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Murdered toddler's mother tells inquest she trusted boyfriend

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.

Wellingtonians 'most poverty-conscious'

De Bres: Bleak outlook for Maori prison rate

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

<i>Paula Bennett</i>: Why you should care about child abuse

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

Key confirms parental consent law change

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.

Will the alcohol law changes have an effect on NZ drinking culture?

Read what others think about the Govt's liquor law reforms and tell us what you think.

<i>Jenna Raeburn: </i>Drinking age hike discriminatory

A raise in the drinking age would be ineffective and counterproductive, and discriminate unfairly against young people.

Teens turning up at school wasted on new party pills

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.

Racing: Franco Jamar should hold all the aces

Splittin' it

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

Onassis relative on child porn charges

Clash over UK survey's estimate of sex slavery

90-day bill passes first reading

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

Red Cross appeals for Pakistan aid

Woman avoids jail on driving charge

Police bust 'significant' P lab

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