For years, I watched my mother slowly and progressively kill herself through the bottle. I made the decision then not to drink.

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.

Two schoolgirl rugby teams have been suspended after a brawl in which players were joined by spectators and reserves rushing in from the sideline.

Kids who eat three or more burgers a week are more likely to suffer from asthma and wheezing, new research has found.

Boy racers could be banned from many Papakura streets if a proposed bylaw goes ahead.

Prime Minister John Key revealed yesterday that he has had a vasectomy, providing a new slant on questions about Budget cuts.

Yvonne Ennion has been helping resettle refugees in Hamilton for over 20 years.

Plans have been scrapped for a King's College after-ball where parents were going to buy their children alcohol.

Parents might have long suspected it, but research has shown girls cost more than boys to raise.

Three girls led a gang of teenagers who robbed an Auckland takeaway owner - of icecreams - last night.

Parents of King's College students have devised a plan to allow alcohol at their children's after-ball party - but the school says it is keeping right out of the matter.

Brett Edge was thrown off an Auckland bus a day after the company apologised for 15 previous similar incidents.