San Francisco lawmakers have agreed to ban new smoke shops that sell paraphernalia used by pot smokers in the heart of the city's one-time hippie district.June 24, 2009, 11:45 am
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A new planning strategy that will set the parameters by which Perth will grow to accommodate an increase in population of 556,000 by 2031 was released by Planning Minister John Day this morning.June 24, 2009, 11:30 am
France are wary of the Wallabies "machine" ahead of Saturday's one-off rugby Test in Sydney.June 24, 2009, 11:30 am
Global ratings agency Fitch has affirmed National Australia Bank's long-term credit rating at AA with a stable outlook following the bank's $825 million cash acquisition of wealth manager Aviva Australia.June 24, 2009, 11:30 am
A woman in the US is suffering from an incurable growth syndrome that makes her body grow at an incredibly fast rate.June 24, 2009, 11:16 am
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Printer PMP has launched a transformation plan, which it says will address the group's earnings decline and return the company to best practice.June 24, 2009, 11:15 am
The All Blacks will play Wales in November as part of a five-match tour to Britain and Europe.June 24, 2009, 11:15 am
A four-year-old boy hit by a runaway car has lived through the ordeal.June 24, 2009, 11:15 am
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Contractor Brierty has appointed its chief executive Stuart Crofts to the company's board as managing director.June 24, 2009, 10:45 am
Engineering and property services company United Group says it has extended the contract of its chief executive officer and managing director, Richard Leupens, until 2014.June 24, 2009, 10:45 am
Macquarie Airports has increased its stake in Sydney Airport to 74 per cent through its cash payment to help reduce the airport's debt.June 24, 2009, 10:45 am
A 13-year-old US boy with cancer who fled Minnesota with his mother to avoid chemotherapy must continue getting the treatment because it appears to be working, a judge has ruled.June 24, 2009, 10:45 am
Perth Glory have stepped up moves to sign in-demand defender Chris Coyne and will offer the Australian international a three-year deal to lure him home.June 24, 2009, 10:30 am
Building supplies producer James Hardie is to move its base from The Netherlands to Ireland in a new form of European corporation known as a Societas Europaea or SE.June 24, 2009, 10:30 am
Therapy dogs can be a comfort for seniors and those recovering from illnesses and injuries.June 24, 2009, 10:30 am
John Key must wake up every morning and worry.And I'm not talking about what the economy is doing or if climate change has become irreversible.I'm confident in saying that I bet he wakes up and worries about what the people who make up his side of parliam..Read more
I was the closing speaker at the United States - New Zealand 2009 Partnership Forum in Washington DC last month. As a believer in soft power, I talked about the power of language to create frameworks of freedom, freedom based on metaphors around family, c..Read more
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