Grieving parents: We want justice
The parents of a teenage girl who police believe was bullied into taking her own life have made a plea for justice.
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Email standoff over vodka death
The parents of a teen believed to have supplied the vodka involved in King's College student James Webster's binge-drinking death have been labelled "bankrupt of any morality".
Parents ask for answers over son's fatal binge
Auckland mayor John Banks' son was among a group of young people who "egged on" schoolmate James Webster to keep drinking.
Banks' son egged on boy who died - report
A 16-year-old who died of alcohol poisoning earlier this year was reportedly egged on to drink by the son of Auckland Mayor John Banks.
Lashlie's cure to end cycle of crime
If we want to stop building prisons for men, then first take care of the women, says outspoken author.
Relief, agony as Lucas' body found
Police say the discovery of missing four-year-old Lucas Ward's body was a relief for searchers but "incredibly distressing" for his family.
Referee flees schoolboy rugby game after brawl
A referee in a schoolboy rugby game was threatened by players and had to be accompanied off the field, after a game marred by brawling.
Mum and Dad to decide if young Johnny gets booze
Under-18s wanting to drink at a private party will need their parents' permission and the host will need to police the level of drunkenness.
Liquor law changes aimed at youth
A raft of proposed changes to liquor laws are aiming to reduce harm to young people while leaving "responsible NZers" free to make their own decisions about the way they drink.
Liquor reforms like 'treating cancer with aspirin'
An alcohol watchdog says a raft of liquor law changes don't go far enough in curbing NZ's crisis with alcohol.
Key confirms parental consent law change
People will not be allowed to supply other people's kids with alcohol in a private home without consent under liquor law changes to be announced today.
<i>Jenna Raeburn: </i>Drinking age hike discriminatory
A raise in the drinking age would be ineffective and counterproductive, and discriminate unfairly against young people.
Teens turning up at school wasted on new party pills
A new wave of legal party pills has hit Whangarei secondary schools, with two parents asked to take their teens home after they arrived for class high.
Booze law puts local communities in control
Local communities will set the trading hours for liquor outlets in their areas under plans expected to be announced today.
Bittersweet ball for mum and friends
The Rotorua Girls' High School ball went ahead without Kristi-Rae Ruri-Gardiner, who died in a car accident a month ago.
<i>Paul Thomas</i>: Drug decriminalisation makes sense
The War on Drugs makes the Afghan campaign seem like a blitzkrieg akin to 1967 when Israel cleaned up Egypt, Syria and Jordan in six days and rested on the seventh.
Online pageant scouts set trap for pretty girls
A teen's mother has raised concerns about beauty pageant organisers trawling social networking sites seeking pretty contestants.