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The New Zealand Drug Foundation says it is deeply concerned about a new drug being touted as an alternative treatment for addiction. Ibogaine is a psychoactive compound derived from the root of an African shrub. Drug Foundation executive director Ross...

Whole milk powder prices have risen 95 percent since July. Fonterra's Global Dairy Trade manager Paul Grave says the market continues to be underpinned by tight supply conditions and a sustained recovery relies on strong consumer demand. ------ Federated Farmers...

Alice Sebold�s novel is one of those great books where you don�t know what to expect; it is a tough, thrilling, emotional story...What we attempted to do is to present an afterlife that is evocative, elusive and ephemeral. It is...

The most searched-for terms New Zealanders typed into google.co.nz during 2009 give an insight into our culture. David Bain was the most searched for New Zealander, narrowly beating David Tua. Rugby league star Sonny Fai, swept out to sea in...

Levies for workers on the average income would go up by almost $500 if ACC recommendations to the Government went through in their current form. ACC today released its final recommendations after getting submissions on proposed hikes. However the earners'...

The makers of the television series, America's Next Top Model , say several episodes will be filmed in New Zealand. The locations and "challenges" the contestants will undertake here have not been announced. In each series of the show, called...

The New Zealand Law Society says most criminal legal aid lawyers are competent professionals who shouldn't all be tarred by a report saying some were abusing the process. Law Society president John Marshall said he was taking seriously the claims...

Further trips to Erebus for families of victims will depend on Govt says Air NZ which plans to hold talks when PM returns from overseas Read More Man who allegedly blew more than twice the legal alcohol limit, crashed car...

Updated on Tuesday, December 01, 2009, 11:33 IST New Zeeland: It was a great day in the history of New Zealand, marking the first ever home-grown rocket launch from the island...The launch took place at Great Mercury Island, just off...