Today a petition was tabled urging Government action to reduce the "enormous negative impact that alcohol is causing".

A neurosurgeon charged over the cocaine-related deaths of two escorts has been refused bail.

Homeless woman found on the streets of Honolulu is believed to be the granddaughter of a chief who signed the Treaty of Waitangi.

The wintry weather is putting pressure on the Auckland City Mission.

Three knights and two dames among those to speak out in support of tougher drinking laws.

David Fane has been suspended from his Radio Network job for a week for offensive comments made during an expletive-laden rant last week.

Corrections Minister Judith Collins today announced prisoners have 12 months to kick the smoking habit before a total ban comes in.

Racism and xenophobic violence is flourishing in towns and villages across Britain - while inner city areas that were once hotbeds of racial violence are now more "at ease" with diversity.

International students at a top Auckland boys school are falling asleep at their desks - and it has nothing to do with the Fifa World Cup.

Carol Hirschfeld talks frankly about what she hopes is life-changing programming at Maori TV.

Wiping virtually all branding off cigarette and tobacco packets could prove crucial in turning teens off smoking, a NZ study indicates.

Are French women superior at raising children? Dita De Boni delves into the debate started by feminist Elisabeth Badinter.