| Thousands watch topless parade in New Zealand
Auckland News.Net
Thousands of spectators turned out to watch about 30 topless women take part in a so-called Boobs on Bikes parade through Auckland's main street Wednesday after a judge rejected a city council bid to stop it.
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| Down Under leaders launch Pacific infrastructure initiative
Auckland News.Net
Prime Minister of Australia Kevin Rudd, New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark, Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda and World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick Wednesday launched a new Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility.
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| Robo-docs may be round the corner
Auckland News.Net
... duties like measuring blood pressure, helping patients who fall over, carrying out ward rounds, and keeping older folk company.
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| Australia, New Zealand, ADB, World Bank Join Forces to Improve Pacific Infrastructure
ADB
Australia, New Zealand, Prime Minister of Australia Kevin Rudd, New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark, Asian...
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| Fraudster not really sorry, say his victims
Stuff
Napier fraudster Blair Fitzsimons' victims have spurned his apologies, saying he is only looking for a lighter sentence. Fitzsimons issued a written apology yesterday after pleading guilty in...
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| Queenstown misses square on monopoly board
Stuff
Park LANE: Queenstown Lakes District Mayor Clive Geddes (left) and Destination Queenstown general manager Graham Budd sitting down to a Monopoly World Edition at Queenstown's Steamer Wharf.
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| Ashley breezes to gold
NZ City
20 Windsurfer Tom Ashley has won gold in the RSX men's fleet, after starting the medal race in third place overall.The 24-year-old world champion picked an early wind shift on the first...
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| Piha perfect retreat for finn
Stuff
It's been 28 years since Neil Finn wrote I Got You, the first big international hit for Split Enz. But today his songs are still striking the right notes with a new generation of fans. Neil...
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| Kayakers make finals in Beijing
Newstalk ZB
The duo have gone to some trouble to secure the favourable lane one, often sheltered from any prevailing winds. Ferguson and Walker eased up in the last few strokes to be beaten by Latvia with the...
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| Pacific jobs, aid schemes criticised
Stuff
New Zealand's guest-worker scheme and multimillion-dollar aid programme have come under fire in a report claiming they are failing to lift Pacific nations out of poverty. The report, by an...
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| Shore considers tsunami sirens
Stuff
North Shore is looking to take a leaf out of Waitakere’s book and install sirens that would warn of an impending tsunami. The Shore is already establishing a warning system where automated...
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| Botry-Zen in default with banker
Stuff
Botry-zen Ltd has put itself up for sale because it is in default with Bank of New Zealand after its shareholders said no to a plan to raise new capital. The company has engaged...
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| Fisher Funds rally after market gloom
Stuff
A strong earnings-reporting season underscored by positive outlooks for the year ahead have provided a welcome boost for Fisher Funds' flagship New Zealand Growth Fund. The fund - which invests...
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| Adrian Blincoe runs out of steam
Newstalk ZB
A slow time has ruled Adrian Blincoe out of the Olympic 5000 metres final. He has run 13 minutes 55.27 to finish seventh, just over 45 seconds outside his personal best.
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| Christchurch hands-off on
Stuff
The Christchurch City Council is taking a hands-off approach to a planned Boobs on Bikes parade in the city next year. A parade held in Auckland yesterday, to promote the Erotica Lifestyles Expo...
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| Taxpayers fund flavoured condoms
Stuff
Flavoured condoms will be subsidised by taxpayers to encourage safe sex and reduce the risk of disease and unplanned pregnancies. The flavours - including strawberry, vanilla, chocolate and banana -...
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| Winning ways for NZ-made
New Zealand Herald
Tamsyn Parker: Bringing it all back home from Australia The prevailing Government policy of "internationalisation" presents the idea that New Zealand can develop a robust and growing economy, even if...
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| Billboard gets police message across
New Zealand Herald
Police hope the billboard will encourage witnesses to come forward. Photo / Paul Estcourt Counties Manukau detectives are using a second innovative way of trying to get information on their latest...
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| Teens hit with curfews
New Zealand Herald
The police state has not arrived quite yet but it may feel like it to the residents of some American cities, where a handful of embattled mayors and police chiefs are imposing strict and sometimes...
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| MPs honour King and curry favour
New Zealand Herald
King Tuheitia's coronation commemorations capped a triple crown for John Key yesterday.The National Party leader was making his first visit to Turangawaewae Marae, the headquarters of the Kingitanga...
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| War games for NZ, US troops
New Zealand Herald
The United States' thaw in relations with New Zealand moved significantly yesterday with the announcement that a large contingent of Kiwi troops will exercise with US troops in Europe next month.A...
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| Faumuina wants to come home early
Newstalk ZB
Chef de Mission Dave Currie is in Qingdao for the sailing and says he is unaware of suggestions of a disagreement between discus thrower Beatrice Faumuina and team officials. Faumuina has indicated...
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