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![Lecturer relents on students' use of Wikipedia for research](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Lecturer relents on students' use of Wikipedia for research
A university lecturer has embraced Wikipedia as part of her teaching after initially shunning the online encyclopedia.
![<i>John Banks:</i> We must crack down on alcohol misuse](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
<i>John Banks:</i> We must crack down on alcohol misuse
For years, I watched my mother slowly and progressively kill herself through the bottle. I made the decision then not to drink.
![Supervision could have saved teen - report](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Supervision could have saved teen - report
Members of a school 1st XV with a booze "culture" were left to drink unsupervised for three hours in London on the night a teen sleepwalked to his death.
![Schoolgirl rugby erupts in brawl](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Schoolgirl rugby erupts in brawl
Two schoolgirl rugby teams have been suspended after a brawl in which players were joined by spectators and reserves rushing in from the sideline.
![Burgers bad for kids' asthma - study](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Burgers bad for kids' asthma - study
Kids who eat three or more burgers a week are more likely to suffer from asthma and wheezing, new research has found.
![Anti-boy racer bylaw proposed for Papakura](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Anti-boy racer bylaw proposed for Papakura
Boy racers could be banned from many Papakura streets if a proposed bylaw goes ahead.
![<i>Grant Christie:</i> Hard decisions needed about youth drinking](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
<i>Grant Christie:</i> Hard decisions needed about youth drinking
Grant Christie asks whether alcohol reform is a matter of conscience or science.
![Prime Minister stuns press pack with cutting comment](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Prime Minister stuns press pack with cutting comment
Prime Minister John Key revealed yesterday that he has had a vasectomy, providing a new slant on questions about Budget cuts.
![<i>Unsung Heroes:</i> Mum, sister and friend to refugees in need](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
<i>Unsung Heroes:</i> Mum, sister and friend to refugees in need
Yvonne Ennion has been helping resettle refugees in Hamilton for over 20 years.
![King's party axed after failure to secure bar](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
King's party axed after failure to secure bar
Plans have been scrapped for a King's College after-ball where parents were going to buy their children alcohol.
![All-things-nice makes girls costlier than boys](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
All-things-nice makes girls costlier than boys
Parents might have long suspected it, but research has shown girls cost more than boys to raise.
![Girls steal icecreams at gunpoint](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Girls steal icecreams at gunpoint
Three girls led a gang of teenagers who robbed an Auckland takeaway owner - of icecreams - last night.