Ellianna Placas, who has been appointed fashion director at America's largest magazine for African-American women, is white.

Garth George writes that a UK study determined it was impossible to ensure all legalised killings were voluntary.

An 18th birthday party set to be held after Auckland Grammar's ball has been cancelled by the venue after intervention by police and the school.

Gillian Marie says we must take action to ensure seniors are not denied their right to quality care.

An Auckland churchgoer who defrauded parishioners of $250,000, saying he needed money for cancer treatment, has been jailed.

Senior students from Auckland's King's College were suspended for two days for drinking sake on a night out.

A west Auckland school has a message of thanks for the men who refused to use a brothel which opened across the road earlier this year.

More Americans are now making their own lunch, growing their hair long and catching public transport.

Women, middle-aged people and high-income households are under more financial stress than other New Zealanders, a survey has shown.

A new bottle store licence has angered residents of one of Auckland's poorest suburbs after it was 'sneaked through'.

An ex-pharmacist told court he'd been asked by police to keep selling cold medicine to "pill shoppers" to help their surveillance operation.

A Malaysian court sentenced a man to death for murdering his Indonesian maid in a landmark verdict.

Police are defending the effectiveness of Taser stun guns after they failed to subdue armed offenders in two separate incidents in the past week.

John Key says he would rather police had access to a "non-lethal option" than be given greater access to guns.

A Masterton woman, who caused the death of an elderly dial-a-driver while she was three times over the legal blood alcohol limit, has escaped jail.