Paying for sperm
Fertility Associates' Richard Fisher supports the idea of paying donors who give their sperm or eggs to help childless couples in New Zealand...
Wood gets a taste against Liverpool
All Whites striker Chris Wood got eight minutes of action in West Brom's 1-0 loss to Liverpool at Anfield in their English Premier League match....
Hamilton wins Belgian Grand Prix
McLaren's Lewis Hamilton has won the Belgian Grand Prix to reclaim the lead in the Formula 1 championship from Red Bull's Mark Webber....
Spot fixing puts tour in jeopardy
Accusations of spot fixing has put Pakistan's cricket tour of New Zealand under threat this summer with a number of their top players being investigated....
Aitken: Bigger picture no excuse
Silver Ferns coach Ruth Aitken says building for the Commonwealth Games is no excuse for losing the first netball test against Australia yesterday....
Delany, Masaga hit top form
Bay of Plenty coach Sean Horan is hailing the performance of former All Blacks Mike Delany and Lelia Masaga after his side's win over North Harbour....
Sponsors 'surprise' withdrawal
News that West Coast Brewing is pulling its sponsorship from the Hokitika Wildfoods Festival has come as a complete surprise to the event's organisers...
More protection for NZ's wildlife
Minister of Conservation Kate Wilkinson wants harsher penalties for people who attempt to export New Zealand's protected wildlife...
Millions for supercity directors
Auckland ratepayers will cough up more than $2 million a year for Government appointed directors to run the new supercity services...
Pohutukawas a 'mistake'
Thousands of pohutukawa trees line San Francisco's streets but the trees have grown and their roots are destroying sewage pipes and cracking footpaths...
Gangs and officials in drug ring
Operation Hoffman has exposed an international drug importation syndicate with links to gangs and corrupt Australian officials...
Geeks flock to capital
The Au Contraire science fiction and fantasy convention attracted 250 national and international self-confessed 'geeks' to Wellington over the weekend...
The boss, the publicist and $37 mill
A former boss of Aussie department store David Jones - and the woman suing him for sexual harassment - face off in court in Sydney today...
Chasing student loan debt
Revenue Minister Peter Dunne has officials looking at ways of actively pursuing debts owed by borrowers overseas - including debt collectors...
Decision on SCF's future
Cabinet's expected to discuss whether it'll rescue South Canterbury Finance - the Government's retail deposit guarantee scheme is an option...
Teacher's Council confident
Director Peter Lind says the Education Minister Anne Tolley won't find anything untoward after calling for an investigation...
Roosters secure playoff spot
The Roosters have secured an NRL playoffs berth with a 30-14 win over Manly while the Tigers have strong win over Melbourne....
Championship slips from Dixon's reach
Indy Car championship slips further from the reach of kiwi Scott Dixon- two-time champ finishes eighth in Indy 300...
AOS scrambled after domestic
The Armed Offenders Squad was called out whern a domestic incident erupted near the Napier-Taupo highway this afternoon...
Hail coats Tauranga
A low pressure system has resulted in a huge hail storm for the Bay of Plenty, along with hundreds of lightning strikes and thunder...
Government still chooses Toyota
Even though Toyota has announced a global recall because of faults, the government is still buying Prius and Camry models...
Monarchists condemn slur
Monarchists are condemning what they call a slur on Prince Charles, in leaked notes from a speech Michael Cullen plans to make...
English football's League Cup
North London rivals Tottenham and Arsenal will square off in the pick of the third round ties in English football's League Cup...
Lucky Invercargill escape
A lucky escape for the occupants of a house destroyed by fire in Invercargill last night; there were gas cylinders present...
Funeral arrangements confirmed
Lucas Ward's funeral arrangements include a public service at St Mary's Star of the Sea Church in Gisborne at 3pm Tuesday...
Roulston: perfect start
Hayden Roulston's HTC Columbia team has won the Tour Of Spain opening 13km time trial, 10 seconds ahead of their nearest rivals...
Greens salute ethical investment
The Green Party says the New Zealand Superannuation Fund would be worth $3.2 billion it it had chosen ethical investments...