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<i>Kerre Woodham</i>: Hands off the cheery local pubs

Family's rage at drink-driver

This is the 70-year-old grandmother accused of drink-driving and killing a new dad.

<i>Editorial</i>: A righteous war on evil weed

G-20 protests in Pittsburgh

<i>Editorial:</i> Drink curfew aimed at wrong targets

Residents and police welcome liquor plan

Celebrity deaths cited in call for action on prescription drug abuse

Waitakere puts sinking lid on gaming

Drunk driver, 70, kills new dad

A small community is reeling from the death of a popular teacher and new father mown down by a 70-year-old allegedly "blotto" from drink.

Contrite Byron: 'I'm sorry'

Fallen All Black hero Byron Kelleher has apologised to the French for his alcohol-fuelled road rage fracas, as he tries to avoid prison.

<i>Kerre Woodham:</i> Uni needs to weed out the morons

Drug-driving epidemic worse than thought

An online survey of 1200 Kiwi drug users shows one in four drove after taking cannabis in the last year.

Byron Kelleher's apology statement

Boy or girl? The baffle of the sexes

The gender row over South African runner Caster Semenya shows the line dividing males from females is far from clear.

United action can beat child abuse, says expert

Goff, Key stand firm on smacking