News Archive

The outlook for Australia and New Zealand's banking system is negative because of the slowing of the global and local economies, a ratings agency says.June 23, 2009, 10:30 am

The value of farm and mineral exports will be lower than expected in the coming year, the nation's chief commodities forecaster has predicted.June 23, 2009, 10:15 am

Apple chief executive Steve Jobs, in his first statement since taking medical leave of absence in January, says one million new iPhones have been sold in just three days.June 23, 2009, 10:15 am

Rachel Bilson is reportedly set to wed Hayden Christensen.June 23, 2009, 10:15 am

Alcohol should be viewed as a drug, not as a "relative harmless pastime", says a leading figure in the treatment of addiction.June 23, 2009, 10:15 am

A man described as one of the world's most prolific senders of spam email has pleaded guilty to charges of fraud by manipulating Chinese stock prices.June 23, 2009, 10:15 am

Estonia has gained an unexpected slice of territory from its former master Russia after a four-hectare tract of land broke free and floated over the border, a local newspaper reports.June 23, 2009, 10:15 am

One player smashed into a wall and others did the splits as damp grass at Wimbledon caused a series of dramatic skids and tumbles today.June 23, 2009, 10:12 am

Earle Kirton is in favour of Luke McAlister being promoted to first-five.June 23, 2009, 10:06 am

Fiat's importer has opened up just a little about how a small convertible will be prepped for NZ.June 23, 2009, 10:02 am

Crews in the US state of Dakota are building the world's deepest underground science lab at a depth equivalent to more than six Empire State buildings - a place uniquely suited to scientists' quest for mysterious particles known as dark matter.June 23, 2009, 10:00 am

Kodak is taking Kodachrome away.June 23, 2009, 10:00 am

The United States and Britain remain the biggest investors in Australia, but China is fast rocketing up the ladder, a Senate inquiry was told yesterday.June 23, 2009, 10:00 am

A baby sea lion has been rescued after wandering onto a busy San Francisco Bay area freeway.June 23, 2009, 10:00 am

Two US subway trains slammed into each other this morning killingsix people and leaving others trapped as one train was thrust on top of the other during Washington's evening rush hour.June 23, 2009, 10:00 am

A kung fu master has jabbed his way into the Malaysian records book after piercing four coconuts with his index finger in a little over 30 seconds.June 23, 2009, 9:45 am

Michael Kiernan's Stirling Resources will inject funds into failed gold miner Monarch Gold Mining enabling it to pay off its creditors in full and resume operations at its Davyhurst and Mt Ida gold projects near Kalgoorlie.June 23, 2009, 9:45 am

Police have arrested a 29-year-old man in relation to four house burglaries, including one where $500,000 worth of jewellery was stolen from a Peppermint Grove home.June 23, 2009, 9:30 am

The White House says double-digit unemployment is coming sooner than previously acknowledged.June 23, 2009, 9:30 am

Counties Manukau Rugby Union has received strong local backing in the fight for its survival.June 23, 2009, 9:26 am

The absence of 2005 Ashes heroes Michael Vaughan and Steve Harmison from England's 16-man pre-Ashes squad was not a shock for Australian captain Ricky Ponting...June 23, 2009, 9:26 am