Business leaders attending the Japan NZ Partnership Forum held in Tokyo on Friday 30 October agree that the event has served to strengthen the relationship and make further progress towards the goal of a future free trade agreement between Japan

Vodafone New Zealand has awarded a comprehensive national maintenance service contract to Downer EDI.

Real estate listings in October have continued to grow on previous months but the traditional surge in new listings in the lead up to Christmas has failed to come about.

The effective TLD library is now being used for a couple of projects of mine, but I've had some troubles with it being almost unusable slow. I ended up waking up this morning with the revelation that the problem is

THREE men have been injured during a shooting incident in Adelaide's inner-city nightclub district.

Despite his death 28 years ago, the music of Bob Marley still reverberates around the world. His backing band the Wailers, two incarnations of them, are still spreading the vibe.

When I first saw the trailer for 'Surrogates', I was pretty excited about it for two reasons.

This Christmas, a night of music, comedy and circus awaits some very special children.Downstage Theatre has generously gifted the entire opening night of An Adagio Christmas to 160 children in the care of Child, Youth and Family.

Wellington, Nov 1 NZPA - New rules aimed at resolving civil disputes in district courts are a world first, Chief District Court Judge Russell Johnson says.The court tomorrow introduces what it calls "dramatically innovative changes" to the way the courts

At about 4.00am this morning a male was assaulted in Kew Lane, Otara. As a result of the attack he died at the scene.

Wellington, Nov 1 NZPA - A new drug for people suffering depression who are resistant to other medications is being funded by Pharmac from today.

Last week I was just thinking to myself that we hadn't heard about Bishop Brian Tamaki and the Destiny Church for a while.

Today, the cell phone ban while driving comes into force. Cycling Advocates' Network (CAN) congratulates the government for this road safety initiative.

It may not always be attractive, it might be difficult to groom and it could leave a rash - but an independent survey commissioned by Movember shows 97% of women would support their partner if he grew a mo for

A Southland fisherman is missing on Lake Onslow in the Otago High Country after a boating incident this afternoon.

Two lucky Kiwis will find winning $500,000 is no trick after tonight's Lotto draw on Halloween, says NZ Lotteries' Chief Executive Todd McLeay."This welcome cash boost will mean some extra treats for all our lucky winners and their families," said

Wellington, Nov 1 NZPA - Convicted double murderer David Tamihere will this week make his latest bid for parole -- but is not hopeful of gaining his freedom.

Wellington, Nov 1 NZPA - An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter Scale hit near Haast, on the West Coast, early this morning.Geological and Nuclear Science said the 6.01am quake was centred 10km south of Haast, at a depth of

For a political blogger like me, last week presented a feast of topics to comment upon and who can go past just two - the busting of the 'Perkbuster General' Rodney Hide and Bill English's little public relations coup on

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