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<i>Catriona MacLennan:</i> Society rewarded by its efforts to help victims

<i>Brian Rudman:</i> Women's advocacy fails test for charity

Birthplace of 'drive-thru' turns its back on fast food

In a bid to combat rampant obesity levels, law-makers in the US city of Baldwin Park have imposed a moratorium on new fast-food outlets.

DVD helps new dads learn from parents' errors

There's no simple job description for fatherhood, but Mangere first-time dad Daniel Brown knows the kind of dad he doesn't want to be.

Drunken youths in ER at rate of almost one a day

Drunk youths are turning up at Auckland emergency rooms at the rate of almost one a day, says the ADHB.

Government toughens up on knives

The Government is moving to increase maximum sentences for knife-related offences while beefing up education and placing restrictions on the sale of knives.

Drink driver in fatal crash pleads guilty

Australia reconsiders asylum seeker policy

Australia's prime minister is expected to introduce a new border-protection policy this week as the government struggles to cope with boatloads of illegal asylum seekers who have filled an offshore detention center and fueled political deba

NZers descend on Tuvalu for aid exercise

A double-pronged aid effort is getting up a head of steam in Tuvalu this week, as more than 300 New Zealand Defence Force staff descend on the tiny nation north of Fiji and nearly 4000km from New Zealand.