Dylan Rimoni was in bed struggling to breathe and slowly dying from a brain injury while his caregiver played internet poker.

'Cannibals' remark fuels racism-in-sport row across the Tasman.

Almost 90 per cent of ACC claims for sex abuse counselling have been turned down or held for more information since rule changes last October.

Queensland's crime watchdog has slammed the way police handled the death in custody of Palm Island man Cameron Doomadgee.

I wonder how many of us will be telling our kids the cold truth about life: if you are good looking, your life will be easier.

The Royal Dutch Medical Association has adopted the view that the circumcision of underage boys violates their human rights.

Some call her the "Mother Teresa of Queen St" after the Mother Teresa medallion that she wears around her neck.

Jane Phare talks to a South African living in New Zealand who is returning to Cape Town armed with lessons learned from Kiwis.

Two prisoners' mothers and a girlfriend are facing criminal charges, after trying to smuggle drugs.

Police are worried by a rise in underage prostitution in downtown Auckland, where girls as young as 12 are selling themselves for sex.

Police say increasing numbers of girls as young as 12 are working as prostitutes in Auckland's city centre.