Auckland, Nov 28 NZPA - Memorial services were held in Antarctica, France and New Auckland today to commemorate two Air New Zealand tragedies separated by 29 years.

Auckland, Nov 28 NZPA - A prayer will be said and a period of silence observed at Scott Base around 12.50pm today to mark the moment 30 years ago when an Air New Zealand plane crashed in Antarctica.

Auckland, Nov 28 NZPA - Fashion designer Trelise Cooper's stepdaughter, who pleaded guilty to drug charges, including supplying methamphetamine, has avoided jail.

Auckland, Nov 28 NZPA - Investors in failed property company Blue Chip have suffered a second setback in the High Court.

Wellington, Nov 28 NZPA - Banking consultant Emma Joanna O'Dowda admitted 11 counts of theft by a person in a special relationship when she appeared in Dunedin District Court yesterday.

Wellington, Nov 28 NZPA - A Crown lawyer's attempt to appeal the name suppression of an entertainer who committed an indecent act on a 16-year-old girl has been blocked by the Solicitor-General.