The first lady has unveiled her public awareness campaign against childhood obesity in the US.

Party's MPs join chorus of condemnation at the permanent name suppression given to a Manawatu man who downloaded more than 300,000 pornographic images, many of them picturing children.

Prime Minister John Key will use his Waitangi Day address this morning to tackle extremists on both sides of the race relations divide.

Chris Barton was at the inquest into a harrowing story of youth suicide.

After a warm welcome at Te Tii Marae, PM John Key told gathered Maori 2010 could see a 'better solution' to the foreshore and seabed issue.

Plans to hold a topless tobogganing competition next month in the east German ski resort of Oberwiesenthal have caused a furore.

Today's unemployment figure has surprised many, with most - including the Reserve Bank, expecting a figure well under 7 per cent.

An official survey has found that families with children are far more likely to be in hardship than any other New Zealanders.

Forget bars and clubs. Increasingly, the new meeting ground for singles - and those looking to stray - is the workplace.

A British mum will be questioned after police found the bodies of her two children in her car.