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.

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

Grant Christie asks whether alcohol reform is a matter of conscience or science.

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

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.