Education Minister Anne Tolley has given a stay of execution for a $2.5m scheme that provides therapy at school for disabled children.

The country's top youth judge has warned evidence suggests a growing number of teenagers are carrying knives.

Universities may have to turn students away from popular degrees if they are not allowed to lift student numbers.

The endless cycle of hospital, court and prison for alcoholics costs too much and is helping no one, an advocate for the homeless says.

Arts, sports, business - have Kiwis lost the 'winning gene', the ability to really deliver on the world stage?