nzherald.co.nz readers slam NZ's drinking culture during a heated debate on youth drinking, after the death of schoolboy James Webster.

ALAC recommends that parents hold off on serving alcohol to young people for as long as they can.

The King's College mother who has challenged the Govt to act on alcohol issues says it is wrong to isolate the problem on the purchase age.

A large North Island iwi has adopted a bold strategy that will lead to a ban on bringing tobacco to events it controls.

What's in a name? Shelley Bridgeman discovers that society can be slow on the uptake when it comes to the patronymic.

A new study has found that alcohol is to blame for most suicide attempts involving overdosing.

Almost all of Auckland's licensed karaoke bars breach liquor laws in their first year.

Alcohol experts are warning parents to keep their children away from cheap, sweetly flavoured drinks laced with enough alcohol to kill them.

Economists are surprised at the massive drop in unemployment stats released today, with the rate dropping from 7.1pc to 6pc in the March quarter.

Parents, beware: watching television makes toddlers fatter and stupider at primary school, according to new research.

Thousands of protesters rallied in cities across America demanding that President Obama tackle immigration reform immediately.

The burqa is getting all the attention in the debate over Muslims in France. But another controversial tradition among some immigrants is less noticed and far more widespread.

Police were called to SkyCity casino yesterday after a child was found abandoned while his grandparents played bingo.

High-profile fixtures and events would struggle to survive if bans on alcohol advertising are adopted.