A heavily tagged, unoccupied house in west Auckland has infuriated neighbours and exposed loopholes in council rules.

Johann Hari from The Independent throws some light on Mexico's brutal drug wars between gangs and police.

Critics say the entry cost of $2295 plus GST for the two-day Child Poverty NZ Summit in October is far too expensive for most frontline workers.

A mother whose son committed suicide says families are often left on their own when dealing with the suicide of a loved one.

The British woman who was caught on a security camera cruelly dumping a cat in a wheelie bin is now under police protection after being named and shamed by the press.

There has been mixed reaction to the Government's proposed changes to liquor laws, but most Herald readers say more needs to be done.

Working NZ families pay 28 per cent of their net income on childcare, according to an OECD study. Dita De Boni examines the costs.

Under-18s wanting to drink at a private party will need their parents' permission and the host will need to police the level of drunkenness.

A raft of proposed changes to liquor laws are aiming to reduce harm to young people while leaving "responsible NZers" free to make their own decisions about the way they drink.

An alcohol watchdog says a raft of liquor law changes don't go far enough in curbing NZ's crisis with alcohol.

Nia Glassie's mother has told a coroner's inquest she saw her boyfriend perform wrestling moves on her baby but trusted he would not hurt her.

Continuing discrimination against Asians needs to be addressed and the high rate of Maori imprisonment is bleak, Race Relations Commissioner Joris de Bres says.

The Minister for Social Development and Employment says New Zealand's neglected children are a silent timebomb.

People will not be allowed to supply other people's kids with alcohol in a private home without consent under liquor law changes to be announced today.