News Archive

The body of a 24-year-old German man has been retrieved from a national park in northern NSW after strong winds had hampered earlier attempts.October 14, 2009, 12:54 pm

Commonwealth Bank has paid a $100,000 fine from the corporate watchdog for an alleged failure to disclose a hike in its 2009 bad debt forecast ahead of a controversial $2 billion capital raising.October 14, 2009, 12:54 pm

A 1970s rivalry between two cricketing icons will be revived when Dennis Lillee coaches an All-Star team against an Australian XI in an exhibition match.October 14, 2009, 12:53 pm

Injured All Black half-back Piri Weepu is not ruling out having surgery on the ankle that has kept him on the sidelines for close to two months.October 14, 2009, 12:53 pm

Sky News is launching the first of its local news services around the country.October 14, 2009, 12:52 pm

WASHINGTON (AFP) - President Barack Obama's historic drive to remake US health care this year passed "a critical milestone", as a key Senate committee approved sweeping legislation to enact his top domestic priority.October 14, 2009, 12:51 pm

Tertiary education representatives have spoken out against a government bill aiming to make cuts and structural changes to polytechnic boards .October 14, 2009, 12:50 pm

The Black Caps are considering who will fill the number seven test batting position.October 14, 2009, 12:50 pm

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - He's the Eagle who isn't Don Henley or Glenn Frey or Joe Walsh.October 14, 2009, 12:49 pm

Nickel miner Western Areas has upgraded the mineral resource at its Flying Fox project by 11 per cent.October 14, 2009, 12:49 pm

Despite decades of denials by Washington and Tokyo, US officials believe they enjoyed a secret pact to transport nuclear weapons through Japan, documents show.October 14, 2009, 12:48 pm

STAR CITY, Russia (Reuters) - Canadian circus billionaire Guy Laliberte said on Tuesday his return to Earth in a capsule engulfed by flame was the ride of his lifetime.October 14, 2009, 12:46 pm

Auckland bus drivers have offered to suspend their work-to-rule industrial action, a move which could see buses back on the road tomorrow.October 14, 2009, 12:44 pm

One of the worst yearly economic turnarounds in New Zealand's history will take 20 years to recover from, Finance Minister Bill English said today.October 14, 2009, 12:43 pm

An Air New Zealand flight attendant, sacked after battling an addiction to party pills, has lost her bid to have her dismissal overturned.October 14, 2009, 12:41 pm

The Australian share market was higher mid-morning, buoyed by the banks and energy stocks.October 14, 2009, 12:40 pm

A Wellington chiropractor, accused of conspiracy to import the drug Fantasy into New Zealand, has lost his bid to keep his identity secret.October 14, 2009, 12:39 pm

Maori Party co-leader Pita Sharples is celebrating a win over the free-to-air rights to the 2011 Rugby World Cup.October 14, 2009, 12:29 pm

Nearly two-thirds of Americans support the death penalty, and half say it should be used more often, Gallup's annual survey has shown.October 14, 2009, 12:28 pm

A 19-year-old man has been charged over a series of armed robberies across Perth over the past two months.October 14, 2009, 12:27 pm

BEIJING (Reuters) - China and Russia signed a pact to notify each other of ballistic missile launch plans during Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's visit this week to Beijing, Chinese media said on Wednesday.October 14, 2009, 12:27 pm