Push for legal-high regulation
A pro-legal-high group says it empathises with parents concerned their kids use synthetic cannabis.School slams cyber-bullies
A Christchurch school has stood down four pupils after bullying was posted on Facebook.
Woman tells of alleged rape ordeal
A young woman has given evidence claiming she was raped by a gang of four men on one evening.
Aftershocks 'nothing alarming'
Aftershock activity has sparked up again along Christchurch's main faultlines.
Claim cleaner 'spied' on students
A cleaner has been banned from a uni residence hall after students say he spied on them.
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Man set petrol station ablaze
Man found guilty of setting fire to petrol station was in a "desperate situation that forced him into a desperate response", court hears.
Dumped burglar loses case
Recidivist burglar goes to human rights tribunal over getting busted by police - and then by girlfriend.
Murder accused 'owed victim money'
Man fined for royal poo plot unrepentant
TPP deal unlikely this year
A heavy weight line-up of former US trade reps is gloomy on the chances of the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal being finalised this year.
Asset sales 'could fund rebuild'
Partial sales of city assets could be a way for Christchurch to get its 'nice-to-haves', PM says.
Clause denying legal action 'necessary'
MP tweeting - or napping?
McCully offers help to US
Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully offers NZ help to enforce any upcoming Middle East peace treaty, when meeting US Secretary of State.
Teachers Council deemed ineffective
The Teachers' Council faces a shakeup after a review found it was ineffective in setting standards.
Fading Rainbow leaves vacuum
A Napier after-school programme for disabled children is closing because of a funding shortfall.
Review critical of Teachers' Council
Food in schools: Work needed first
A zap away from better maths?
Battling with fractions? A short jolt to the brain might do the trick, a new study suggests.
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Graduates key to medicine's disorder
The growing number of female medical professionals entering the workforce is exacerbating a much larger problem - there aren't enough NZ medical school graduates.
Fading Rainbow leaves vacuum
A Napier after-school programme for disabled children is closing because of a funding shortfall.
Hospital fails suffering woman
Smoking ban is 'torture'
Family's loss prompts warning
The day after her third baby was born, Megan Menlove was diagnosed with terminal cancer.
Exporters won't lose - Key
Exporters with millions of dollars of meat sitting at the Chinese border will not lose a lot of money, if any, PM says.
Ploughing up the field
Keeping New Zealand's farming history alive at the vintage tractors and horse ploughing competition
Sowing time in Australia
Online on the agenda
Winter feed shortage looms
A post-drought feed crisis is looming and farmers are being warned that doing nothing about it isn't an option.
No underwear! Eva's Cannes mishap
Aftershocks 'nothing alarming'
Woman tells of alleged multiple rape ordeal
Lesbian bed ban sparks threats and abuse
Massive tornado hits Oklahoma city, demolishing homes
MP tweeting - or napping - during taxing talk
Bugatti Veyron latest Dubai police car
Hot air balloons collide, two dead
Lesbian bed ban sparks threats and abuse
Something rotten in our kiwifruit exports
Aftershocks 'nothing alarming'
Timelapse video shows vibrant Wellington
