New ZealandOutcry as drink-drive limit is retainedThe Govt's decision to shelve plans to lower the drink-driving limit for adults and instead do more research has been attacked as gutless.26 Jul 04:00 PM
KahuUN expert targets Maori disadvantageExtreme social and economic disadvantage faced by Maori has been highlighted as an ongoing concern by a visiting UN expert.25 Jul 10:45 PM
EmploymentWorkers win back one lost holiday Some 2000 metal and manufacturing workers have negotiated a one-off holiday in 2011 to make up for missed public holidays.25 Jul 04:00 PM
OpinionTapu Misa<i>Tapu Misa:</i> Work much more than just a jobHelp and training is better than a legislation for 90-day trials and clampdowns on sickies, writes Tapu Misa.25 Jul 04:00 PM
New ZealandAir gun clampdown wins applauseThe family of a man shot dead by a high-powered air rifle is welcoming a policy change that will see all those with such weapons requiring a firearms licence.25 Jul 04:00 PM
RetailSurge in booze-shop bids as tough law loomsWould-be liquor merchants are flooding NZ with applications for new bottle shops before an expected law tightening, a liquor chain says.25 Jul 04:00 PM
Opinion<i>Deborah Coddington</i>: Victims' clamour weighs heavily on scales of justice24 Jul 04:00 PM
New ZealandBoilers 'time bombs' in our schools - engineerThe survivor of the fatal Orewa College boiler explosion fears there are ticking time bombs in most Kiwi schools.24 Jul 04:00 PM
New ZealandSchoolgirls' crash 'devastating' for schoolA two-car crash which left five Rotorua Girls' High School students injured today has been "absolutely devastating", principal Annette Joyce says.23 Jul 05:59 AM
