A new wave of legal party pills has hit Whangarei secondary schools, with two parents asked to take their teens home after they arrived for class high.

Local communities will set the trading hours for liquor outlets in their areas under plans expected to be announced today.

A pilot fighting to get his job back after being sacked amid allegations of alcohol and drug abuse worked for Pacific Blue.

Dita De Boni addresses the issue of income splitting for tax purposes.

Despite protests from Labour and unions, legislation that extends the 90-day employment probation period passed its first reading in Parliament today.

Police displayed weapons and drugs, including two "unusually large" rocks of crystal meth, from a bust on a Coromandel P lab.

There is compelling evidence that increasing the legal alcohol purchasing age reduces harm and saves lives, a US professor has told MPs.

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.

The dangerous combination of a weekend of drinking and a sleeping pill resulted in Jarrad Hoeata going on a reckless drive that ended when motorists blocked him off the road.

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.