is that their children will spiral into drug and alcohol addiction, a survey has found.

Broadcaster and soon-to-be brothel owner Pam Corkery has spoken of her 30-year battle with alcoholism.

John Armstrong writes that the working group's prescription for change may be blinkered by ideology such as time limits.

Controversial broadcaster and Whanganui Mayor Michael Laws has gone on radio revealing an "unwise" relationship he was having with a woman from "an unusual background".

Customers of fast food restaurants could be offered a free statin to mitigate the meal's damaging effects on the heart, a doctor suggests.