LifestyleYou may be healthier than you thinkEat your five-a-day, take exercise, avoid alcohol, sugar, stress... Obsessing about our well-being is dominating our lives - and it's bad for us.16 Feb 03:00 PM
New ZealandMan who used car as murder weapon jailed for 14 years A man who deliberately crashed into a car killing the female driver has been jailed for at least 14 years.15 Feb 07:13 AM
New ZealandThe teenager who helped his friend die: 'I'm sorry'The teen convicted of helping a friend take his life wants to meet his dead mate's mother to apologise.13 Feb 03:00 PM
New ZealandTeen sentenced after assisting friend's suicideA 17 year-old has been sentenced to eight months home detention after admitting his part in a friend's suicide.12 Feb 12:32 AM
New ZealandName suppression decision attacked by Maori Party MPsParty's MPs join chorus of condemnation at the permanent name suppression given to a Manawatu man who downloaded more than 300,000 pornographic images, many of them picturing children.08 Feb 01:13 AM
New ZealandEighteen days to unravel a deathChris Barton was at the inquest into a harrowing story of youth suicide.05 Feb 03:00 PM
New ZealandYou don't have to be bipolar to be a genius - but it helpsScientists have for the first time found powerful evidence that genius may be linked with madness.03 Feb 01:30 AM
LifestyleBroad horizonsGetting in touch with nature is part of Rosie Walford's technique for helping people tap into what they're really looking for in life.02 Feb 03:00 PM
New ZealandCoroner's court probes dead youth's use of ProzacEighteen months after Toran Henry killed himself, his mother finally gets to have her say on whether an anti-depressant influenced his death.02 Feb 03:00 PM
WorldBritish murder suspect 'feared losing kids'A British mum will be questioned after police found the bodies of her two children in her car.29 Jan 12:42 AM
WorldChildren pay for meltdownSigns of family breakdown emerge in the wake of Iceland's financial crash.26 Jan 03:00 PM
WorldPressure grows in Britain for publication of 'torture boys' reportIn the United Kingdom, calls are growing by opposition politicians and the public that the full report of the review of the case of two brothers who savagely attacked a pair of boys in Edlington, South Yorkshire, should be made public.24 Jan 10:06 PM
New ZealandKiller stole the love of my life, says grieving partnerDiane Elizabeth White died of head injuries after she was allegedly attacked by her neighbour on a suburban Hamilton street.22 Jan 03:00 PM
New ZealandInquiry into police handling of 111 call before patient's deathThe handling of a 111 emergency call made to police shortly before a woman was found dead in her home is being referred to the Independent Police Complaints Authority.21 Jan 01:40 AM
New ZealandPleas for police before killingA woman twice called a mental health centre for help when one of its patients came to her home, before the patient returned with blood on her face.20 Jan 03:00 PM
WorldSchizophrenic genius whose worst fears came trueA brilliant US scientist, millionaire and paranoid schizophrenic withdrew from life, convinced he was being spied on, only to be murdered.08 Jan 07:56 PM
WorldParents plead for son who plotted to have them killedAn Asperger’s sufferer in England who plotted to kill his parents was sentenced to an indefinite hospital order yesterday, despite a letter from his mother and father asking the judge for leniency for their son.07 Jan 10:39 PM
New ZealandMental health worker stabbed, beaten by patientAn inquiry has been launched after a mental health worker was stabbed, kicked and had boiling water thrown over her by a patient.05 Jan 06:23 AM