An Australian euthanasia advocate is meeting plenty of vocal opposition as he tours Ireland.

Customs is reviewing the way it targets rising levels of imports of the party drug mephedrone, which has been linked to deaths in Europe.

Bernard Moran writes on questions hanging over the proposed guidelines on terminations.

A drug thought to be used by Kiwis as a substitute for ecstasy could be banned in Britain after being linked to two deaths.

Consumer confidence dipped slightly in the March quarter, according to new research.

A 5-year-old and two 6-year-old boys were apprehended by police for sexual assault last year.

He played 55 internationals for the All Blacks. Now Michael Jones is stepping up to lead West Auckland's Pacific community and agonising over going into politics.

Today, a 19 year old Taupo man was jailed for throwing a three month old baby, who wouldn't stop crying, onto the floor, causing life-threatening head injuries.

A New Zealand family expelled from Morocco on religious grounds is struggling to come to terms with the situation.

Questions have been raised about the monitoring of the online activity of sex offenders, after a murder in Britain.

The Family Court in Queensland has authorised the parents of a profoundly disabled girl to give their daughter a hysterectomy.