Questions have been raised about the monitoring of the online activity of sex offenders, after a murder in Britain.

The Family Court in Queensland has authorised the parents of a profoundly disabled girl to give their daughter a hysterectomy.

Brian Tamaki claims he had been ready to take a vow of poverty, but that was not what God wanted.

The move to raise the minimum legal driving age to 16 will be part of the Government's road safety strategy, to be released tomorrow.

A new party drug linked to deaths in Europe has made its way to New Zealand.

The Govt intends imposing a zero alcohol level on drivers aged under 20, Steven Joyce has confirmed.

Cigarette smokers have lower IQs than non-smokers and the more a person smokes, the lower his IQ, according to a new study.

Air NZ boss Rob Fyfe has accused police of intentionally trying to undermine confidence in the airline - a claim the police minister rejects.

A row has broken out between Air NZ and the police after claims of drink-driving staff and a drinking culture.